Rob lays it out pretty rationally. He quotes Cards beat writer Bernie Miklasz, who has a good perspective on the Cards major league-best run differential and tenth best overall record, and then looks at the pool of teams competing for the wild card spots. With less than 50 games to go, it really looks like it might come down to the Pirates and the Cards for the new playoff spot. One thing is for sure, five wins or losses over the next seven games will have a significant impact on the final outcome.