This series could develop into a sort of reckoning. If the Cardinals do well, it’ll simply be what’s expected against a team that is on a pace to lose more games than any Big League team in history. But if they struggle and are embarrassed by a team that looks like it may lose 100 games before the end of August, it’ll be interesting to see if the Cardinal bosses will have the fortitude or character to own up to the fact that they’ve offered up a lousy product to their fan base.