Overreactions by Passionate Fans

I'm writing this in the top of the 4th inning of a 7-1 game.


St. Louis offense isn't as bad as it showed on the 1st homestand and it isn't as good as the slugging team on the 10 game road trip.  They aren't as awful as some people are making out this game to be either.

This game isn't to blame on the offense unless you want to call them not clutch, sort of like Pujols and Holliday not hitting a home run on the 1st pitch of every at bat.


I get that St. Louis fans are a passionate bunch.  It just seems it's either perfection (and demand it) or the sky is falling when anything goes wrong, or isn't up to expectations.

So far today, Washington is up 7-1 after 3 innings.  They have 7 hits, 2 of them infield singles, and scored 1 run on a double steal.  They also have drawn 2 walks and the Cardinals have committed 1 error.  They've scored 7 runs.  The Cardinal offense hasn't been that bad.  They've also drawn 2 walks and had 5 hits, but have only 1 run to show for it.


Why are fans blaming this on the offense?