The Cardinals return to action Friday night after the All-Star break, and if they lose - I apologize.

That's right, I'm headed to Friday night's game against the Miami Marlins. (Also Saturday and Sunday, but who's counting?)

Friday night will make it an even dozen games I've been on hand for this year. Eleven times this season, I've loaded by vitals into my red Cardinals bag and made the pilgrimage to Busch Stadium.

Ten of those times, I've gone home crabby. Along with plenty of swag - jerseys, hoodies and bobbleheads - I've brought home 10 losers.

Granted, the Cardinals are not good at home this season. 19-26. Surely I'm not the only one seeing loser after loser after loser. Some math whiz out there could figure out the odds of my incredible run of bad games.

Back in April, it was Adam Wainwright bobblehead day. We lost to Cincinnati. Just one game, right?

I returned on April 29 for hooded sweatshirt night against the Nationals. It was cold; most of the 30,000 fans who got hoodies put them on shortly after walking through the gates. The bats were cold, too - the Cardinals lost.

That's alright, I went back for the Sunday finale on May 1. Another loss to the Nats.