A joke will be on the Mets this April Fool’s Day, as the Cardinals open before the world, hoping to start the way last year’s playoffs ended.

After a successful spring training, 11-6-3, Cardinals appear to have just as much potential as last year’s team.

One remaining major problem- inconsistent playing level- needs to be eliminated in order for the Cardinals to avoid costly losing streaks.

"Last year’s losing streaks almost made us miss the playoffs. They need to focus on getting on track once they start losing, so that doesn’t happen again," said Matt McWay (10).

Kip Wells, pitcher and Adam Kennedt, second baseman join the World Series winning team, creating new hopes and potential for the Cardinals.

"The Cardinals picked up a lot of solid players during the off-season. These new additions should help out a lot," said Nick Jung (11).

Key departures include pitchers Jeff Suppan, MVP of the NLCS, to the Milwaukee Brewers, Jeff Weaver, pitcher, to the Seattle Mariners, and Ronnie Belliard , second basemen.

The Cards are relatively close to last season, and with hard work, hopefully by the end of the season they can pull off another World Series championship.