May 23—So 365 days ago, I wrote this same column. The Cardinals had played awful baseball — then suddenly reeled off an 11-3 stretch. The headline read: “Cardinals’ remarkable turnaround fueled by trust, confidence and crooked numbers.” Well, the 2024 Cardinals had played awful baseball — but after Wednesday’s wins (plural), they’ve gone 8-2 in their past 10 games. Pretty impressive. The…