I do not have the recipe for Matt Carpenter’s magic salsa. The National League’s best hitter is keeping that a secret, saying he may even begin selling it one day.
But I’ve got a pretty good idea what the recipe looks like.
Over the last few days, various news stories and Carpenter’s own Instagram have revealed elements that go into the salsa. I’ve poured over every detail, constructing an elaborate bulletin board of documents and photographs, connected by various colored strings. I haven’t slept. My family relationships are frayed.
So here are the clues:
It was in interviews after Saturday’s doubleheader that Carpenter first started discussing the salsa, saying “I wouldn’t call it chunky.