Five topics from columnist Ben Frederickson that St. Louis sports fans should be discussing:
1. One of the best with the bases loaded? Carpenter's got a case.
Of all the mind-bending stats this virus-altered MLB season has and will continue to produce, one that is entirely untouched by the pandemic is still stuck in my head.
It's honestly a little hard to believe that the grand slam Cardinals infielder Matt Carpenter hit against the Cubs in Chicago in game one of Wednesday's double-header was just the second during his 10-season career.
You would think the greatest bases-loaded hitter in modern history would at least have a few, right?