JUPITER, Fla. • With another in what's become a line of crisp spring training (exhibition!) games, the Cardinals improved to 6-0 as the home team at Roger Dean Stadium. This naturally brought up a question, made in jest, about the Cardinals' losing record at Busch Stadium a year ago.
Mike Matheny had a sharp comeback that maybe, possibly ... subtly ... stung two groups.
First, some background.
The Cardinals went 38-43 at Busch III in 2016, and their inability to make the playoffs was directly related to their inability to win at home. For the first time in Matheny's five seasons as manager they failed to win 50 games at home.