Bengie stood with his back to the cellophane as the celebration unspooled in front of him – sprayed champagne showering his begoggled brother.
“He is a very serious guy with the game,” said Bengie, a former World Series catcher and current Cardinals Spanish broadcaster. “To now see him smile like this?”
Yadi's smile was as wide as a strike zone stretched by a catcher's pitch framing. It's the best smile in sports. And while every Cardinal flashed smiles Sunday in the clubhouse, following the division-clincher, there was something particular sparkling about Yadi's. I thought back to that day at Winter Warm-Up.