There is never a good time for bad news. Fans groan and gripe about the St. Louis Cardinals plenty but sometimes things happen that pull fans, players and staff out of the moment and above the surface.
Like most of you reading this article, I was watching the St. Louis Cardinals game out in Pittsburgh on September 6th. Everything was great so far. Tommy Edman hung in for nine pitches against Alex McRae before sending the tenth pitch into the right-field seats of PNC Park for his first of two homers that night.