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BenFred: Five numbers that jumped out during a Cardinals rain delay

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Florida weather forecasters catch a lot of heat for rarely being able to correctly predict the rain.

At least they are better at it than umpires.

Saturday night's crew at the Ballpark of The Palm Beaches got an A for effort, and an F for execution.

The field was tarped due to a bad storm rolling through. Forecasts were grim. But off came the tarp. The field was prepped. The fans who grabbed rain jackets and showed up to watch the Astros host the Cardinals found their soggy seats. Tommy Edman stepped into the batter's box, and .