St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Oct 1, 2017
Martinez has inside track at 1st base
St. Louis Cardinals' Jose Martinez follows through on a two-run single during the third inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)The old Abbott and Costello routine will be conjured up this offseason. Who, indeed, is on first for the Cardinals?
If you ask manager Mike Matheny, as he was interrogated on Saturday, he all but said, “Why not Jose Martinez?”