Try saying “latest late-inning loss” three times while eating saltine crackers.… If our St. Louis Cardinals are going to return to playing George Kissell baseball, we need Matt Carpenter to BE Matt Carpenter. Maybe it is “the pants”.
Last night in “the friendly confines” of The Great American Ballpark, Matt Carpenter went 1-4. That is .250 which is about 50 points above Matt’s 2017 average. If “long pants” are worth 50 points, imagine what “trimming his beard” or “wearing batting gloves” might be worth?
Matt Carpenter is one of three veteran “team leaders” for our Cardinals along with Yadier Molina and Adam Wainwright.