Yesterday, the St. Louis Cardinals welcomed Stubby Clapp, manager of the Memphis Redbirds, to spend some time with the big league club. Clapp is coming off the best season in Memphis Redbirds’ history, going 91-50 this season while capturing the Pacific Coast League crown. He led the Redbirds to the triple-A National Championship game, but ultimately fell just short of the title.
Clapp’s arrival in St. Louis has certainly raised a few, if not all, of Cardinal Nation’s eye brows. I know fellow editor, Dr. Michael Miles, is definitely interested in this bit of news as well.