Room Without a View: Former Redbirds manager Stubby Clapp is trapped
Don Wade
Don Wade has been a Memphis journalist since 1998 and he has won awards for both his sports and news/feature writing. He is originally from Kansas City and is married with three sons.
Positive COVID-19 tests have postponed seven Cardinals games and left the team, including the first base coach, stranded in a Milwaukee hotel.
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