HALL OF FAMER, REVISITED: From 2004 to 2012, Chris Carpenter embodied what it means to be a modern ace. But that came at a cost. In this Best Podcast in Baseball short, St. Louis Post-Dispatch and StlToday.com baseball writer Derrick Goold talks with Carpenter about his return to the Cardinals organization -- and that 2011 postseason run that may have sped him toward retirement. Sitting in a dugout before a Grapefruit League this spring, Carpenter and Goold discuss the righthander's famed competitiveness, Carlos Martinez, his friend Adam Wainwright, and much more. The Cardinals hope that Carpenter will accept an invitation to be an annual presence in spring training, and after this cameo the righthander said he's more ready for that role than ever before.