What Would Have Been: Red Sox-Cards and a CWS title

FILE - In this May 16, 2017, file photo, St. Louis Cardinals' Dexter Fowler (25) scores as Boston Red Sox catcher Christian Vazquez is unable to catch the ball during the third inning of a baseball game in St. Louis. Most of the games played between the Red Sox and Cardinals have been in the World Series. If not for the coronavirus pandemic, they would have been playing a regular-season series next weekend at Fenway Park. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

FILE - In this Aug. 16, 2017, file photo, St. Louis Cardinals' Matt Carpenter, right, tries unsuccessfully to avoid a tag by Boston Red Sox catcher Christian Vazquez during the second inning of a baseball game in Boston. The Cardinals and the Red Sox would have had one of their rare regular-season series this week. They have met in four different World Series. They would have played a three-game series at Fenway Park this week if not for the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

FILE - In this Oct. 27, 2004, file photo, Boston Red Sox players celebrate after defeating the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 4 to win the World Series in St. Louis. The Cardinals and the Red Sox would have had one of their rare regular-season series this week. They have met in four different World Series. They would have played a three-game series at Fenway Park this week if not for the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Al Behrman, File)