ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs have been talking about each other for over a century. When you play about a five-hour car or train ride from one another and are tied up in a historic rivalry, people want to hear your thoughts on the other guys.
But this past offseason, the chatter began ramping up earlier and more loudly than usual. Outfielder Jason Heyward got the snowball rolling in early December, when he left the Cardinals to sign with the Cubs (for $184 million) and then referenced the Cardinals’ aging core.