ST. LOUIS – The boos started during pregame introductions on Monday night, even with stretches of empty red seats throughout Busch Stadium. It only took the public-address announcer mentioning Jason Heyward’s name and his image appearing on the big video board in right-center field framed by the Gateway Arch.
If The Best Fans in Baseball still feel jilted after The Decision – or tired of all the hype surrounding the Cubs – know that the St. Louis Cardinals probably couldn’t have done anything to change Heyward’s mind.
A 5-0 win only highlighted why Heyward switched sides in a rivalry that’s becoming the Midwest version of the New York Yankees vs.