From the day we moved to Kansas City from St. Louis two years ago this weekend, I’ve been reminded frequently and emphatically that the two cities have virtually nothing in common — least of all a sense of connection to each other.
But there is at least one prominent common denominator, a treasure to two fan bases:
Whitey Herzog, who breathed life into the Royals in the mid-1970s and resuscitated the Cardinals in the early ‘80s, will be honored Friday at Kauffman Stadium before the series opener of an intriguing weekend between the teams.
Not since the 1985 World Series have both teams been playing this well when they’ve met, and Herzog, 83, seems riveted by the Royals.