The reignited rivalry between the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs didn't need any more heat. But Jason Heyward and Mike Matheny went ahead and added some spice anyway.
It began at Heyward's introductory press conference on Dec. 15, when Chicago's new star outfielder fired a few candid, pointed barbs at his old club, the Cardinals. Emphasis on the "old."
"As everyone may have seen from the numbers that came out, I didn't take the highest offer," Heyward said, per CSNChicago.com's Tony Andracki. "But for me, a winning attitude and culture and the fact that this was such a young group that I could grow myself with and be 26 years old.