I remember when my daughter called to tell me Dexter Fowler had signed with the Cardinals.
“That’s fake news,” I said.
But it wasn’t. Fowler, who helped lead the Cubs to a World Series championship last year, had indeed signed with the Cardinals. That was a blow to the small tribe of fiercely loyal Cub fans who live in the St. Louis region. We had known that Fowler would take advantage of free agency, and we wished him well. But to join the Cardinals? That hurt.
Tonight, he will face the Cubs in a Cardinals uniform.