Long before any of the major figures in the Cardinals-Astros hacking scandal were even in the baseball industry, the two franchises had one of the best rivalries in baseball.
The Astros and Cardinals had perhaps the National League’s top rivalry in the first five years of this millennium.
Many folks in Houston still curse Bud Selig for moving the Astros to the American League, and you can hardly blame them. As the Cardinals return to Minute Maid Park for an interleague series this week, it’s worth celebrating one of the most healthy rivalries in baseball.
Long before Chris Correa’s hacking put a strain on the relationship between the two franchises, the Cardinals and Astros players had great admiration for each other.