ST. LOUIS • As part of his move to St. Louis and intent to call the city home, Mike Shildt toured the dinner and awards circuit in town this winter, and on Sunday he thought back to an appearance at the Stan Musial Awards in November.
A virtual tempest kicked up this weekend as Cubs third baseman and former MVP played along during the team's fanfest and talked about how St. Louis "boring" and wasn't a place he'd ever considering play. Several Cardinals on Sunday dismissed the comments as Bryant playing to the crowd, egged on by former Cubs pitcher Ryan Dempster, and figured Bryant wouldn't find anything about his at-bats "boring" at Busch Stadium this season due to the fan reaction.