He’s defending his team from comment Heyward LITERALLY didn’t make. That kind of delusion seems worthy of a story.

I don’t have any hard feelings, but...I’m going to twist your words in an attempt to make you look bad, question whether you made the right choice, and basically express my hard feelings. But I don’t have any hard feelings...

Heyward said: I know who the core will be. He made no comment on talent level.
Matheny then twists Heyward’s words into a comment on the talent of Cardinal players. And then whines about “we have a great team, we have a great clubhouse and implies Heyward made a dumb choice.

Holliday is 35 and gone after 2017 (at the…

So...there is no case. Noted.

Waaaaaaaaaaah! Waaah! Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!

For one, it’s based on a deliberate (?) misunderstanding of Heywards comment.
Heyward never said the Cubs core was better. He said that he liked the idea of knowing who he would be playing with for the duration of his contract. He KNEW who the core in Chicago would be. Who’s part of the core and under contact in St.…

Reporter: Jason, St. Louis offered more money, but you still chose Chicago.*
Heyward: Well, an anonymous commenter on Deadspin thinks your reasonable question doesn’t need to be answered, so I’m just going to keep my reasonable answer to myself.

*because you know the reporter wouldn’t ask a question

Okay. I’ll bite. Make the case that what Matheny is saying is reasonable and logical. And not hypersensitivity fueled whining.