He has ascended from St. Louis, where the legend began, and became a baseball legend. He's this century's Yogi Berra. And now, Max is back home. He's on a work trip with the Washington Nationals. Scherzer, 35, pitches Saturday in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series. Against his hometown team, his childhood team, the Cardinals.
“I've got mixed emotions,” said Kirby, a sentiment shared by many from Max's past. “I've been to numerous games at Busch when he pitches, and I've been told to kind of sit down and shut up a little bit, because when he strikes out a couple guys, I get excited there in Cardinal Land.