There's no love lost between the Reds and Cardinals. The two have been doing battle in the NL Central for years, and while they may be sharing some physical space for All-Star festivities, they'll always be bitter rivals. So, when the Cincinnati crowd greeted the All-Star contingent from St. Louis with some good ol' fashioned boo birds, no one was particularly surprised. Heck, Yadier Molina -- Ohio's Public Enemy No. 1 -- even leaned into the curve and went full-on heel:

But what followed could be considered the greatest (smiling) betrayal St. Louis has seen since Fredbird made this questionable music choice -- Albert Pujols, he of demolishing the Big Mac sign fame, caught red-handed in the act:

Don't worry though, Cardinals. As Pujols explained to MLB.com's Alden Gonzalez, you should take it as a compliment: "You've either done something bad or you've done something great if they're booing you," Pujols said. "I'm sure I've done some pretty great things in this ballpark and I think that's why I get my boos."

He was also quick to offer some postgame sympathy to his former teammates: "You get that all around the country; what can you do? You can't control the fans. I wish they would've treated my Cardinals a little bit better - Yadi [Molina], [Michael] Wacha and [Jhonny] Peralta. And Carlos [Martinez], his first All-Star Game."

Still, we understand you may still be in shock. And so, for a grieving nation embarking upon the denial stage, we offer some plausible explanations:

- Practicing his birdsongs for an upcoming trip to the woods

- Actually saying "Coooooooooooooool!"

- Modeling for a "Ghostbusters" t-shirt

One can only hope it's that last one.