The Cards have wrapped it up. I don’t need to read it on the news to know that. It’s pretty evident here in east central Illinois where 49% of the baseball fans are Cardinal wonks and are wearing their red and white (yes, 49% are Cub fans, the other 2% might be Sox fans).
That’s hard to explain to my Chicago baseball friends. Downstate fans of baseball root for the Cubs or the Cardinals. Period. It wasn’t until 10-15 years ago did local news stations start listing Sox scores. I think they only do it for the U of I students from Chicago.
Anyways, congrats to the Cardinals. As a representive of the NL Central and of my geographic region, they will be the team I will be rooting for in the playoffs.
Which confuses some of my friends who are Cub fans from Chicago to no end.