If Cardinals don't make the playoffs...
I know this won't be popular on this forum and I'll take my lumps, but............BoSox, always been my second team since I was a kid.
opti mist wrote: ↑31 Jul 2025 08:11 am
With the Cardinals surrender, who do you cheer for now--both in the NL Central and in MLB overall?
Personally, I will cheer for the Brewers--primarily because I cannot bear cheering for either the Reds or Cubs.
Nationally, I will at least pay more attention to the Mariners and potentially to any other team that Arenado may be traded to, except the Cubs, who secretly I would like to see pick up Arenado (just to see him finish in Wrigley).
I hope Maton is traded to the Brewers as well as Sonny Gray should he be dealt.
Opti
Not going to be cheering for any of the playoff teams. I do hope the World Series is San Diego vs Seattle or Toronto.
Technically I won’t “cheer” for anyone but the Cards.
I simply adjust my expectations to fit with reality.
I’ll be focused mostly on the progress of the younger players/prospects.
Excited about some of the minor league guys on the cusp of emerging.
At season’s end if the Cards are not in the playoffs I’ll decide which way to lean in the various series.
Will always root for Cards but may not make it a priority to watch the games. I have mlb package and have watched just about as many Yankee and Red Sox games last few years. Strangely I get enjoyment from Yankees messing up and losing just to see how riled up their fan base gets.I usually have one game on my iPad and two or three games on multi view with mlb. Drives my wife nuts and have to mute the other games. Like to follow the Mariners but those west coast games are hard to stay up for and usually end up turning off and going to bed.
