After having lived in Houston a while back, knowing some of their fans and going to some of their games, I just can't bring myself to cheer for the Astros'. Although I don't want to see any of these teams in the World Series, I could live with it being the Sox and Cardinals. I could careless who wins the Series of those 2, cause both options stink. Actually all 3 options stink. The good news (for Cub fans) is that 2 out of these three teams (Astros, Cards, Sox) will end the season as losers. :wink: I know this maybe sacreligious for a Cubs fan to say, but frankly I'd rather see the Cards win it all of the 3. Unfortunately, for them it's going to be a tall task to get there. And personally, I think the preference of Cubs' fans is based largely on the region in which they live.