I really do think the lack of solid coverage of that team from local media for years is a big factor in what makes Cardinals fans the way they are. I get that the vast majority of baseball fans are complete morons, but I know literally hundreds of Cardinals fans and have never come across a single one that I feel I can carry any sort of baseball conversation with for more than a full minute before I'm rolling my eyes. And that conversation could be completely non-Cubs/Cardinals related. For those of us who have lived in the Cardinals media market we can appreciate that they have literally no insightful/non-homer analysis and have not for as long as I can remember. They don't have to live in the STL media market. Cards fans are like that everywhere. Little Rock is solid Cardinal country, and they are just as entitled there. I have a huge Cubs flag on the front of my house here in NO, and my street unfortunately gets lots of tourists staying at AirBnBs. Sitting on my porch, I get every team's fans walking past and many will stop and chat baseball with me for a moment. Almost all are fine, and even White Sox fans might give me a good natured jab but generally are cool. The worst though? Cardinal fans. It's Bartman this, choker that, count the rings, or douchey comments about how they are the real BFIB and Cubs fans suck. Honestly, the most entitled bunch of whiny douchebags of anyone. I have a bat by the door just waiting for the first drunk Cards fan who tries to rip down my flag.