As a Mets fan, I'm actually rooting for St. Louis to hang on. Not because I like them or anything, just because they suck so bad I want the Mets to get them first round.
Go 'Stros!
You are going to need those beers when you guys miss a game or two. Cards have five more games remaining and Houston only has four. Your guys have to win virtually every game from now to the end to have a chance. Once you lose a game, you basically lose the season. Bye bye
I live in S.E. Missouri. My students--jr high--are all big Cardinal fans. I told them that if the Cards blow a 7-game lead with only 12 games left to play, it will be a memory they'll remember for a lifetime. On the other hand, if the Cards make the playoffs, even if they were to win the Series, the memory will fade in a few years.
I told my stepson the same thing when he forgot his wife's birthday. I explained that a forgotten birthday would be treasured and used by his wife for the rest of their lives--any present he got her would would only be remembered for a short while. He wisely took his mother's advice and rushed out and got my daughter-in-law a present.
UNGHHHH! What a frustrating night for the Tigers, thank God the Twinkies lost too.