Rooting interest poll: Padres vs. Cardinals

[Benjamin Grimm]

What's your rooting interest in the Cardinals-Padres series?

[smg58]

Gotta go with the underdog, and I'm fairly certain that would be the Padres in this case.

[metirish]

I'll go with mild preference for the Padres, I really can't think of any reason to not like them, on the other hand I can think of a few reasons to dis-like St.Louis, LaRussa, Edmonds, best fans in the game bullshit...

[Willets Point]

I'm an underdog supporter. The Pads kind of remind me of the '73 Mets (except that was before I was born so I don't really remember) and it would be great if they could make a run. The Cardinals bore me.

[Guest 86-Dreamer]

I do not like the Cards, but I will be mildly pulling for them in this series just because I want the NL to send their best team to the WS, and that team is definately not the Pods regardless of what happens in a 5 game series.

[metirish]

That's a fair point 86, remember when the Padres played the MFY's in 98(?), they seemed happy to just be there, heck most of them made visits to monument park.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Don't really care for the Cards. At the same time, I tthink they have the better chance vs. an AL champion.

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

My 12-year-old is a Cardinals fan because he has always loved Mark McGwire. He's only a casual baseball fan, but he's been consistent about this. Thus, the Diamond-Knight household is rooting for the Cardinals.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Mild interest for the Padres and the ex-Met who pilots them.

A stronger interest is checked by the Cards' greater ability to beat Yankees. I also confess an appreciation that Tony LaRussa cut down his pitcher when he hit Piazza in the head.

[Elster88]

I think it would be cool if the worst divisional winner beat the best divisional winner.

[Guest holychicken]

I, too, am torn.

It would be cool for the Padres to win. . . however, unless the Red Sox make it to the WS, I want the NL team to win. . .and the Cardinals have the best chance of doing so.

So I will say no preference.

I am just hoping for *gag* good games.

[Guest Rotblatt]

Cards. Pods would be a nice story but I like watching non-Yankee juggernaughts roll to victory.

[Elster88]

I really don't think there's a chance in hell the Padres win this one, btw. Peavy gives them a puncher's chance in Game 1, but that team is pretty awful.

[G-Fafif]

The Padres are frauds. I'd like to see the Cardinals cash in their make-good from last year just on principle. I don't much care for them, but I hate to see teams play as well as they have for two years and come away with nothing (unless they're the Braves or the Skanks).

A Petco-Fenway World Series would be the most aesthetically pleasing, however.

[Guest rpackrat]

Don't really like the Cards, but the Pads just don't deserve to be there. Mild preference for the Cards.

[seawolf17]

I'm Mild Padres here, partially for the underdog factor, and partially because I'm still bitter over 1985 & 1987.

[Valadius]

I honestly could care less. If either one wins, great, good for them. Win the damn pennant and come talk to me.

[Theoldmole]

I like the old teams better.

[Guest Kong76]

Mildly Padre