{"id":17977,"date":"2015-10-13T12:56:58","date_gmt":"2015-10-13T17:56:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=17977"},"modified":"2015-10-13T19:18:23","modified_gmt":"2015-10-14T00:18:23","slug":"quick-hits-cubs-cardinals-game-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/quick-hits-cubs-cardinals-game-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Quick Hits: Cubs-Cardinals Game 4"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Jordan Ray<\/p>\n

Follow along throughout the day for quick hits and tidbits form around Chicago related to today’s Game 4 National League Division Series game between the Cubs and the Cardinals.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

THE LOCAL TAVERN MOOD AFTER THE NLDS CLINCH<\/strong><\/p>\n

  • At a Cardinals fan watering hole: “Welp. Sad Cardbar. Friendly, though.”<\/li>\n
  • At a White Sox watering hole: “Some people excited. Some people not so excited. A whole lot of indifference.”<\/li>\n
  • At a Cubs bar: C’mon? Do we really need to say?<\/li>\n

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    LONELY AT THE CARDINALS BAR<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Reported by\u00a0Nick Zazulia<\/em>
    \nThe unusual start time of today’s game — 3:37 p.m. — may not have been ideal for bars outside of Wrigleyville that cater to pre-game socializing. At 3:15 p.m., Tavern on Little Fort, a popular Cardinals bar in North Center was relatively empty.<\/p>\n

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    A largely empty Tavern on Little Fort, a popular Cardinals bar, in North Center, shortly before game time. (Nick Zazulia\/Medill)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    “Friday and Saturday were nuts,” Tavern on Little Fort co-owner Mike Jannusch said. “This game start sucks, but [attendance will] get going.”<\/p>\n

    Sure enough, Cardinals fans began slowly trickling in as the game started.<\/p>\n

    When St. Louis left fielder Stephen Piscotty hit his two-run homer in the first inning,\u00a0the half-dozen strong crowd roared their appreciation, seemingly oblivious to the empty seats around them.<\/p>\n

    “I grew up about 2 to 3 hours from St. Louis,” said Austin Zerkle, who has been living in Chicago for six years. “Being a Cardinals fan around here, honestly, is pretty okay because there are Cardinal bars like this. It’s a big city, so you can find places.”<\/p>\n

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    Shortly after the game began, a few more customers had tricked into Tavern on Little Fort, a popular Cardinals bar in North Center. (Nick Zazulia\/Medill)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    A Cubs homer made it clear that there weren’t just Cardinals fans in attendance. Kelly Tino, a Cubs fan, wandered in not realizing it was hostile territory.<\/p>\n

    “I just knew this bar, and thought that we’d be able to get in,” Tino said. “I knew a lot of places would be packed.”<\/p>\n

    She was surprised to be greeted by a chorus of laughter upon her entrance, when she learned the bar’s nature.<\/p>\n

    “I dont like it. I don’t like it at all! I came out for the spirit, and you don’t really get that at a Cardinals bar,” Tino said with a laugh. “Everybody seems pretty friendly, though.”<\/p>\n

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    KEEPING UP WITH THE HASHTAGS<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    — Medill Reports (@MedillChicago) October 13, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n