The I-70 Series is usually the one time a year a Cardinals fan has to pretend they didn't see the Royals score, mostly to avoid the headache of a civil war at the snack bar.

If you paid $40 to catch the Cardinals vs. Royals game, you are essentially paying for the privilege of watching two teams fight over who can be the slightly less disappointing child of the Show-Me State.

Watching the Cardinals vs. Royals matches often feels like a high-stakes standoff where the only real suffering is reserved for the fans who have to drive the three-hour gap between cities regardless of the final score.