Baseball die-hards may know why the Chicago Cubs raise a W flag or why the St. Louis Cardinals have an “OT” patch on their sleeves. But casual fans have turned to Google to catch up before Monday night’s pivotal National League Division Series matchup.
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The teams face off at 5:08 p.m. at Wrigley Field for Game 3 of the series, which is tied at one game each.
In advance of the game, Google measured the top five “Why do Cardinals/Cubs” questions in the U.S. over the past week. Here’s what people are asking:
Cubs
Why do the Cubs wear 14?
Why do the Cubs rub their helmet?
Why do White Sox fans hate the Cubs?
Why do Cubs fans hate the Cardinals?
Why do the Cubs have a W flag?
Cardinals
Why do the Cardinals have OT on their sleeves?
Why do the Cubs hate the Cardinals?
Why do the Cardinals wave their hands after a hit?
Why are the Cardinals so good?
Why do the Cardinals keep winning?
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