Well folks here we are, the leaves are falling, a chill is in the air, and the baseball season is coming to an end. Of course, for the New York baseball fan, the season, unfortunately, ended weeks ago. Now, there are only two teams left, the Boston Red Sox, and the St. Louis Cardinals. The question is, who should we root for, the Sox, the Cards, or should we even care. Lets go over the options.

Root for the Red Sox: This is a tough one for me, as a life long Yankee fan, hating the Red Sox is in my blood. I know some Yankee fans will root for the AL team, my father is one of those people, I think its crazy, you are rooting for the mortal enemy. For Mets fans it may not be so hard to root for Boston, there really isn’t any animosity from Mets fans for the Red Sox since they handed them their most recent World Series victory in 1986.

Root for the Cardinals: This is my personal choice, the Cardinals are classy team with a history comparable to the Yankees, no stupid beards for the birds on bats. For Mets fans there is likely a certain anonymity toward the Cards, after all they are the team that knocked the Mets out of the post season in 2006, the last time they legitimately had a chance. It probably hurts even more to see the man that ended that series on an Adam Wainwright called strike three, Carlos Beltran, now playing for the Cards.

Watch something else: This is a perfectly valid option for the local baseball fan. The Walking Dead is back on and if the last two episodes were any indication, it’s better then ever. Boardwalk Empire started out slow this season, but seems to be picking up, so that also a valid option.

If you prefer to watch some sports that aren’t baseball, there’s football, though the Giants season has been pretty depressing, and while the Jets are doing better, it’s nothing to write home about. Hockey is going on, though I’m not exactly a hockey fan so I can’t say if it’s worth watching this season. And of course, basketball starts soon and both the Knicks and Nets have high hopes for the season.

So that’s my guide to this years Yankees and Mets free World Series, the games should be good if you choose to watch them, I know I will. Let me know what you plan to do in the comments.