lollardfish

Yes. But not the same way Osakans do when the Buffalo beat the Carp. They get the whole "Local boy makes good" thing, but they miss out on the larger civic aspects of having your team in the World Series. What should happen is that after the (hopefully renamed) World Series determines the North American Championship, and the Nippon Series determines the Japanese championship, those winners should play each other in a real World Series (Along with the winning teams of any other baseball leagues about which I know not but am sure exist). Then we'd know if the Carp really are better than the Red Sox.