The 107th World Series in baseball history began last night here in St. Louis, as you might have heard already. And we know that some of you have been following the Cardinals since spring training began in Jupiter, Fla., back in February. But for you out-of-towners who haven’t been paying much attention before now, and watched last night’s 3-2 Cards’ victory without really knowing what was going on, fear not.

St. Louis, above all else, is a baseball town. The enthusiasm of the city is one of the things that has made the St. Louis Cardinals’ run through the playoffs and into the World Series so exciting. For Washington University students from different parts of the world, it has been easy to jump on the bandwagon as this team fought its way into the playoffs and past the competition. Here is a position-by-position breakdown of everything World Series.

I must begin this review by saying one thing: I am not a baseball fan. It’s the only major American sport I don’t watch. I even find curling to be more interesting than baseball. But “Moneyball,” an inside movie about baseball, does not require you to care about baseball. It’s the quintessential American underdog story of a workingman fighting the status quo.

When he started at Washington University in the fall as a freshman, shortstop Kyle Billig was a football player. “I was actually recruited by [head football] coach [Larry] Kindbom and [assistant] coach [Jim] Ryan. I hadn’t really talked to [former head baseball] coach [Ric] Lessmann that much,” Billig said.

The Washington University baseball team (24-13, 3-3) ‘stole’ a victory over Principia College on Saturday, breaking a school record in the process. Freshman Kyle Billig had five steals as the Bears ran rampant against the Panthers. The team stole a season-high 15 bases in a 14-4 mercy-rule win.

Unlike Fenway Park, with its many seats behind giant green columns; Wrigley Field, forever enshrouded by a thick cloud of sadness; or Yankee Stadium, baseball’s equivalent of the Death Star, St. Louis’ Busch Stadium may be Major League Baseball’s finest establishment.

Expect to see changes in the near future at Kelly Field, Washington University’s baseball complex, starting with a new name. On Saturday, the University’s Department of Athletics will host a dedication celebration and baseball alumni reunion, renaming the complex Kelly Field at Irv Utz Stadium.

After Central College snapped an eight-game winning streak for the Washington University baseball team on Saturday, sophomore Stephen Bonser propelled the team back into the winning column with the strongest outing of the year by a Wash. U. pitcher.

Junior Brandon Rogalski earned his second win of the season, driving in the game-winning run in the 11th inning of Washington University’s 8-7 victory over Millikin University on Wednesday night.