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Mayors won't bet but cardinals will

Published Oct. 23, 2013 1:00 a.m. ET

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Making mayoral bets is a tricky, complicated thing, apparently.

That’s the impression we get from St. Louis mayor Francis Slay, at least. The mayor won’t be taking part in any mayoral bets over the upcoming World Series with Boston mayor Tom Menino as the Cardinals get set to take on the Red Sox.

The reason, according to Slay, is that he doesn’t want to tie up his staff. He tweeted before the National League Championship Series that he wouldn’t be making any bets this postseason because “that frees up time of my staffers.”

Then he added the kicker: “Plus, it isn’t fair to other mayors.”

Sounds like Slay is sticking to his no-bet stance. He tweeted this message this week.

Slay could still be smarting from losing, though. He lost a bet with San Francisco mayor Edwin Lee over last year’s NLCS. The Giants won the series, and Slay was forced to change his Twitter avatar to the Giants logo.

You know Menino would be game; he's always aware of the city’s successful sports teams, but he’s not always the best one to publicly address them. With long playoff runs usually comes a classic “Menino-ism,” and this week was no exception.

On Tuesday, Menino reminded fans to be responsible as the Red Sox try to bring back the “World Series Cup.”

Not everybody is being a wuss. In fact at least one cardinal is rooting for the Red Sox in the World Series.

The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Boston, Cardinal Sean O'Malley, is wagering that the Red Sox will win the World Series that begins Wednesday at Fenway Park.

If the Red Sox win, St. Louis Archbishop Robert Carlson will donate $100 to Boston Catholic Charities. Should the Cardinals win, O'Malley will donate $100 to the St. Louis archdiocese's charity fund.

Catholic Charities in Boston and St. Louis provide a spectrum of social service care to thousands of people.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.
 

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