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Pigs991 Archivesflying over Chicago and Cleveland as the Cubs take on the Indians in the World Series on Tuesday.

If you're not from either city, which team should you choose? Casual fans usually pick the underdogs, but in this case, they've both played the lovable loser for decades.

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The Indians have the second-longest championship drought in baseball at 68 years -- topped only by the Cubs, who haven't won in 108 years.

Well, as someone who watched the Cubs beat my beloved Dodgers, I'm still going to root for Chicago. Here is why you should do the same.

1. They're Bill Murray approved

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2. Last time they won the World Series, the hot new car was the Model T

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Ah, 1908. The Chicago Cubs were on top of the world, Theodore Roosevelt was president, and Henry Ford produced a new-fangled driving machine called the Model T. Yeah, it's been awhile ....

3. Back to the Future told us it would happen

Sure, Back to the Future: Part II took place in 2015 and predicted the Cubs would beat Miami, but it's close enough.

4. Miguel Montero's #wearegood hashtag

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All season, Cubs catcher Miguel Montero has been pushing this delightfully simple hashtag. Are the Cubs bad? No. Great? Meh. Good? Sure, why not.

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5. The Cleveland Indians still have a racist logo

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The fact that the Indians are called the Indians is bad enough. But their logo, Chief Wahoo? C'mon, Cleveland. The smile, the red skin, the feather, the grin -- Chief Wahoo has to go.

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People have been protesting the logo for decades. Last week, a Canadian judge ruled against an effort to stop the Indians from using their name and logo while competing against the Toronto Blue Jays.

"It’s embarrassing, and it’s even more embarrassing that it’s necessary to convince many Americans that racism against Native Americans is real," wrote Lindsey Adler in Deadspin.

I have to agree. For any Cleveland fan arguing this is PC culture run amok, I hope you have to wait another 68 years to win a World Series.

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6. Steve Bartman deserves a break

Way back in the 2003, the Cubs held a 3-2 lead over the Florida Marlins in the National League Championship Series (NLCS). In the eighth inning, Cubs outfielder Moisés Alou ran for a foul ball, only to be foiled by Chicago fan Steve Bartman, who interrupted the play.

Instead of getting a second out, the Cubs went on to surrender eight runs and Bartman became a pariah, as shown by the excellent ESPN documentary Catching Hell.

A Chicago victory would help quell anger toward Bartman, who, really, was just trying to catch a foul ball at a baseball game.

7. Cleveland just won a championship

Every time you start to feel sorry for Indians fans, just remember the city just won the NBA Finals. They can dry their tears by watching LeBron's Game 7 block over and over again.

8. Ron Swanson is a fan

9. Chicago residents have already suffered enough with their thick, inedible pizza

"Hey, what if I dumped a pan of lasagna on some dough and called it pizza?"

Lol, just kidding. Chicago residents can easily get quality pizza by getting on a plane and flying to New York.

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10. Once the Cubs win, we can start hating them

Remember when the Boston Red Sox won the World Series in 2004? I grew up hating Boston teams and even I was rooting for them. Manny Ramirez and Johnny Damon breaking the "Curse of the Bambino" and helping the team win its first Fall Classic since 1918.

Then, they spent a ton of money and won again in 2007 and 2013, allowing me to go back to drinking some delicious Boston haterade. If you dislike the Cubs (we're looking at you, White Sox fans), you can put it aside for this year, and then go back to your usual routine after they win.

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Remember Major League? Those were good times. I wonder whatever happened to that Charlie Sheen fellow.

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