ST. LOUIS -- Considering the wet, miserable conditions the fans who filed onto the MetroLink Wednesday night were in a good mood.

Considering that they had waited around Busch Stadium for 1 hour 51 minutes after the scheduled time for the first pitch before the decision was announced, a decision that seemed inevitable for hours, they were absolutely jovial as they boarded the light-rail train.

The fans had mostly hung out in the concourse area of Busch Stadium because most of the seats are in uncovered areas. They used the concessions liberally, which might account for their good mood since this is the home of Budweiser.

There were families and some sat on the floor of the concourse waiting out the weather and during the wait exchanged information about the weather forecasts they had heard.

Most of the fans, of course, were wearing St. Louis Cardinals hats and shirts.

On the train after the postponement was announced, one exuberant fellow noticed a Detroit Tigers fan on a crowded car and urged the other passengers to take up the chant of “Detroit sucks.” The idea fizzled.

Their good mood was fuelled no doubt by the fact that the Cardinals are leading the series 2-1 with the fourth game rescheduled for Thursday night. Actually with the postponement, Game 4 tickets are good now for the fifth game scheduled for Friday, which originally an off-day. Game 5 tickets are to be used for the fourth game, if played, Thursday night. The weather forecast wasn’t so good for Thursday, either.

At the Union Station stop, one fellow noticed a couple of Tigers fans climbing the stairs leaving the stop and said, “I see not one but two Tiger fans. They shouldn’t even be here.”

His friend said, “Well, without the Detroit Tigers, there wouldn’t even be a game.”