Like Don Draper, there is something clean cut and All-American about the Cardinals. They’re not everyone’s favorite team, but baseball fans generally respect the organization for their ability to win, both now and previously.

Both Draper and the Cardinals seem to abide by a code of ethics. For all his womanizing and secrets, Don is not judgmental toward his colleagues or people in general. And during his tenure as St. Louis’ manager, Tony La Russa always seemed to act with the sanctity of the game fully in mind in addition to winning ball games.

(This is also a default pick in acknowledgement of Jon Hamm’s real-life fandom of the Cardinals.)