TORONTO, ON – OCTOBER 19: Carlos Santana #41 of the Cleveland Indians celebrates with his teammates in the locker room after defeating the Toronto Blue Jays with a score of 3 to 0 in game five to win the American League Championship Series at Rogers Centre on October 19, 2016 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

While most politicians bet obscure, overly culturally relevant items when it comes to big-time sporting events, one senator from Illinois and one from Ohio are keeping it simple for this year’s World Series.

Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) and Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL) have announced they are betting a case of beer for this year’s World Series. Portman is offering Great Lakes Oktoberfest, while Kirk is betting a case of Goose Island 312.

While both made a good effort to try and promote their state’s local beer selection, Kirk’s choice seems kind of weak. Though Goose Island is known as a Chicago beer, the brand is now a part of Anheuser-Busch and can be found across the country. There had to have been a more local choice than Goose Island.

Either way, this is a fun bet and seems pretty normal. May the best team win, and may the winning senator enjoy a nice beer.

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