The World Series starts today. Not the most exciting match-up possible, Texas vs. St. Louis. Actually, it is pretty much of a network nightmare, which is good, I guess, given the awful job they have done covering the post-season so far. Despite many exciting or at least close games, both TBS and Fox have succeeded in dragging out most contests to close to four hours and generally boring everyone to death.
I was surprised to see the Cardinals advance, as I did not think they were a very good team this season. The Phillies had to be everyone's choice with their pitching, but, to be honest, they kept the Cards in every game with their poor offensive strategies. These guys have got to learn plate discipline, which, incidentally, is why they scored so few runs in the regular season as well.
I am not surprised by the Brewers failure. This is another free-swinging club that also plays bad defense. Roenicke was just out-manged by LaRussa in the playoffs.
Much as I hate to see a Texas team succeed, the Rangers are a good team. Just from a baseball point-of-view, they deserve to be there. Having said that, I had thought that the Tigers and the Yankees were the two best teams and that the winner of that series would be the champion. The thing is, anything can happen in the current playoff structure, especially in the five game series. This year, weather played a big part in it.
On the Epstein front, things also seem to have dragged on to the point where no one really gives a damn whether the Cubs get him or not. This is largely the result of the completely unreasonable stance taken by the Red Sox front office in demanding unprecedented compensation for a front office executive. The Cubs should just sit tight and wait these guys out. They should certainly not give away a significant prospect. They simply cannot afford to do so.
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