World Series Preview

[Gator]

It all comes down to this, and it’s really no surprise. The Phillies, the
defending World Series Champions, were favored to go back to the World
Series all the way back in spring training. On the American League side,
it was a tossup between the Yankees and the Boston Red Sox. Always nice
when a plan comes together.

For the Yankees, it’s their first trip back since they beat the Red Sox in
the now legendary 2003 ALCS. You know the one: That’s the game that Boston
manager Grady Little left Pedro Martinez in just a little too long, and he
gave up the tying run in the 9th. Then Aaron “F’n” Boone hit the walk-off
homer off of Tim Wakefield in the bottom of the 11th inning.

Ah, but I digressed. This season, we will be treated to an offensive
slugfest. We will have the number one offense in the American League
against the number one offense in the National League. We will have the
Philadelphia Phillies’ powerhouse Ryan Howard (45 HR, 3st in NL) against
the New York Yankees powerhouse Mark Tiexiera (39 HR, 1st in AL). Those
two should set all kinds of records in the next ten days. Howard, along
with Yankees’ third baseman Alex Rodriguez, has already tied the record
for consecutive post-season games with an RBI (8), with Lou Gehrig.

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Around The Bases Vol XXIII: World Series Preview
http://www.tmrzoo.com/?p=5182