The World Series begins this Wednesday and although Bud Selig is probably crying somewhere in Milwaukee because of the low-ratings destined to occur due to the absence of New York and Philadelphia, pure baseball fans know they’re in for a treat. Not only were the Rangers and Giants not picked by most to win their respective pennants when October began, they weren’t picked by most to win their respective divisions when the season began. Fans in Pittsburgh, Kansas City, Houston, Oakland, and all the other cities who watched horrendous baseball in 2010, can look towards this Series as a glimmer of hope that things really can turn around when Spring Training begins in 2011.
I will be covering the action with a post after each World Series game, but I won’t fall into the generic 2010 baseball storylines:
· I shall to not talk excessively about starting pitching and most definitely never use the phrase “year of the pitcher”.
· I shall not mention the role of umpires or instant replay in the outcome of these games. Sure, the comish needs to get off his you know what and make some changes this Winter, but quite frankly nothing is going to change dramatically between know and the conclusion of this post-season so there is no worth in whining about it.
Sit back folks and get ready for (fingers crossed) seven more games of baseball. As with the conclusion of each season, the bittersweet emotion of seeing a champion crowned and subsequently realizing the baseball-less months of Winter begin will twist my gut, so I’m hoping this series runs as long as possible. Lee and Lincecum in Game 1 Wednesday night. It’s a good time to be a baseball fan.
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