So, here they are! On Wednesday night at Fenway Park in Boston, two of the most storied franchises in baseball - the Boston Red Sox and St. Louis Cardinals - will meet in the best-of-seven World Series for the fourth time, and the first since Boston swept St. Louis in 2004. The Red Sox, searching for their eighth title and third in the last 10 years, bring baseballs most productive offense and a slew of battle-tested veterans. The Cardinals, looking for the franchises 12th championship and third in the last eight years, boast a young, lights-out pitching staff and probably the best situational-hitting team in the MLB (Major League Baseball). And both, few would argue, are the best in their respective leagues. The Cardinals, who beat the L.A. Dodgers in six National League Championship Series (NLCS) games, paced the Senior Circuit with a 97-65 record and ranked second in the Majors with a run-differential of plus-201. The Red Sox, fresh off eliminating the Detroit Tigers in six American League Championship Series (ALCS) games, led the Junior Circuit with a 97-65 record and ranked first in the Majors with a run-differential of plus-212 mlb.mlb/news/article/mlb/world-series-position-by-position-breakdown?ymd=20131020&content_id=63195626&vkey=news_mlb Alden Gonzalez / MLB
Posted on: Wed, 23 Oct 2013 03:24:18 +0000