Astros-White Sox World Series 2005
This is probably not the Fox Network's ideal Series, but it is a great one for baseball fans. The White Sox were probably the best American League team this year, certainly were the best for the first half of the regular season. They haven't been in a Series since 1959 (amazing), and they haven't won since 1917. The Astros have been around for 44 years, never been to the Series. They started out as the Colt .45's, became the Astros (actually, their full name is the Astronauts, but to my knowledge they've never used that), wore terrific orange uniforms in the 1970's. We shouldn't hold it against them that they play in Texas.
I was an Astros fan as a small child. Or, to be clear, I was a big fan of the orange Astros hats when I was a child. I even had one of those orange plastic batting helmets that kids used to wear, in that less-cool era, the kind that your parents bought for you when you actually got to go to a ballgame. I loved it. And then I lost it on a family vacation to King's Island. But that's another story . . . .
Both teams have great pitching and exciting offenses. Not Albert Pujols, but lots of firepower in those line-ups. This one should be fun.
I'm pulling for the White Sox. Why? I'm not sure. Maybe AL Central-Midwstern loyalty.
posted by Number Three @ 6:12 AM
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I'm rooting against Houston. First, the Texas thing does matter. Houston is, in many ways, the heart of Bush-land: big, gaudy, corporate, soulless Republicanism that goes to church on Sunday to score chicks (not that I'm objecting to the last part on principle, just that it's not about "being principled").
Second, with Clemens and Petitte as key starters, they're the closest thing we get to the Yankees in this series, and baseball fans have an obligation to root against pure evil, or even teams with star players who once upon a time embodied pure evil. Plus, when Clemens goes to the Hall, he'll probably wear a Yankees cap; Petitte would if he got the chance, but he won't. This is a war on error: "You're either with us or you're with the Yankees."
Finally, the Sox, although an afterthough, are certainly rooting-worthy. Scrappy, no stars, good pitching, young leadership, history of disappointment and scandal, and look like they could collapse at any moment. They're like the Democrats but with good pitching.
My only reservations: it's hard not to like Garner, Biggio, and Bagwell.
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