I can’t wait for Wednesday and the start of the World Series. I like both the Phillies and the Rays. Both are very talented teams so it is going to be hard to pull for one team over the other.

As a Reds’ fan, I’m hoping Cincinnati’s front office has watched how the Rays have built their team. It took a while, but solid drafts and savvy trades have turned them into almost the model MLB franchise.

You have to wonder, however, how much longer the franchise can make it in the Tampa/St. Petersburg market. Take away the playoff crowds and the only team the Rays probably outdraw is the Florida Marlins. Well … food for thought anyway.

It’s a series were whomever wins you will sort have to feel good for them. Philadelphia and it’s long suffering sports fans, and the Rays, who took a lot of lumps since the joined the league more than a decade ago with the Arizona Diamondbacks  only to watch Arizona succeed quickly and themselves fail time and time again.

I’ll be glued to the action starting Wednesday. It should be a fun series.

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