Who will emerge victorious in this year's World Series -- the Royals or the Mets? It's a difficult question to figure out. Will the Mets' power pitchers give them the edge, or will it be the Royals and their bullpen of hurlers who treat surrendering runs like they were Bartleby the Scrivener and they would simply prefer not to? Will Yoenis Cespedes be the midseason acquisition who makes a difference, or will it be Johnny Cueto? And which crafty veteran will prove most valuable -- the fastball-only-throwing Bartolo Colon, or the fly ball-only-inducing Chris Young?
Turns out, none of these will prove to be the difference.