The American League Championship Series matchup is set: the Boston Red Sox will take on the Houston Astros. Please, hold your excitement.
I’m betting most New York fans are like me and can’t bring themselves to root for either team, and that’s more than fair. But we want to watch some baseball too, before the season ends. To that end, here are some thoughts on the players and storylines that could make this Villain vs. Villain series somewhat palatable.
The Houston Astros
Hooray, the Astros have theoretically proven that they didn’t even need to permanently sully all their names by banging trash cans to win baseball games.