"I'm really looking forward to it," Archer said. "There's a lot of hype around these young Mets starters. It's going to be very interesting to see how they do against one of the best lineups in baseball."
That seemed to be the overriding sentiment around baseball as Game 1 commenced. The Mets' hard-throwing rotation is lauded as one of the best in World Series history, and at least judging from what we've seen so far, it should be a formidable match for the free-swinging Royals, who have one of the best fastball-hitting lineups.
"One through nine, you have All-Stars, for the most part," Archer said.