Once upon a time, an underdog baseball team comprised of promising rookies and a few crafty veterans made a historic playoff run on their way to a World Series berth. And here we are, in real life, ready to watch Zac Gallen and the Arizona Diamondbacks take on Nathan Eovaldi and the Texas Rangers in Game 1 of the World Series. We are discussing the pitching and managing matchups, the watchability of this year’s Fall Classic, and some of the eerie similarities between this year and 2001.

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