After enjoying an extended sigh of relief Sunday night, its time to enjoy a fall classic without the Red Sox. My feel before the ALCS was that the Rays would win the series unless they realized where they were and what they were doing. In Game 5, with 7 outs to get and a 7-0 lead, they stopped and looked around. Amazingly enough, thanks to an abundance of sheer talent due to picking in the top three for 10 straight years, they found a way to close out Boston.
As for the World Series, I just don't see the Phillies rotation, except for Cole Hamels, matching up with the talented bats of the Rays. The Rays are not a team with five-tool players, they are a five-tool team. They can hit for power and average, run, play defense and pitch. They don't rely on the DH position, so the games in Philly won't be killers and they now have a lefty, David Price, that Ryan Howard and Chase Utley will dread facing late in games.
The pick: Rays in 6
