Paul Sullivan: Everything you need to know about the 118th World Series between the Philadelphia Phillies and Houston Astros
A year that began with a protracted labor dispute ends with an intriguing World Series between the Philadelphia Phillies and Houston Astros. It’s probably not the matchup Commissioner Rob Manfred dreamed of when he went to bed every night this summer with visions dancing in his head of Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees facing the Los Angeles Dodgers. There’s even a good possibility Manfred ...
by Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune
Oct 28, 2022
4 minutes
A year that began with a protracted labor dispute ends with an intriguing World Series between the Philadelphia Phillies and Houston Astros.
It’s probably not the matchup Commissioner Rob Manfred dreamed of when he went to bed every night this summer with visions dancing in his head of Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees facing the Los Angeles Dodgers.
There’s even a good possibility Manfred might have to hand the championship trophy he once called a “piece of metal” to Astros owner Jim Crane, two years after letting Astros players skate for the sign-stealing scandal that tarred their 2017 title.
Nevertheless, the World Series begins Friday at Minute Maid Park,
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