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I think the problem with both teams is that neither has any real story going on. The Rays may be the more interesting of the two teams, but we've only had a year to even get to know them. They're a new franchise comprised of unknown young upstarts. When the Diamondbacks played the "brand new franchise in the world series" role, they were stocked with veterans who have histories and fans, and two of the most dominant pitchers of their generation. The Phillies have.. who? Howard? Rollins? These stars aren't even producing and they're winning games with their other people. Nothing is more boring than a team that has a few all-stars and then a huge talent dropoff with the rest of their players.. and only Hamels seems to be performing like a headliner. So you ask yourself how they managed to even get here. How?
Either the Cubs or the Dodgers should be representing the NL, and either the Angels or Redsox should be representing the AL. It would be so much more interesting and it would feel so much more right.
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