World Series!

For the first time in probably decades, the World Series matches up two teams that, between them, have combined for exactly one WS title -- the Phillies, in 1980.

The Cinderella Rays finally finished off the Red Sox last night, in a game it seemed like you'd have had to be a little high to think they'd win, given Boston's recent history of coming back from big series deficits (including last year's heart theft against the Tribe). Matt Garza and the Rays' bullpen held the big Red Sox bats in check, and while things were touch and go there for a while in the eighth, rookie David Price -- a veteran of exactly seven major-league games, including this postseason -- came in and struck out J.D. Drew with the bases loaded to end the threat. Then he set them down in the ninth, stranding a lead-off walk, to give the Rays the American League pennant in their first above-.500 season in team history. Price had not even pitched professionally until May 22, but the boy's apparently got ice in his veins. He has no regular-season wins or saves, but he now has one of each in the postseason.

I'm looking forward to this World Series. I'll be rooting for Tampa, but the Phillies aren't exactly the Yankees. I'm glad one of these teams will be the new champions.