houston, we have a pennant!

One beauty of the internet in this age of global communication is that I can choose my news in accordance with my prejudices. And because of this blog, I can pass those prejudices on to you. So my readers might be convinced that the whole world has picked the Astros to win the World Series. (This is decidedly not the case.) But here is a smattering of my favorite articles about the upcoming match-up, Game 1 of which starts tonight at 8:03 pm EST.

The New York Post's matchups.
Dogooderlawyer boasts that this publication contains the best sports coverage around. But then again, he's a Mets, Giants, and Rangers fan.

The Washington Post on why the Astros are better.
The Federal Diarist tells me that Boswell, an Amherst grad, is "the most literary of today's baseball writers."

Sports Illustrated's most colorful players in Astros' history.
Of course, bizarre figures are nothing new to the Lone Star State, as followers of the Texas Lege are well aware.

ESPN's Diamond Mind simulated World Series.
A sabernomics dork's dream.

The Boston Globe's list of reasons for Red Sox fans to root for the Astros.
As an avid Red Sox fan as well, I found this extremely gratifying.