When the baseball match-ups were finally settled, I quickly decided who I was going to root for in each league (Anaheim Angels in the AL, Philadelphia Phillies in the NL). There were several other potential World-Series match-ups that would have been fun to watch, too. But at the absolute bottom of my list — the worst possible scenario for the Fall Classic — was the pairing of the Colorado Rockies (because I hate the Wild Card system) and the Boston Red Sox (because I hate the Red Sox).

Naturally, that’s the match-up. Not even worth watching for me. Certainly not worth staying up until 11 p.m. or midnight to watch, thanks to the stupid schedule the powers-that-be put together these days.