Not who you think will win but who do you WANT to win? You gotta pick, you can't say "F 'em both". Astros: CON: They cheated in 2017 et al. Houston is in Texas. Ted Cruz is a fan. PRO: They beat the Yankees. They aren't the Phillies. They have one ex-Met, even if you've forgotten about Rafael Montero. Dusty Baker has never won a World Series (see the next post) Phillies: CON: We hate them. They hate us more. Do we really want to hear "the Mets play the World Champion Philadelphia Phillies"? (Hearing "the Mets play the National League Champion Philadelphia Phillies" will be tough enough.) PRO: They aren't the Astros. They beat Atlanta. NL East solidarity! "Abbott Elementary" is a good show. Bryce Harper winning a Series will piss off Nationals fans. They have two ex-Mets, Zack Wheeler and Noah Syndergaard. Make it three: I forgot about Brad Hand. The 6th seed in the NL playoffs, the last team to make it into the playoffs, shouldn't win the World Series.