World Series X-Factors: Who needs to step up for Houston Astros, Philadelphia Phillies to win the title?
by Jon Hoefling from Deadspin > Sports News Without Fear, Favor or Compromise on (#656MX)
The World Series kicks off tomorrow night between two teams with wildly different expectations heading into the postseason. On one hand, the Astros were the top seed in the American League. Houston reached the World Series in three of the last five seasons and reached the ALCS in all five. Everyone and their mothers...