Great defense has been around, too. Most notable was Lonnie Smith's head-on collision/tag out with catcher Brian Harper at home plate in Game 4, in which Harper managed to hold to the ball and preserve a 1-1 tie.

Does none of this sound familiar?

Maybe you should have been watching the games.

Quality of the Drama

I'll be the first to admit that I cared very little about either team when the 1991 season started--or even the 1991 playoffs.

But considering the quality and drama of this series, you don't have to care about either team.

You just have to be a baseball fan.

I'm a diehard Red Sox fan, but I think I'd rather be watching Steve Avery and Lonnie Smith take the field tomorrow night than Roger Clemens or Wade Boggs (maybe that's just because I know the Boston gang would lose.)

Just turn off Boston Celtics vs. San Antonio Spurs. They'll be on next week.

Baseball is having a last hurrah, and it's just about as good as it gets.