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Originally posted by HBADPi
I dont know...the white sox for the most part have been exceptional throughout the season, look what they did to both the Red Sox and Angels in the post season. That on top of several days more rest than the Astros have will definitely work in their advantage.
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This isn't football, or even basketball - rest is not automatically a good thing. The Sox starters have worked a LOT recently, and so has the Stros pen, and 2 extra days of rest doesn't magically take 230 innings off someone's arm.
Here are the real issues to watch:
-The Astros hardly ever walk - much of their offense is based around putting the ball in play (similar to the Angels, but with slightly more diversity). The White Sox don't walk ANYONE - the Astros will have to hit for slightly more power than in the Braves series to win.
-The Sox perform very poorly against power pitching, which the Astros have in spades. They also walk about... NEVER, and so are quite vulnerable to the bullpen guys the 'Stros roll out. They are also ridiculously right-handed at the plate, which the Astros will abuse.
-The DH allows the Astros to put their best defensive team on the field at all times, while still keeping their bats there. The lack of DH in the NL park will remove Everett, one of only 2 lefties and one of the only moderate power threats in the lineup. Konerko will have to stroke it.
... This might be the worst-hitting World Series in modern history - the matchup edge goes to the Astros, I would think, but the DH issues traditionally favor AL teams when they have the home-field advantage.
Houston in 6.