Right now I'm watching Game 1 of the National League Championship Series. Once again my Mets were leading the NL East in September but couldn't even hold on to a wild card. So who should I root for without the Mets in the post season?

In the NL I really don't care too much but I guess I have a slight preference for the Dodgers. I don't blame the Phillies for the Mets failures but I still don't like their pompous attitudes. As for the Dodgers, I'm still bitter about 1988, but it would be great to see Joe Torre return to the World Series the year after he left the Yankees, whom he took to the post season for 12 consecutive years and they couldn't make it this year without him. But an even better story line would be Manny Ramirez facing off against the Red Sox if they make it.

In the AL I'll be rooting for the Tampa Bay Rays. You can't really call them underdogs but the franchise has certainly paid their dues with year after year in the cellar. I have nothing against the Red Sox, but they've now won two of the past four Championships so it's time for somebody else. If the Rays make it to the World Series I'll probably root for them. If not, I'll default back to my normal allegiance to the National League.

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