Kansas City Royals v Pittsburgh Pirates
Best-of-seven, Pirates with the home-field advantage.
Not much to add here other than I see the winner here being the side that deals more effectively with the pressure both clubs will be feeling.
For them it is the pressure of breaking the duck and winning their first title. For us, a club so used to a certain level of success, it is the pressure of breaking a 16-season drought.
The stars have aligned for us to a certain degree here – a relatively inexperienced opponent and home-field advantage – so if we can’t get it done we’ve no-one but ourselves to blame.
