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World Series preview: Cubs or Indians, who ya got? (Podcast)

The Cubs and Indians will go at it in the 2016 World Series. (AP Photo/Charlie Riede)
The Cubs and Indians will go at it in the 2016 World Series. (AP Photo/Charlie Riede)

The World Series has arrived, and as you may have heard, it features a couple of historically inept teams that have morphed into world-beaters. Today, we bring you a preview of sorts, a breakdown not only of these two teams but these two towns. Big League Stew’s Mike Osegueda joins the regular Grandstanding crew to break down the Fall Classic, and topics include:

• How the players will deal with pressure of playing for tradition-laden cities
• Which players will make a difference early and late in the Series
• Who ought to throw out the first pitch in Chicago
• How Fox Sports did the impossible in rehabbing Alex Rodriguez’s image

…and so much more. Click below to listen, and enjoy the Series!


About the Grandstanding podcast: Hosted by Yahoo Sports writers Jay Busbee and Kevin Kaduk, the Grandstanding podcast is posted three times per week and features talk about the NFL, NBA, MLB and more. To receive Grandstanding on your smartphone, subscribe via your favorite podcast provider.

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Jay Busbee is a writer for Yahoo Sports and the author of EARNHARDT NATION, on sale now at Amazon or wherever books are sold. Contact him at jay.busbee@yahoo.com or find him on Twitter or on Facebook.