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The bittersweet moment of the World Series coming around is with us once again.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\nThe bittersweet moment of the World Series coming around is with us once again.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n
The arrival of the World Series means that the baseball season will soon be over, with seven games remaining at most.\u00c2\u00a0 However, the games coming up promise to be some of the most exciting, nerve-jangling, passion-filled contests of the year.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n
The San Francisco Giants and Texas Rangers have made their way through the MLB marathon and are within touching distance of the ultimate prize in the sport.\u00c2\u00a0 One team will see their dreams fulfilled, the other will fall agonizingly short of their goal.\u00c2\u00a0 It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the pressure of being so near and yet so far from glory that makes the Fall Classic such a great spectacle.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n
The two teams <\/strong><\/p>\n The 2010 World Series lineup reveals the difference between casual TV viewers and true baseball fans.\u00c2\u00a0 While FOX were praying for a New York Yankees-Philadelphia Phillies series that had the big-name drawing power, the rest of us were happy to see two relatively unfancied teams making it to the Fall Classic.<\/p>\n The Giants franchise is no stranger to success.\u00c2\u00a0 Only the Yankees have made the World Series on a greater number of occasions and they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve won the championship five times.\u00c2\u00a0 However, those victories all came when the team was in New York.\u00c2\u00a0 Since moving to San Francisco for the 1958 season, the Giants have only made it back to the Fall Classic three times.\u00c2\u00a0 Their most recent appearance came in 2002 when they lost 4-3 to the Anaheim Angels.\u00c2\u00a0 Their bay area rivals, the Oakland A\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s, have won four World Championships since moving to California in 1968 (their most recent, in 1989, coming at the expense of the Giants) and Giants fans will tell you it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s about time that their team started to redress the balance.<\/p>\n In contrast, the Texas Rangers are complete newcomers to the big stage.\u00c2\u00a0 After eleven fruitless years as the Washington Senators, the organization moved to Texas for the 1972 season and didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t make it to the playoffs until 1996.\u00c2\u00a0 They were knocked out in the first round that year, as they were in 1998 and 1999 (swept 3-0 on both occasions), so their triumph over the Tampa Bay Rays in the ALDS this year was the first time they had won a postseason series.\u00c2\u00a0 They then won a Championship Series at their first attempt.\u00c2\u00a0 Maybe they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll do the same in their first World Series?\u00c2\u00a0 <\/p>\n The schedule<\/strong><\/p>\n Gm1. Wednesday 27 October (00.57 on Thursday UK time) * If necessary<\/em><\/p>\n Game Three on Saturday starts at 6.57 Eastern Time (3.57 Pacific Time), which is the earliest start to a World Series game since 1987.\u00c2\u00a0 Not only does that push the game back to being a pre-midnight first pitch for us, but the clocks also go back one hour in the early hours of Sunday, so we get a relatively early start and then have an extra hour in bed.\u00c2\u00a0 Games Five, Six and Seven (if needed) also begin before midnight UK time because America doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t move out of their daylight saving time period until the following Sunday, reducing the time difference between the two counties.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n How you can follow the action<\/strong><\/p>\n For the first time, the BBC will be providing live radio coverage of the entire World Series, with Jonny Gould and Josh Chetwynd bringing us all the action.\u00c2\u00a0 The games will be broadcast on 5 Live Sports Extra, which is available via DAB radio, digital TV or online (if you live in the UK) at the BBC.co.uk website.\u00c2\u00a0 Be sure to sign up as a fan of the MLB on 5 Live Facebook page<\/a> as well.<\/p>\n
\nGm2. Thursday 28 October (00.57 on Friday)
\nGm3. Saturday 30 October (23.57 on Saturday)
\nGm4. Sunday 31 October (00.20 on Monday)
\nGm5. Monday 1 November (23.57 on Monday)*
\nGm6. Wednesday 3 November (23.57 on Wednesday)*
\nGm7. Thursday 4 November (23.37 on Thursday)*\u00c2\u00a0 <\/p>\n