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00:04 So Joe, with eight teams remaining,
00:06 let's look at the World Series odds.
00:08 All year long, there's been that tier of two--
00:11 the Braves, and the Dodgers, and the National League,
00:14 and in the World Series prices.
00:16 Atlanta remains the favorite, plus $260.
00:19 LA, the second best number, plus $440.
00:22 Houston, the defending champs, back by $0.50 at plus $490.
00:27 The Orioles, 7 to 1, the Phillies and the Twins
00:30 round out the top five at plus $800.
00:33 Joe, take us through the tiers, how
00:35 you see the final eight teams.
00:38 Is there a tier of two at the top still with LA and Atlanta?
00:42 Or has Houston cracked that?
00:43 Can some of the long shots, like the Diamondbacks or even
00:46 the Rangers at this moment, make a run to continue
00:50 their momentum in October?
00:52 Well, you know, and I don't want to-- do not discount the Twins
00:57 here, because they were pretty damn impressive.
00:59 Now, this is a team that will either hit a home run
01:02 or will strike out.
01:03 But what they will bring is some dominant pitching.
01:07 And the kind of pitching that will throw 102,
01:10 103 miles an hour, the kinds of bullpen arms that will--
01:16 when the bases are loaded or they're second and third
01:19 and you need the ball to miss the bat, that's the kind of--
01:23 they finally have pitching that will
01:25 allow them to win in October.
01:27 And they finally did, breaking the streak here.
01:29 So I always love teams in October
01:32 that can hit the long ball and do it well.
01:35 Arizona is advancing not because they were ham and egging it
01:39 and they were dinking and dunking it.
01:41 They did it because they hit the long ball.
01:42 And that is not what they did very well
01:45 during the regular season.
01:46 They're not a power hitting club.
01:47 But boy, oh boy, were they a power hitting club
01:49 against Milwaukee in Milwaukee.
01:52 We know Minnesota led the American League in home runs.
01:55 But it's that pitching staff that
01:57 is going to give them an edge.
01:59 And maybe at that price, Ben, do not sleep on the Twins
02:04 stealing a couple of games.
02:05 And when it ultimately comes down to it,
02:07 if I got Durant to run 104 miles an hour in high leverage spots,
02:11 I'm backing the Twins.
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