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Choose your great story as you watch (or don't watch for many) the World Series gets underway..

Tampa
The Rays could be on the verge of the greatest turnaround in the history of American sports. For the first 10 years of their existence, they were a disaster, only six other teams were within 100 losses of them during the span. They only reached the 70 win mark one time..Just last season they had the worst record in baseball. In all four major American sports, no other team has finished with the worst record and gone onto to win the championship in just one season. Nobody.

Philadelphia
The Phils hail from for a city that has sent teams out to battle in all four major professional sports for a quarter-century and not have one of them bring home some kind of championship. That is not easy to do, when you think about it, and consider they reside in the fourth-largest TV market in the entire country. The Phillies themselves, have been playing ball for 126 years and are proud owners of ONE title, they make the Cubs look like a smashing success of an operation in comparison.

Something has got to give...Hamels and Kazmir take the hill in game 1.

• GM 1: PHILLIES @ RAYS -- Wednesday, 10/22, 8:00 PM ET
• GM 2: PHILLIES @ RAYS -- Thursday, 10/23, 8:00 PM ET
• GM 3: RAYS @ PHILLIES -- Saturday, 10/25, 8:00 PM ET
• GM 4: RAYS @ PHILLIES -- Sunday, 10/26, 8:00 PM ET
• GM 5: RAYS @ PHILLIES -- Monday, 10/27, 8:00 PM ET
• GM 6: PHILLIES @ RAYS -- Wednesday, 10/29, 8:00 PM ET
• GM 7: PHILLIES @ RAYS -- Thursday, 10/30, 8:00 PM ET