I’m rooting for the Tampa Bay Rays over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series not just because they’re a Florida team but because they’re the underdog, a team with one of the lowest payrolls in baseball. The Dodgers, by contrast, have one of the highest; pitcher Clayton Kershaw earns more in a year than the entire Rays squad, which contains a number of players who bounced around a lot before landing in Florida. My favorite is first baseman Ji-Man Choi, the first Korean to play in a World Series. Wednesday evening, after a Dodger took first base on a walk, Choi gave him a friendly pat on the helmet.
