Baseball's World Series Set to Start in Boston

from National Public Radio

Major League Baseball's Boston Red Sox, the famous underdogs of baseball, are in the World Series playoffs. Even though they broke their 86-year losing streak when they beat the New York Yankees in 2004, Red Sox fans still think of them as the underdogs — never mind that the Red Sox $143 million payroll is second only to The Yankees.

Broadcast Dates

• Morning Edition, October 24, 2007