Multiple-choice quiz time:

Who is most tortured by a Phillies-Yankees World Series?

(a) Mets fans, who have their crosstown rivals on one side and their braggadocio NL East rivals on the other.

(b) The Cleveland Indians, who must watch Cliff Lee and CC Sabathia light it up, no Chief Wahoo in sight.

(c)  The Pittsburgh Pirates, who are watching their cross-state rivals in their third World Series since they last had a winning season.

(d) Bobby Abreu, whose Angels lost to the Yankees and who now must watch his two former teams play on.

Tough choice. Don’t think any of the above will be the life of any World Series-viewing party. … 

So we’ve had a couple of 583-homer men making news lately. Alex Rodriguez, getting into his first World Series. And Mark McGwire, getting back into the game as the Cardinals’ new hitting coach. … 

This postseason has been anything but a yawner — unless we go by some of its principals. The cameras repeatedly caught Sabathia yawning on the Yankees’ bench and Mariano Rivera doing the same in New York’s bullpen. And then Ryan Howard admitted not having seen all of the riveting Game 5 of the ALCS — won by the Angels 7-6 — because  “I fell asleep at the end.” … 

In case you were wondering, the World Series will end during Week 11 of the college football season. …