Baseball's Fall Classic Opens Tomorrow In Boston

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Published October 22, 2013 at 12:55 PM EDT

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Boston Red Sox's Dustin Pedroia waits for his turn in the batting cage during team baseball practice at Fenway Park in Boston, Monday, Oct. 21, 2013. The Red Sox will face the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 1 of the World Series on Wednesday. (Elise Amendola/AP)

The St. Louis Cardinals flew into Boston yesterday to get ready to face the Red Sox in Game 1 of the World Series.

Glenn Stout, series editor of the yearly anthology “The Best American Sports Writing,” joins Here & Now’s Robin Young for a preview of the Fall Classic.

Guest

Glenn Stout, sportswriter and series editor of the yearly anthology “The Best American Sports Writing.” He’s also author of “Fenway 1912: The Birth of a Ballpark, a Championship Season, and Fenway’s Remarkable First Year.” He tweets @GlennStout.