The 2018 World Series is bad for baseball

Boston and L.A.? This stinks.

Andrew Benintendi.
(Image credit: Illustrated | AP Photo/Alex Gallardo, Wikimedia Commons)

When the World Series is between two of the three highest payrolls in baseball, you know something is broken.

On paper, a Fall Classic between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Boston Red Sox, which begins Tuesday, should be legendary. But it's difficult to muster excitement about the matchup between two of the most storied teams in the sport. That's because, in a year that saw scrappy, innovative teams like the Milwaukee Brewers and the Oakland A's overperform by throwing out long-held conventions, it was the unspectacular power of money that prevailed.

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Jeva Lange

Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.