The 2011 World Series: 5 talking points

The St. Louis Cardinals and Texas Rangers face off in Game 1 of the Fall Classic Wednesday night. Here's what you need to know

Fans wait to enter Busch Stadium in St. Louis prior to the World Series opener on Wednesday, which pits the hometown Cardinals against the Texas Rangers.
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Play ball! The 2011 World Series begins Wednesday night, with the St. Louis Cardinals hosting the Texas Rangers. Both teams were considered underdogs heading into the playoffs, before making exciting postseason runs in which they dispatched heavily favored teams like the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Yankees. Now, with the first pitch of this year's Fall Classic just hours away, here are five talking points to bring you up speed before tonight's game:

1. It's an unlikely matchup

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