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Article: The World Series; Fleeting fame.
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- The Boston Herald
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- October 25, 1997
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MIAMI -- What you're about to read is going to get Jim Leyland all upset all over again, but we can't help it: 'Tis the season to be miserable about this best-of-seven shot of Novocaine that we call the 1997 World Series.
See, a lot of people have been saying that the reason nobody is watching the World Series is because the games have offered about as much drama as you'd find in a Chris Farley film festival.
And then there are the folks who believe that America's sports fans threw themselves off a bridge when they learned that neither the Atlanta Braves nor the New York Yankees would be playing in the World Series.
Oh, and don't forget this: ...