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Lack of familiarity between the Red Sox and the Cardinals gives this World Series an old-school feel

Complete World Series schedule: start times, TV listings

Tom Verducci

Lack of familiarity between the Red Sox and the Cardinals gives this World Series an old-school feel
Lack of familiarity between the Red Sox and the Cardinals gives this World Series an old-school feel /

Complete World Series schedule: start times, TV listings

St. Louis' Game 1 starter, Adam Wainwright, has never pitched at Fenway Park or faced the Red Sox.
St. Louis' Game 1 starter, Adam Wainwright, has never pitched at Fenway Park or faced the Red Sox :: David J. Phillips/AP
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Tom Verducci
TOM VERDUCCI

Tom Verducci is a senior writer for Sports Illustrated who has covered Major League Baseball since 1981. He also serves as an analyst for FOX Sports and the MLB Network; is a New York Times best-selling author; and cohosts The Book of Joe podcast with Joe Maddon. A five-time Emmy Award winner across three categories (studio analyst, reporter, short form writing) and nominated in a fourth (game analyst), he is a three-time National Sportswriter of the Year winner, two-time National Magazine Award finalist, and a Penn State Distinguished Alumnus Award recipient. Verducci is a member of the National Sports Media Hall of Fame, Baseball Writers Association of America (including past New York chapter chairman) and a Baseball Hall of Fame voter since 1993. He also is the only writer to be a game analyst for World Series telecasts. He lives in New Jersey with his wife, with whom he has two children.

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