This is the most excited I’ve ever been for a World Series. It’s the most excited I’ve been for a Mets game. However, I’m nervous. 

I’m nervous because these Royals are the best team the Mets will face. This is a team with no quit. It seems like they’re a team of destiny. They only lost last year because of Madison Bumgarner. They’re offense is much improved. Once they get a lead, you know Wade Davis isn’t relinquishing it. It’s hard to find a reason why they’ll lose. 

Then I remembered something. These Mets are built to beat the Royals. For all the talk of the the Royals offense, they’re starters have been awful this postseason. The Mets have beat much better pitching, and they’re primed to beat up on much weaker pitching. 

Furthermore, if the Mets have proven anything good pitching beats good pitching. The Cubs were a better offensive team than the Royals. They were shut down. Bumgarner shut the Royals down last year. The Mets have three aces that pitch very similarly. When I look at the matchups and the pitching, the Mets are better. 

Ultimately, when making a prediction it’s not a question of how, it’s a question of when . . . 

Mets in 6.