Uh, so about the managers ...

In his (subscription-only) newsletter, Joe Sheehan says these World Series teams are fairly even ... and yet he's got the Giants in just five games.

Among his reasons? Bruce Bochy vs. Ned Yost:

I don't really disagree with Joe about this. In my preview, I didn't create a separate category for the managers, but I did give the Giants the edge in the DH/bench category. Yes, in part because Mike Morse is maybe a little better than Billy Butler, but also because Yost isn't likely to effectively deploy the limited bench options at hand. Especially Josh Willingham. And with Jayson Nix added to the World Series roster, the Royals have -- Nix, plus Terrance Gore -- two bench players who simply can't hit at all.

So yes, these next two games might be especially important for the Royals, because managers-wise they'll probably be distinctly disadvantaged when the Series shifts to San Francisco. 

Of course, if Shields and Ventura pitch seven scoreless innings apiece, none of this matters much.