Longshot World Series: Diamondbacks vs Rangers is a Fall Classic few saw coming
ARLINGTON (CBSNewsTexas.com) - How many people picked Arizona and Texas to meet in the World Series?
A Rangers-Diamondbacks matchup had 1,750 to 1 odds when wagering opened last fall.
The Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-2 in NLCS Game 7 and will face the Texas Rangers in the World Series.
The Rangers (No. 5 seed) and Diamondbacks (No. 6 seed) both swept the wild card and divisional series and came back from down 3-2 to win their respective championship series on the road.
The Diamondbacks are headed to their first World Series since 2001 when they won it all in their fourth year of existence.
Neither team was expected to be in the World Series and yet here we are.
