Also, Back to the Future Part II was dead wrong.
The 2015 World Series will feature the New York Mets and the Kansas City Royals.
A friendly reminder: Tim's adjusted pick to win the World Series (Kansas City) is still alive and well.
The Royals go into this World Series 1-2 all-time, winning in 1985 (over St. Louis) and losing in 1980 (Philadelphia) and last year (San Francisco).
The Mets are 2-2 in the Series all-time, winning in 1969 (over Baltimore) and 1986 (over Boston). Their loses were in 1973 (Oakland) and 2000 (Yankees).
This is indeed the first time two expansion teams have met in the Fall Classic.
The Mets started play in 1962 (same year as the then Houston Colt .45's [today's Houston Astros]), effectively replacing the California-bound Giants and Dodgers (which explains their blue and orange color scheme) and when they finished with 120 losses, still the mark of single-season baseball futility.
The Royals started in 1969 (along with the San Diego Padres, the then-Seattle Pilots [now Milwaukee Brewers], and the then-Montreal Expos [now Washington Nationals]) as a replacement for another Cali-bound team, the A's.
