All right, well, we've all waited long enough: The World Series is finally starting tonight. All the storylines have been exhausted by this point. Probably just time to get going.

Your starters are Jeff Francis for the Rockies and the World Beater To Beat All World Beaters Josh Beckett for the Red Sox. And this is a place holder post, because right before gametime, our own Matt Sussman will be live-blogging all the action. (If you remember his ALDS live blogs, you know he's very good at this.) He'll be back right before gametime; first pitch is 8:35, though we're expecting a ton of pomp and a smidgen of circumstance before then. Enjoy.