The World Series gets underway Friday night in Houston. This year’s series pits a team that dominated the standings all season, the Houston Astros, against a team that barely made the playoffs, the Philadelphia Phillies. John Yang spoke with Tyler Kepner, author of "The Grandest Stage," a book detailing the history of the Fall Classic.

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