Are you surprised at how easily the Chiba Lotte Marines and Chicago White Sox won, respectively, the Japan Series and World Series?
We had our first twin sweeps since 1990, when the Seibu Lions broomed the Yomiuri Giants in four straight, just as the Cincinnati Reds brushed away the Oakland Athletics.
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