Baseball, which used to be America's pastime, finally hit a home run this past week--a truly outstanding World Series. You don't have to be a baseball fan to appreciate the drama. In fact, with a little imagination, we can envision a conflict of biblical proportions--the Angels against the Giants. The Angels were characterized as a group of no-names, re-treads, journeymen ballplayers while the Giants had their very own Goliath--Barry Bonds, already a baseball legend.

The Angels were so close to losing. Game six, down 3 games to 2, they trailed 5-0--which can be a massive deficit in baseball. The Giants were already congratulating themselves on their impending victory. But somehow the Angels pulled it out. They won game six, and then, after everyone had written them off, they went on to wi…