McCain backs Red Sox as 'sentimental favorite'

(Jim Davis/Globe Staff/file 2007)

Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling campaigned with Senator John McCain last November in New Hampshire.

By Globe Staff

Senator John McCain described the Red Sox as his "sentimental favorite" to win the World Series, shunning playoff teams in the crucial swing states of Wisconsin, Florida, and Pennsylvania.

"I still kinda like the Red Sox," McCain said in an interview this morning on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" when asked about the Major League Baseball playoffs. "I have a sentimental favorite, look, I think they're going to do well now that my Diamondbacks have blown it."

McCain added that the Los Angeles Dodgers should also go deep into October because they "have some pretty strong pitching."

"I think it's very possible that both of those teams, both the Dodgers and the Red Sox could surprise everybody," McCain said.

The Arizona Republican made no mention of the Milwaukee Brewers, Tampa Bay Rays, or Philadelphia Phillies. McCain has long been supported by injured Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling.

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