Key World Series Questions That Must Be Answered Before Champion Is Crowned

This thing isn't over yet.

That's what uneasy Mets fans are telling themselves as the World Series shifts to Queens for Game 3 on Friday (8:07 p.m. ET on Fox), with the Kansas City Royals holding a commanding 2-0 lead.

But it also has the benefit of being true. Yes, the odds are stacked against the Mets. Of the 50 teams that have fallen behind 2-0 in Fall Classic history, only 10 have come back to hoist the trophy.

One of those teams, however, was the 1986 Mets, who dropped a pair at home to the Boston Red Sox before storming back to win in seven games, with an assist from Bill Buckner and an errant infield bounce.

Can this year's Amazins follow suit? Or will the Royals—who stumbled at the finish line last year—wear the crown?

We'll know soon enough. In the meantime, let's examine six other pressing questions whose answers could well decide the outcome—and anoint MLB's newest champion.

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