IT'S THE PLAYOFFS...AGAIN

Yes, it's the 2nd Round of the MLB/TV Baseball playoffs. Today is Oct. 17th and the World Series isn't scheduled to start until October 28th. In 1956, the Yanks and the Dodgers went the full 7 games, and the last game was played on October 8th...during the day. Thank you very much for your fan consideration, not to mention the poor players who will have to deal with it. Weather shouldn't play such a big part in the World Series, and if it ends up being Yankees-Phillies, it will.

***DODGERS COME BACK TO WIN***
I don't know if the Dodgers won or the Phillies lost. Poor Chase Utley. That's two bad throws on double plays in two games, and neither one was close. I am amazed at Pedro Martinez. I was tempted to suggest that Charley Manuel go in for observation when I read that Pedro was starting game two. Glad I didn't; Vod already thinks I'm nuts. Even though they lost the 2nd game, the Phils are in good shape, having reclaimed the home field advantage. It will be interesting to see how the warm-weather Dodgers handle the cold and rain of the east coast. They will be playing again this month, won't they?

***THE ANGELS LOSE***
It's not fair to Sabathia, who pitched a beautiful game, but the Angels didn't play very well. Here's a 2nd case of another team that supposedly is well-schooled in the fundamentals, that failed to execute basic baseball against the Yanks. Is it possible that the pressure of playing the Bronx Bombers helps to create this nervousness? We'll see. A-Rod again found a way to get that crucial first run in with a sacrifice fly. I liked his aggressiveness running the bases, too. He was definitely out at home, but the Angels had to execute perfectly to do it and there were earlier indications that they might not.
Vod's "favorite" announcer, Tim McCarver, again showed his familiarity with the Yanks by explaining that the Yanks would bring in Gardner to play left in place of Damon in the ninth, even though Gardner has never played left. Oh, and Hunter was OUT at first, Tim.

From Janice Hough: "You can't spell Los Angeles Angels without at least three E's."