LCS Matchups Set
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 10/7/2008 — The Red Sox just beat the Angels 3-2 to move on to the ALCS for the second straight year. The Angels had a chance to extend the series; with Erick Aybar batting and Reggie Willits in the top of the 9th with the scored tied at two Mike Socia - for some stupid reason - called for a suicide ...

TBS Sees Ratings Drop 20% From Last Year’s Postseason
bizofbaseball.com 10/7/2008 — Television ratings through Sunday show that viewership for the Division Series on TBS is down 20 percent from the year prior.. TBS averaged a 3.3 cable rating and “4.3 million viewers for 13 MLB Division Series games, down 21.4% and 20.2%, respectively, ..

And Then There Were Four
babeslovebaseball.com 10/8/2008 — The Tampa Bay Rays need to update their math. They began the season with 9=8, Manager Joe Madden's philosophy that nine players playing consistently good baseball for nine innings every game will get them to be one of the eight teams in the playoffs. Well it worked. So well in fact that with ...

There's Always Next Year...
babeslovebaseball.com 10/8/2008 — So once again, the Boston Red Sox are off to the American League Championship Series. Another year, another pennant, yada, yada, yada.

2008 LCS Umpires Announced
bizofbaseball.com 10/8/2008 — Major League Baseball has named the two umpiring crews that will officiate the League Championship Series. The National League Championship Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Philadelphia Phillies will begin on Thursday, October 9th at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, while the ...

Old, new players spurred Dodgers to NLCS — USATODAY.com MLB - Top Stories 10/8/2008
Much of the buzz about the Los Angeles Dodgers' rise to the National League Championship Series has been about the midseason ...

Dodgers, Phillies linked in NLCS lore — Major League Baseball News 10/8/2008
The Dodgers and Phillies have faced off three times previously in NLCS play, and the two teams will be back at it again, this time in a best-of-seven NLCS, beginning on Thursday night at Citizens Bank Park.

From Worst to Best? The Rays May Know the Way — Wash Post MLB 10/8/2008
The Rays wishes have come true as they go from worst in the majors to one of the final four teams remaining in the playoffs with home-field advantage the rest of the way.

NLCS Preview: Dodgers need best pitch to complete Joe Torre story — NYDailyNews.com - Baseball 10/8/2008
One of two scouts who broke down the series for the Daily News said the Phillies, position-by-position, "are in good shape, but I like the Dodgers. I like their pitching if it holds up."

ALCS Preview: With nothing to lose, they're Rays of hope vs. Red Sox — NYDailyNews.com - Baseball 10/8/2008
One of two scouts to break down the series for the Daily News said that while the Rays are terrific, "the Red Sox will win because they've got guts a mile wide."