A Look Towards the Angels
mvn.com 10/12/2009 — After the Yankees and Angels both completed their respective sweeps of the Twins and Angels yesterday, it was time to start looking forward to the American League Championship Series. The series will start Friday night at approximately 8 PM, and two of the American League's top teams will be ...

ALCS Preview: Anaheim Angels vs New York Yankees
midwestsportsfans.com 10/15/2009 — [Writers's Note: As someone raised in southern California who attended dozens of Angels games during his college years, including two playoff games in 2002, I will refer to the Angels' city as Anaheim, not Los Angeles nor "Los Angeles of Anaheim."] No doubt we have the two best teams in ...

ALCS Preview: A-Rod, CC and "The Dynasty Boys" vs. Scioscia's Running Rebels
noyoureatowel.net 10/16/2009 — So here we go. After a ridiculously long wait, the ALCS is finally upon us. Angels vs. Yankees III. I didn't think the Angels would be able to get over their postseason demons against the Red Sox so quickly, but they dispatched with them in 3 games. The final game was the most sweet for the ...

Previewing The ALCS
feedproxy.google.com 10/13/2009 — I know Greg or Mike might want to do something like this in the coming days, and I know Game 1 isn't until Friday, but I'd like to preview the AL Championship Series between the Yanks and the Angels. The Yankees, as you know, are coming off a great ALDS against the Twins, as they swept ...

10 Reasons Why the Angels Will Beat the Yankees (and 5 Why the Won’t)
monkeywithahalo.com 10/15/2009 — The start of the ALCS is a little more than 24 hours away and the Yankees and Angel fans are licking their chomps to taste some Yankee blood. Will the Angels once again demonstrate their uncanny knack for stopping the Yankee juggernaut or will the best team that money can buy finally return to ...

Yankees could go with a 3-main rotation
rootzoo.com 10/13/2009 — Yankees manager Joe Girardi is considering using C.C. Sabathia in games 1, 4 and 7 if necessary

What Yanks Must Do to Win
nybaseballdigest.com 10/16/2009 — Mike Silva made some great points in his ALCS preview on Thursday. Rather than repeat the majority of Mike’s points, I figured I would put forth my five things the Yankees must do in order to beat Anaheim. 1. Slow Anaheim’s Running Game Down Over the past six seasons, ...

Why the Angels will beat the Yankees
hardballtimes.com 10/16/2009 — It'll be close, it'll be intense, but these guys are driven Click the title to read more. Read more great baseball stuff at The Hardball Times .

It Wasn't Always Pretty, But Yankees Up 2-0
noyoureatowel.net 10/19/2009 — The Yankees are up 2-0 on the Angels behind strong pitching performances from A.J. Burnett and CC Sabathia. The Yankees bullpen has been spectacular and A-Rod has been a huge playoff force. Yet this is definitely not how they drew it up when the Yankees planned their postseason...but they'll ...

Sabathia propels Yankees in Game 1 win over Angels
scoresreport.com 10/17/2009 — Remember all the talk before the playoffs started about how CC Sabathia couldn’t hack it in the postseason? Well, apparently Sabathia took it to heart because so far the Yankees’ ace has been dominant. Sabathia limited the Angels to one run on four hits over eight innings in the Yankees’ ...

Yanks opt for Guzman's speed over Hinske — Major League Baseball News 10/15/2009
The Yankees, feeling the need for speed on their American League Championship Series roster, are planning to add pinch-runner extraordinaire Freddy Guzman as they prepare to take on the Angels.

For five Yankees, ALCS a happy return — Major League Baseball News 10/15/2009
Five years after their last ALCS appearance, five players from that Yankees squad remain, looking for redemption when they face the Angels on Friday. Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera, Jorge Posada, Hideki Matsui and Alex Rodriguez have a chance to take ...

For Yankees, home is where the start is — Major League Baseball News 10/15/2009
The Yankees dominated in the Bronx this season, christening the new Yankee Stadium by sporting baseball's best home record. But the Angels, who tied with the Phils for the best road record, won't be intimated by Bombers' aura in Game 1 of the ALCS.

Step by step, CC ready for Angels — Major League Baseball News 10/15/2009
Every split second counts against the Angels. And so CC Sabathia's slide step, a maneuver in which the ace ditches his high leg kick for a less exaggerated version, could mean the difference between winning and losing in Game 1 of the ALCS.

Unflappable Lackey poised to perform — Major League Baseball News 10/15/2009
The weather does pose the potential to wreak havoc on Games 1 and 2 in the Bronx. But whether Game 1 takes place at its scheduled time on Friday or at some other point, Angels manager Mike Scioscia will confidently hand the ball to John Lackey.