Bring on the NLCS!
alyssa.mlblogs.com 10/9/2008 — On the eve of the NLCS, I am sitting here typing away as a nervous wreck. Everyone around me, is predicting a Dodgers-Red Sox World Series. I hold my breath when they speak of it. I knock on wood. I cross every limb. Funny how superstitious one ...

Sarah Spain is F*cking Steve Bartman
homerderby.com 10/9/2008 — The girl who tried to auction herself for SuperBowl tickets is back ... and she's singing about F-ing Steve Bartman.

Phillies vs. Dodgers Intriguing Matchup for 2008 MLB Playoffs
sportsroids.com 10/9/2008 — If you want some grand story that can easily be hyped up for this years World Series, look none further than the NLCS Championship matchup between the Phillies and Dodgers.

ALCS/NLCS Updates. Dice-K and Shields in game one.
zellspinstripeblog.com 10/10/2008 — There are so many great stories in the postseason. Manny carrying the Dodgers on his back, Torre and Manny, Manuel and Manny, etc. A possible World Series between the Dodgers and Red Sox would bring Manny back to Boston, Torre vs Francona. Derek Lowe/ Manny a possible Yankee next season?

Baseball's Playoff Ratings on TBS Slide 24 Percent From 2007
bloomberg.com 10/9/2008 — Baseball's Playoff Ratings on TBS Slide 24 Percent From 2007 By Erik Matuszewski Oct. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Politics, early ending series and the rare postseason absence of the New York Yankees led to 24 percent fewer television viewers during the first ...

Ties to playoff teams intrigue Yankees — Major League Baseball News 10/9/2008
With longtime manager Joe Torre at the helm of the Dodgers, and the Red Sox and Rays representing the AL East, the Yankees are keeping a keen eye on this year's playoffs, despite not making an appearance for the first time since 1993.

Sports of The Times: N.L. Managers Wise Beyond the Dugout — NYT > Baseball 10/10/2008
This much is certain in the N.L.C.S.: the Dodgers and the Phillies are evenly matched in 60-something managers who have been some places and learned some things. >

NLCS Begins Tonight; ALCS Tomorrow — Bleacher Report - MLB 10/9/2008
The magic number is four; well for two teams, reaching that number will mean they get a shot at the World Title. The other two will obviously go home wondering, "What if?" Tonight the National League Championship Series begins in Philadelphia ...

Farewell to the Cathedral! Yankee Stadium Shuttered - Closing Ceremony Cancelled — Bleacher Report - MLB 10/9/2008
Sept. 21—On the eve of the autumnal equinox, the Bronx Bombers took one final bow at their iconic quarters north of the Harlem River. Sadly, there will be no fall games at this acclaimed residence ever again, classic or otherwise. And now the ...

Yankee Stadium Closed - Final Ceremony Cancelled - No Curtain call for Torre — Bleacher Report - MLB 10/9/2008
  Farewell to the Cathedral! Oct. 10 —On the eve of the autumnal equinox, the Bronx Bombers took one final bow at their iconic quarters north of the Harlem River. Sadly, there will be no fall games at this acclaimed residence ever ...