Championship Baseball

It is late October and what is the buzz currently about major league baseball? It's championship series time. While the postseason started off with eight teams it is now down to four and is closing in on the World Series. In the first round, which are best of 5 game series', the Yankees defeated the Twins with a 3-o record, the Dodgers defeated the Cardinals with a 3-0 record, the Angels defeated the Red Sox with a 3-0 record, and the Phillies defeated the Rockies with a 3-1 record.

The playoffs are currently at championship series stage, which are best of 7 game series', where the final two teams from the American League and the National League are playing for their league titles. For the American League the Yankees currently lead the series against the Angels 2-0. The Yanks are favored to be the winners of this series. As for the National League, the Phillies Lead the series over the Dodgers 2-1. The Phillies are favored to advance over the Dodgers. The winners of these two series will face off in the World Series which will be a best of a 7 game series.

Even though the Phillies are favored over the Dodgers, it would be interesting to see a Yankees Dodgers World Series. This would be because Joe Torre, the manager for the Dodgers, is the old Yankees manager who had been coaching them for 11 years and recently left at the end of the 2007 season.