Movin' on...
The Rays are headed to the ALCS thanks to a strong outing from rookie Greg Bookhart and a big game from Series MVP Jimmy Leonard after a 4-1 win at Yankee Stadium. Bookhart held New York to 1 run in 6 innings and Leonard tripled and scored early and added some breathing room with a solo homer. Satoshi Sato pitched 2 strong innings in relief and Mike Barkley cleaned up for his 1st Rays postseason save. Based on the Rays' playoff pattern going back to 2028, surviving the DS has meant a championship, so hopefully history holds. Who will we be playing?
That would be the Seattle Mariners, who eliminated the White Sox as Chicago has no playoff series wins to show for consecutive seasons of 106 and 109 wins.