And then there were 4

Tonight is the kick off the LCSes (weather pending). With a new series unfolding means more predictions, oh boy! I was 2 for 4 on my last round, getting one right for each league. Not so good. Hopefully it'll be better this time around. The NLCS starts tonight at 8:07, we have a match up of the young-guns: Hamels v Kershaw. Should be a great game to watch. Enough with my droning here's the deal:

NLCS-Phillies and Dodgers: I really like Cliff Lee in the post-season, he's been down right unbelievable for the Phils this season. I think he's a lock for game 3, he does need some rest and if Happ/Pedro can hold their own for game 2 then I'm leaning towards the Phillies. Plus their bats are really live in the late innings, Houston Street was responsible for two losses in the NLDS. Three through 5 in the Phillies line-up is pretty mean looking. However, George Sherill has only 2 earned runs, since being traded to the Dodgers from the Orioles on July 30th. Don't think there will be any late game heroics. Dodgers bats, however, have been not too great. Most games have been put onto the bullpens shoulders, with little to no runs. These games were against to Cy Young candidates though. Vicente Padilla was great in his last start, going 7 innings with only 4 hits. I still think the Phillies are going to take the series, Dodgers wont go down with out a fight though.

Phillies in 6.

ALCS- Angels and Yankees: Ok, so everyoen has been saying this and I think I'm starting to believe it more and more, that this is the Yankees year. After not making the postseason last year, they bounced back by spending a ton of money and possibly buying the World Series. They are sticking to a three man rotation of CC, Burnett and Pettitte. All three have been pretty nasty, three earned runs over 19 innings between the three of them. Granted it was against the Twins who were exhausted from trying to clinch the AL Central, but they still looked great. And since when is A-Rod clutch in October? I guess this whole hoopla of him and cheating has fueled him to actually play ball when it matters. 2 HRs, 6 RBIs and .455 average so far. Weird. The Angels look really good too, Lackey pitched over 7 innings of shut-out ball and their pen was up to snuff. They didn't run like they were expected to, but there's nothing stopping them against New York. The Yankees look almost too good this year.

Yankees in 5.

2009 World Series: Phillies/Yankees.