All right, so the prediction I made to friends seems to maybe have been proved wrong, but in this case, I don't mind. Carl Crawford became only the second person in MLB history to go deep in his first two postseason at-bats, sparking the Rays to a 6-4 win over the ChiSox. Best moment I watched was a matchup between two of my favorite players: Paul Konerko leading off the top of the ninth against Dan Wheeler. Kornerko took Wheels's eleventh offering and let it fly into the left field bleachers.  Also, it was nice to see that there is such a phenomenon as a sellout in Tampa Bay.

CC had nothing. I had to leave for priorly scheduled engagements fairly early on, but I did see Victorino's slam. Philly won again, and the Brewers can't like that city right now. I'm not sure on exact numbers, but they've lost at least six straight. Now, however, the series switches to Miller Park on Saturday, but if they want to advance, the Brewers will have to win a Game 5 in Philly, probably with CC pitching again. After yesterday, I'm not holding my breath.

Goat curse or no goat curse, the Cubs are masters at falling apart in the postseason. Four errors in yesterday's game, a major league record. That's probably not the workload Lou Pinella wanted shared - each error was by a different infielder. The Dodgers were comfortably ahead before Manny connected for yet another post season homerun - his 26th(?) career. And just remember - he's not the first of Boston's Idiots that Torre's managed.

Today, we have two games, both ALDS Game 2 matchups. Can the BoSox continue their manhandling of the Angels in the postseason? Will the ChiSox's experience be negated by fatigue, playing 6 games against 4 different opponents in the span of a week? Only time will tell.

October is the best month of the year. That's all there is. Eight teams in, then four, then two, then a single team. You might not like the system, but you can't deny that October is here once again.

Even if your team is out, which mine is, there's always something to watch. Even though they swept Houston in '05, I've come to enjoy watching the White Sox, and loved the fact that they clinched the division - on the 163rd game of a 162-game season. Football and basketball have complicated tiebreaker procedures. Baseball tells the two (or more) teams to go, play and see who is better. That's the way it should be.

I grew up spending my summers in the tiny town of Cotuit, Mass. You spend enough summers on Cape Cod, chance are you'll become a Red Sox fan. As much as I knew the Manny trade would dim their chances, man, was it nice to see Jason Bay launch that pitch into the left field stands.

Joe Torre has class. I've never really cared much for the Yankees, but he has always been one that inspires respect. Well, now he's out of the Big Apple and in L.A. And guess who's in the postseason? The Dodgers, led by Manny, Kent and Torre (complete with that commercial he did). Their steps at ensuring one more year of futility for the Cubs got off to a good start last night, behind the bat of James Loney. I got to see their young players in a game against the Astros a few months ago, and that's a solid young core.

The Rays are one of the feel good stories of the season, and their young team has drawn the veteran White Sox. Griffey, Thome, Konerko, Dye... As much as I like the Rays, I have my doubts on whether or not talent alone can overcome expierence, once the postseason starts.

That's all I have for now. There's baseball for three more weeks, and I hope to enjoy every game of it.