LCS Update/Open Thread

Sean Casey is out for the rest of the ALCS, but Jim Leyland didn't miss a beat by adding Alexis Gomez into the lineup. Gomez proceeded to drive in four runs in an 8-5 win for the Tigers. If you're curious as to who Alexis Gomez is you can check out his Baseball Cube page. Let's just say his performance last night was... unexpected. Oakland has now lost the first two games of the ALCS at home, something no one has ever recovered from to win a series. Get ready to hear about those damn '04 Red Sox non-stop for the next couple days.

The NLCS will finally get underway in New York tonight. The pitching matchup certainly favors the Mets; Tom Glavine will face off against the one and only Jeff Weaver tonight. Yeah, that Jeff Weaver. The Cards would be in trouble in this series except that I picked the Mets to win, which pretty much dooms them. I've been like the anti-Midas this post-season.