IF THE PLAYOFFS STARTED TODAY... September 18th, 2008

AMERICAN LEAGUE DIVISION SERIES
Best of 5

LOS ANGELES ANGELS OF ANAHEIM (A.L. West)
Vs.
BOSTON RED SOX (A.L. Wild Card)

Angels have home field advantage

TAMPA BAY RAYS (A.L. East)
Vs.
CHICAGO WHITE SOX (A.L. Central

Rays have home field advantage

WAYS IT CAN CHANGE:
Red Sox are 2 games behind Rays for AL East.
Twins are 2 ½ games behind White Sox for AL Central


NATIONAL LEAGUE DIVISION SERIES
Best of 5

CHICAGO CUBS (N.L. Central)
Vs.
NEW YORK METS (N. L. Wild Card)

Cubs have home field advantage





PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES (N.L. East)
Vs.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS (N.L. West)

Phillies have home field advantage


WAYS IT CAN CHANGE:
Mets are ½ game behind Phillies for NL East
Brewers are ½ game behind Mets for NL Wild Card
Diamondbacks are 3 ½ games behind Dodgers for NL West
Astros are 4 games behind Mets for NL Wild Card



Now it has come to my attention that a lot of people have found my site by Googling “If the playoffs started today.”

So each day I will update “If the Playoffs Started Today” and link an old posting and plug something for a friend.

Today’s Link – Why Red Sox Fans and Yankee Fans Should Be Friends.

PLUG OF THE DAY:
Mass Historia: 365 Days of Historical Facts and (Mostly) Fictions

Chris Regan, the brilliant Peabody Award winner and 5 time Emmy winning writer for The Daily Show, wrote an intensely hilarious book that reviews a historical event for each day of the year and breaks them down in a laugh out loud manner.

It is as dense with comedy as The Daily Show’s America book (which he also co wrote) and I think it is funnier.

Buy the book, either at your bookstore or order it from Amazon.