Some things to watch out for in Game 1 between the Yanks and Indians.
A Rod has often been criticized for not being clutch in the playoffs. Maybe his luck will change in Cleveland. He batted .538 with three homers at Jacobs Field this season.
The Yankees better hope that Game 1 is scheduled at night. Chien-Ming Wang is 13-2 in night games compared to just 6-5 during the day (4.05 ERA). Maybe he's just a night owl.
Mariano Rivera will look for a measure of revenge in this series. The last time the two teams hooked up in the ALDS (1997), he was at the mercy of a Sandy Alomar homer that ended the Bombers season. Even though it was ten years ago, I doubt Mo or the Yankees forgot about it.
And for you TV geeks out there, TBS will be broadcasting the Division Series this year. And if this were 1995, TBS would have one heck of a batting order - Tony Gwynn, Cal Ripken Jr., and Frank Thomas are covering the games as analysts and color commentators.
My prediction: Yanks lose Game 1, take the series in 4.
(All stats were found on MLB.com)
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