Championship Series

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It is October which could mean many different things for those sports fanatics. Football season is right in it's prime, Hockey is heating up, basketball begins, and most of all playoffs for major league baseball.

This year's pennant race has seen nothing but thrillers including 3 walk off games and extra inning extravaganzas. As the favored Yankees and hopeful Angels battle out from coast to coast the Yankees seemed to have the upper hand after winning two games at home in the cold new Yankee Stadium. Weather was indeed a factor as temperatures got all the way down to 40 degrees with pouring rain. As the Yankees didn't seem to be bothered by the weather at all, the Angels who are used to sunny southern California made 5 errors in two games including one key error that lost them the second game in extra innings.

After winning a thriller in New York the Yankees came to Anaheim, California hoping to come home with a birth into the world series, their first since the year 2000. As they came out swinging hitting 4 solo home runs the Angels never let down as they came from behind and walked off with a 5 to 4 win in extra innings. Now as the series really gets going Angels hope to even up the series tonight while the Yankees are looking for another step forward into the World Series.www.mlb.com

As if the American League Championship series isn't thrilling enough the Nation League Championship series is just as intense. The Philadelphia Phillies have done nothing but swing their bats as they have a commanding 3 games to 1 lead over the Los Angelas Dodgers. The defending World Series champions are looking to make their second straight trip to the series and the first back to back series champions since the Yankees won four straight in the late 90's.

Last night going into the bottom of the 9th the Dodgers looked as if they were going to walk away with the series tied two games to two as they had a 4 to 3 lead. With their hard throwing closer on the mound all Dodger fans were hoping for another clean save. The Phillies had other plans after a walk and a hits batsman put two runners on base, Jimmy Rollins the well known Phillie shortstop turned on a 99 mile per hour fast ball sailing it into the gap which scored both runners giving the Phillies a dramatic walk off win in the bottom of the 9th.

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As Major League Baseball isn't even to the World Series yet, things are still begging to stir as two intense Championship series are underway. The Phillies can wrap things up tonight with a win over the Dodgers and the Angels can take the series back to New York after a win tonight over the Yankees.