Coyne's Clippings (October Baseball Edition)

Well here we are, Red Sox-Yankees, Game 1 of the ALCS. You know who ever wins the series won't be able to top the impending drama in the World Series. THIS is it as far as I'm concerned. Won't it be interesting to see what happens if the Sox beat the Yankees, and then lose in the World Series. What then? I mean you have to regroup for next year, but you certainly can't reload, the Sox are already stacked! That's why the best part is what 99% of us are doing, just sit back, and watch it unfold.

Jackie MacMullen has an interesting piece about using reverse psychology, while Gordon Edes has a great article on how the series has come full circle since last year. Both beginning and ending with Rivera.

Bob Ryan has some Torre stuff, calls this Game 8 of the series, not Game 1, and points out the Yankees has 14 new players on the roster from last season, while the Sox changed over 11 faces.