Bring on the Division Series

Here comes the post-season .... and my predictions for the Division Series

Yankees over Tigers in 4: Yankees' walk and bash offense and post-season experience will wear out Tigers young arms.  Tigers' lack of plate discipline will doom them.  Torre has managed to rest key players, while Leyland had to push his regulars all the way (and they STILL blew the division by losing 3 straight .... to the Royals ... at home).   Rivera might be needed only twice in the series.

A's over Twins in 5: An extremely difficult series to pick.  Its going 5 either way.  It will swing on Harden's effectiveness, and the A's bullpen.  Can Mauer, Hunter and Morneau continue to carry the Twins?  Do the A's fear any of the Twins' starters other than Santana?  Do the Twins pitchers fear anyone other than Frank Thomas?

Padres over Cardinals in 4: Pads superior starting pitching will swing what should be a low-scoring series.  Pujols may set a post-season record for IBBs.  Is Hoffman tired?  But even if he is ... he's probably still more reliable than the Cards bullpen.  Cardinals must look to create runs anyway possible (will Piazza start for the Pads ... if so, watch the Cards harken back to 1985).

Mets over Dodgers in 5: The two best offenses in the NL go at it, with question marks all over the Mets rotation, and the Dodgers dinged up as well (Kent, Nomar and Penny).  This is going to be a "survive through 6 innings" series, as the bullpens will get heavy use.  Saito and Wagner are going to be fun to watch.  Will Grady Little put a logical line-up out there?