AL: Red Sox over Angels in 5. Rays over White Sox in 4. Rays over Red Sox in 6. The Red Sox scored more runs than the Angels (845-765) and allowed fewer (694-697), so I hardly feel like I'm predicting an upset, especially when we're talking about the defending World Series champs. Meanwhile, the Rays should handle a fatigued White Sox club. Tampa Bay proved in September that it was not at all intimidated by the Sawx ,and that will carry through the ALCS.
NL: Dodgers over Cubs in 4. Phillies over Brewers in 4. Phillies over Dodgers in 7. Impending free agent Manny Ramirez _ hitting like crazy, on his best behavior _ will be enough to carry Joe Torre's group over the favored Cubbies, while the Phillies should easily take care of Milwaukee. And in the NLCS, Philadelphia, which didn't want Manny back in July, will match Manny with Howard, Chase Utley, Jimmy Rollins and Pat Burrell.
And then we'll say Phillies over Rays in 6, in the World Series, our first Fall Classic to last that long since 2003.