Postseason Preview: The Flawed Leading The Flawed

Well, this should be interesting. The usual bleating of the eastern media aside, which considers a Yankee victory as the only correct outcome, there is absolutely no clear favorite to be holding a victory parade around November 1. Instead, what we have are eight teams with formidable strengths and considerable weaknesses. There is a case that can be made for every team in the room; although certainly some cases are stronger than others.

As usual, we make no predictions, other than predicting that this round will be unpredictable. That's not a copout; it's the way we see it. What we will do is lay out some facts and some opinions about each series and tell you what we think might be some key aspects of each matchup, rather than tell you who we think will win.

Strap yourselves in. This could be a wild ride.