Those fans should remember well their team's experience in league series when the Red Sox lost the first two games.

He was in terrible pain when, for the third straight year, he could not dominate the league series.

The Yankees' 10 home runs are the most ever hit in a five-game league series.

But in 1982, they blew a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five league series.

But no clamor for a league series between the two arose.

Because he relieved, he was not able to open the league series against the Indians, again changing the outlook.

Hamilton recalled a scene from last year's league series.

The league series would have been scheduled exactly as it was.

They next face the Atlanta Braves, a participant in the league series for the last eight years.

A similar conflict occurred once during last year's playoffs, on the only Sunday of the league series.