31.   Chicago will meet either Utah or Houston in the league championship series.

32.   Each pitched the bulk of a shutout in the fourth game of their respective championship series last Saturday night.

33.   During the National League division and championship series, it was closed for three games, open for two.

34.   Even after the allegations arose, Albert continued to broadcast National Basketball Association games, including the championship series, for NBC.

35.   Fans have filled Memorial Coliseum at a rate that is unmatched in professional sports, watching their team win one NBA title and play in two other championship series.

36.   For Hansen, the most memorable moment was in the final game of the season, the sixth game of the championship series against Portland.

37.   For the third consecutive time in the last two league championship series, Brown took it to the Braves.

38.   For the league championship series, two games will be broadcast at once.

39.   Gooden, having pitched in division races with the Mets as well as two league championship series and one World Series, should be sufficiently immune to such pressure.

40.   Going into the championship series is huge.