31.   Johnson, who has played in the league championship series and the World Series, was asked what the All-Star experience was like.

32.   Johnson, who lost his lone start against the Cardinals, sent the Diamondbacks on their way in the league series, shutting out the Braves on three hits.

33.   Last year, the Mets and the Boston Red Sox went to the league championship series.

34.   Look at the four teams involved in the league championship series and there is a strength of character the Dodgers have lacked not just this season but this decade.

35.   Leyland is being dogged not only by his hard-luck history in league championship series play, but also by a case of walking pneumonia.

36.   Lonborg pitched another dozen seasons in the majors and played in three league championship series with the Philadelphia Phillies.

37.   Miller time had finally arrived in the league championship series.

38.   Notice anything new about the league championship series this year?

39.   On the weekend of the league championship series, the Raiders are in Denver, and the American League hosts the midweek games of the World Series.

40.   Once the Marlins advanced through the first series this year, however, they were at a home-field disadvantage for the league series and still won.