51.   The last time the Red Sox faced Clemens they beat up on him in the league championship series last October.

52.   The Tigers went on to win the league championship series against the Royals in three games and the World Series against the Padres in five.

53.   The two league championship series should be just as riveting and appealing to the masses, even those fans who spurned the sport for most of the season.

54.   The two other teams would play a division series for the right to advance to the league championship series.

55.   The two recently concluded league championship series, each great in its own way, also punctuated the vast difference between the American and National leagues.

56.   The World Series between the Braves and the Yanks can never possibly measure up to the league championship series.

57.   Their post-season juxtaposition could be more interesting only if Wells and Key were to pitch the same game in the league championship series.

58.   Their three straight road victories marked only the second time it has happened in a league championship series.

59.   Then again, no other pitcher had yielded as many earned runs in the league championship series.

60.   Then, split the country in two for the league championship series.