1.   And now, together in the post-season for the first time, the Mets and Yankees eawithin four championship series victories of a Subway Series.

2.   And they were one Cy Young winner shy of a very possible division series victory, maybe even an AL championship and a World Series appearance.

3.   A victory gives the Rangers a series victory in the first of a four-city road trip.

4.   But perhaps an upset series victory by the Knicks could help change his legacy a bit.

5.   By one measure, a series victory by Cleveland would count as the greatest postseason upset.

6.   But you have to admit the Olde Towne Team earned some bragging rights with series victories in the last six days over the Yankees and Blue Jays.

7.   Gwynn discussed the NLCS playoffs after the division series victory over Houston.

8.   He won his first post-season game since the division series victory against the Cubs last year.

9.   In the Western Conference finals against Utah, Payton outplayed John Stockton, the difference enabling the Sonics to eke out the series victory in seven games.

10.   In their three division series victories, the Mets scored in seven innings.