21.   But Cleveland forced Seattle to play five games in the division series, and as a result, Piniella was unable to align his rotation the way he wanted.

22.   But that clutch hitter will most likely be in jeans and a polo shirt when the Yankees compete in the division series.

23.   But the teams that began the American League Championship Series Wednesday night were not the same ones that played in the division series last October.

24.   But the campaign was seen nationally since the division series.

25.   But the Indians were impressive in eliminating the defending champion Yankees in five games in the division series.

26.   But they still went meekly, scoring four runs in three swift losses to the Atlanta Braves in the division series.

27.   But they earned the wild card, then stunned the Indians in the division series.

28.   By winning Sunday, the Mariners tied their American League division series and forced a decisive fifth game at Safeco Field on Monday.

29.   David Cone concedes that he has been stubborn about wanting to pitch in the division series, even with tendinitis in his right shoulder.

30.   Dwight Gooden is supposedly alive in his quest to be the third starter for the Yankees in the American League division series.