1.   And as a result, Atlanta will make another trip to the league championship series.

2.   As with the division series, the league championship series stands to be a far more perilous road for the Mets to navigate than for the Yankees.

3.   At the core of that rally and others in this postseason is, again, the type of intelligence first tracked in the league championship series.

4.   Atlanta will face the winner of the Florida-San Francisco divisional playoff in the four-of-seven-game league championship series that begins Tuesday.

5.   Batista won a start in the division series but lost one in the league series.

6.   Because he relieved, he was not able to open the league series against the Indians, again changing the outlook.

7.   Bonds has played in three league championship series, but his teams have never advanced to the World Series.

8.   Both teams struggled offensively in their respective league championship series.

9.   But he made one effective relief appearance and won games in both the league championship series and World Series.

10.   But for the second time in that six-season span, the Braves have failed to reach the World Series, losing the league series en route.