The League Championship Series promises to be special. What makes this year even more amazing is the top 4 teams in BYOF are here. Another rarity is that both of these matchups contain teams who finished first and second in their divisions.

American League

Matchup: Beartooth Bearhawks (111-51) vs. Alabama Braves (113-49)

Summary: All season it looked like Beartooth was the class of the American League. Alabama stayed close all season and won the division in September. This series is all about the Braves pitching vs the Bearhawks offense.

Beartooth has an amazing offense lead by Bonds, Alex Rodriguez and Teixeira. Their pitching is good but not great. Buehrle is their best pitcher but can't pitch game one because he pitched in game 7 of the ALDS. Alabama is all about pitching. If starters like Johnson and Oswalt were not enough they also bring hard throwing Lidge and Billy Wagner out of the pen.

Prediction: Albama in 6 -- Alabama has a very good lineup and great pitching to get this done.

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National League

Matchup: Midgard Serpents (108-54) vs. Huntsville Hardballers (109-53)

Summary: Both Huntsville and Midgard had great seasons and battled for the division till the very end.

Despite their close records Hunstville was the class of the National League. They have offense with players like Pujols, Drew and Abreau. They also have lots of pitching with Santana, Martinez and Halladay. Midgard probably did the best managing job in BYOF this season. Not blessed with the star names of the other three teams they managed to win 108 games and finish one game back of the divison. They are lead offensively by Michael Young and Aramis Ramirez. Radke, Benson and Oliver Perez lead the rotation.

Prediction: Hunstville in 5 -- Hunstville has too much offense and pitching to make this series go much more than 5

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