Breaking down baseball's LCS matchups

Talk of a Freeway World Series is heating up in Southern California. The possibility of repeating is getting serious in Philadelphia. The chance of hanging a 27th World Series championship flag remains very real in New York. But first come the League Championship Series. The Dodgers and Phillies begin Thursday in Los Angeles; the Yankees and Angels on Friday in Yankee Stadium. Yankees vs. Angels This should be the best series of the postseason: The majors' two winningest teams feature the two best offenses and also play in two of the nicest ballparks. ALDS HEROES Angels: Prepare to hear about Bobby Abreu. Announcers usually have plenty of time to talk about him because his at-bats can take forever. Abreu was at his disciplined best in the first round, reaching base nine times (four via walks in the first game) and scoring four runs. "He was the MVP," teammate Torii Hunter said. Now Abreu is heading to his first League Championship Series, against a team that deemed hi...