-Having a bullpen that runs six deep in good, effective pitchers really helps the cause.  It's amazing to think that Aceves and Robertson, who slot 5th and 6th in the Yankees bullpen, are arguably both more effective than anybody the Angels have out of theirs (sorry Brian Fuentes, I'm not impressed), 

-Not to reignite the Molina vs. Posada debate, but by making Jose Molina A.J. Burnett's personal catcher, Girardi bumped Eric Hinske from the roster to make room for the obligatory third catcher.  As a result, Francisco Cervelli actually has the highest career slugging percentage (.354) of anybody the Yankees have on the bench in the ALCS, unless you count CC Sabathia (.391).  I'm not holding my breath, but I hope Girardi can find a way to put Hinske back on the roster if the Yanks make it to the World Series, because you're going to need pinch hitters in the NL park.

-I love to keep watching opponents that supposedly do the "little things" right.  For all the talk about "Angel baseball" (and "Twins baseball"), it's all been pretty underwhelming.  From the baserunning mistakes the Twins made in the ALDS, to the fielding errors we've seen from the Angels, it seems like all of this emphasis and glory is misplaced. Last night, Chone Figgins and Erik Aybar sacrificed three times; I know Mike Scioscia is a "by the book" guy, but giving away three outs with the go ahead run on base and above-average hitters at the plate (both have OPS+ above 100 this year) can't be good baseball, and probably helps the opposing team more than it does yours.  Regardless of what traditionalists might say, a team's likelihood of scoring a run is higher with a runner on first and no outs than it is with a runner on second and one out.  The "productive out" mentality is a huge fallacy, but if Scioscia wants to keep doing it, I'll oblige. 

-I know it's too soon to start making predictions, but are the Angels capable of winning four out of the next five games at this point, especially having to face Sabathia two more times?