Each October morning, the Stew will take a look at what they're writing about in the hometown papers of the postseason teams

• It was an extremely emotional day for Charlie Manuel and Shane Victorino. [LA Times]

• Bob Ford believes the Phillies look like a team of destiny. [Philly.com]

• Brett Myers 4.0 has the look of a keeper according to Phil Sheridan. [Philly.com]

• Bill Plaschke is wondering where the Cubs-crushing Dodgers went. [LA Times]

• Manny wonders if it's time to break out an old Red Sox tradition and do some shots of Crown Royal before the next few playoff games. [LA Times]

• The Phillies' Jayson Werth isn't stupid, he knows the series is far from over. [LA Times]

• Scott Kazmir and Josh Beckett are both from the Houston area and the Rays lefty has been watching Beckett pitch since high school. [Tampa Tribune]

• The usual Rays' magic just wasn't there last night writes Martin Fennelly. [Tampa Tribune]

• Game 1 of the ALCS was a classic except for the outcome if you were a Rays fan writes Joe Henderson. [Tampa Tribune]

• The Rays wasted a great pitching by James Shields writes Gary Shelton. [St. Pete Times]

• Former Tampa Bay general manager Chuck Lamar may be working for the Phillies now but it sounds like he still has a soft spot in his heart for the Rays. [St. Pete Times]

• Daisuke Matsuzaka picked a great time to perform like a number one starter writes Steve Buckley. [Boston Herald]

• Mike Lowell isn't coming back this postseason according to John Tomase. [Boston Herald]

• Game 2 starter Scott Kazmir has a chance to prove himself on the biggest of stages tonight. [Boston Herald]