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

• Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel believes that the Sabathia deal put the Brew Crew over the top. And here we thought the Gagne signing gave them the biggest lift. [JSOnline]

• It's been 9,748 days since the Brewers last played in a postseason game. [JSOnline]

• How good would the Phillies be if they still had Gavin Floyd? Still, Bill Conlin thinks that the Phils did a nice job putting a winning roster together. [Philly.com]

• Bob Ford of the Philadelphia Inquirer writes that Cole Hamels' start could go a long way towards determining the winner of the PHI/MIL series. [Philly.com]

• The Phillies' Brett Myers says that his stint in the minors with his former pitching coach helped get him back on track. [Philly.com]

• GM Kenny Williams stuck with a veteran Sox team, instead of rebuilding and it paid off. [Sun Times]

• Phil Rogers believes the White Sox four-man rotation at the end made the difference. [Tribune]

• The Rays need one of their starters to become an ace in the playoffs and lead them to the promised land, according to Gary Shelton. [TampaBay.com]

• Cliff Floyd plays the role of Mr. Miyagi on the Rays. [Tampa Tribune]

• Kevin Youkilis never doubted that he could play in the major leagues. [Boston Globe]

• It must be fun to be John Henry. [Boston Globe]

• Manny Ramirez might have lost any Boston fans he had left after an interview with "T.J. Simers-Boras." [Boston Herald]

• Vladimir Guerrero has not performed well during his career in October. [LA Times]

• Bill Plaschke gives us several reasons why a Dodgers-Angels World Series may happen. [LA Times]

• Greg Couch wants Alfonso Soriano to take a pitch once in a while this October. [Sun-Times]

• The Cubs are feeling confident heading into today's game. [Daily Herald]

• Manny Ramirez's attitude has helped the Dodgers? Yes, according to his teammates. [LA Times]

• Rafael Furcal is going to start at short for the Dodgers. [LA Daily News]

• Dodgers GM Ned Colletti used to work for the Cubs. [Daily Herald]