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

• Rocco Baldelli grew up as a Red Sox fan so when he crushed a three-run homer over the Green Monster last night it meant a little extra to him. [Tampa Tribune]

• Matt Garza proved his doubters wrong last night by taking Game 3. [Tampa Tribune]

• With Evan Longoria and B.J. Upton in the lineup, the Rays have a chance to be good for years to come. [St. Pete. Times]

• The Rays have pounded the odds writes Gary Shelton. [St. Pete Times]

• Dan Shaughnessy wants to know where the Red Sox mojo went. [Boston Globe]

• Red Sox fans are getting restless with the struggling Jason Varitek. [Boston Globe]

• Jacoby Ellsbury is struggling too ... he is 0-for-his-last-20. [Boston Globe]

• Nobody knows how Game 4 starter Tim Wakefield will pitch tonight. [Boston Herald] 

• The Dodgers don't have enough pitching depth writes Bill Plaschke. [LA Times]

• How many times will Joe Torre be second guessed for the decisions he made at the end of Game 4? [LA Times]

• Shane Victorino and Matt Stairs -- two of the smallest guys on the team -- came through for the Phils last night. [LA Times]

• Seven players got fined for the bench-clearing brawl on Sunday night. [LA Times]

• Shane Victorino enjoys playing the role of the villain in Los Angeles. [Philly.com]

• Acquiring Matt Stairs has paid off big for the Phillies. [Philly.com]

• Chase Utley made several big defensive plays last night. [Philly.com]

Related: 2008 MLB playoffs, 2008 NLCS - Dodgers vs. Phillies, 2008 ALCS - Red Sox vs. Rays