Apparently no one asked Mother Nature for her predictions for the ALDS. Rain washed away the first inning and a half of game 1 of the Yankees/Tigers series and with it the big question of how the Bronx Bombers would do against Cy Young-to be Justin Verlander, potentially twice in the series. The inclement weather denied the answer to how perennial Cy Young-also ran CC Sabathia would match up against the youngster.

So tonight we get Ivan Nova vs. Doug Fister; not quite the marquee match-up we were all expecting, but them's the breaks. Nova, who has shown remarkable poise throughout the season, gets the shot to put the Yanks up tonight should Mother Nature let them play. The absolute worst part of the whole weather debacle (and another rain-out could, potentially change this again) is that it almost assuredly forced Joe Girardi's hand into starting AJ "Pass me the Scotch" Burnett in Game 3. If the Yanks are up 2-0 it's okay, but...

Yeah

But if Matt Moore the surprise rookie starter of the Rays could tame the Rangers, who says Nova -- or even AJ -- cannot as well?

As for the NL serieses. I think I want them all to lose but the Brew Crew.

Yeah, that's all I got this morning. Lots of baseball to watch...

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