Five reasons to enjoy what we have... and to worry

1. Whichever team we play -- Detroit or Minnesota -- will have gone to the wire in a pennant race, and they will be hot. They will be the only post-season team that was playing hard at the end.

2. In a five-game series, the home field advantage is vastly overrated. You must play pivotal games 3 and 4 in their park. If you win at home and lose away, that means you go into Game 5 with their team surging.

3. Though Mariano got saves this weekend, he was tested each time, with game-tying runners in scoring position. The Redsocks were not intimidated.

4. If we face Detroit, it's Justin Verlander in Game 1 and possibly Game 4.

5. The football Giants are dominating. We never seem to play well when the Giants win.