The Judgment Nights

Tonight, judgment will reign over Citizens Bank Park in South Philly. With the Philadelphia Phillies up 3-1 in the NLCS, the Los Angeles Dodgers have two options: Win and go home to salvage the rest of the series or Lose and go home - period. That will depend on whether Manny Ramirez will show up from his early shower or not.

Tomorrow night, the Los Angeles Angels are backed into the wall of their own ballpark thanks to the New York Yankees. The Yanks also have two options: Close out and reverse their curse applied by the Halos, or end up losing to close the series back in the Bronx. These Angels have pushed the Yanks to the limit before. They just need that one victory on their home turf to toss the Yanks back into defense mode.

With the dream Freeway Series on the brink of being destroyed, can a Northeast Corridor Series have the same impact when the World Series begins next week? Only these next two evenings will tell.