Sure, the Indians have starters C.C. Sabathia and Fausto Carmona.
But if the Indians are to bump off the highly paid Red Sox, the bullpen will have to continue to produce.
One area the Indians have the advantage is their bullpen.
OK, closer Joe Borowski is as steady as a wino around the holidays, but the rest of the pen is close to unhittable. Rafael Perez, Rafael Betancourt and Jensen Lewis form the best bullpen trio among the final four teams. It will be up to them to subdue the Red Sox big bats of Manny Ramirez, David Ortiz and Mike Lowell.
The Indians also need a good series from the unsung guys like Victor Martinez, Casey Blake and Ryan Garko.
I'm not making a prediction, but the Red Sox are favored.
But that means nothing this time of year.
You can ask last year's 83-win Cardinals all about that.
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