Questions please (UPADTED WITH A 'GET PUMPED' VIDEO)

And so the big day is upon us.

I got a great 'get-pumped" video a short time ago from a new reader to this blog. A guy named Bobby who's in the same boat as me - a Tribe Fan in Yankeeland.

This video is great for those of you missing the place right now as well as for anyone who's getting in the zone for tonight's game. Check it out here. I'm ready to sell my place in New York and buy a condo in the Warehouse District. Thanks Bobby!! Good luck with those Yankee fans tonight!!

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Zillions of words have been written about who will win and why. Which team has it over the other in which area. What has to happen at what time for this team or that to win.

So many have written with such certainty about what they believe will be the outcome of this series between the Indians and Yankees.



But the truth is, it's all bunk.

Try answering these questions.

Which ARod will show up - the monster in pinstripes who bashed his way through the regular season, or the absent ARod who failed to show up in the post season the past two years?

Will the mature, determined, under-control CC we saw this season be on the mound? Or will the pressure of his first post-season turn the Indians ace back into the sometimes-frustrated, just-barely-under-control CC who just keeps trying to throw the ball harder and harder?

Will we see the slightly-above-average Indians offense that knocks in runs at just the right pace for the talented pitching staff, or will we see the team of pressing chokers we saw in July and August? With this team, that switch seems to go on and off in a hurry.

Andy Pettitte, for the most part, has been a top-tier pitcher this season. But two or three times he's strung together two or three games where he was awful. Which one will take the hill in game two?

The same observation could be made of Roger Clemens, with the added question of whether his hammy will blow out on him with a no-hitter going through five.

Will Jay Westbrook's sinker be sinking on Sunday night, or will he be too strong from too much rest and leave the ball up for the Yanks to tee off on?

Will Travis Hafner carry over his fine September into October, or will we see the sub-par Hafner we saw for most of the year.

Can rookie Asdrubal Cabrera handle post-season pressure? How about the young pitchers in both teams' bullpens?

What to expect of Joe Borowski?

Will Melky Cabrera, Hideki Matsui and Jason Giambi continue to hit below the Mendoza line in October, as they did for much of September?

Will the Tribe bring CC back on three days rest for game four, only to have to lift him after three innings because of a two-and-a-half hour rain delay?

No matter what you've read, or the lines coming out of Las Vegas there are only a couple of things that can be said for certain.

The Yankees and Indians will play at least thee games over at least the next four days and my stomach will be tied in a knot the entire time.