Here we go Yankee fans.  The rosters and lineups have been set.  SU needs to weigh in:

• No Voit, no Tyler Wade on the roster.  Hicks is in and so is Maybin.  SU says Voit played his way off the roster with a bad final 6 weeks of the season.  Hicks gives them another left-handed bat as they only have 2 that will play in Didi and Gardner.
• CC is on the roster.  SU  feels like if he ends up pitching meaningful innings, not good.
• Tanaka in game 1 instead of Paxton?  Hmmm.  He does have great post-season stats but if he is off, things will get out of hand quickly  in Minute Maid Park.  SU will rely on Boone’s instincts here but I was surprised by the selection.
• Didi batting 9th????  And Stanton 5th???  SU says this is all about ego.  Stanton would be embarrassed to hit 8th or 9th (where he belongs) and Didi should be much higher.  As Houston’s top 3 starters are all right-handed, you want Didi up there in big situations.  SU predicts Boone makes the adjustment after game 1 once cooler heads prevail and Stanton swings at those low and outside sliders.
• Astros have no left-handed pitchers on the roster.  None.  All about match-ups and they will throw the hard throwers against the overly right-handed Yankees.  Not ideal for New York.

SU is still predicting a Houston series win but is glad some of the intergalactic subscribers are taking the Yanks.  I do think game 1 is winnable for the Yankees as Greinke sometimes gets too emotional and a bit amped up.  You have to break serve one time in Houston and with Verlander going tomorrow, tonight’s the night.

Many predict the winner of this series to take it all but the Nationals and their stud starters are red hot and a force.  SU would love to see the Yankees prove me wrong.  But I am paid to be honest (wait, am I paid?)

Game on!