I'm kind of hoping the visiting team wins every game in the playoffs.... only because that means the O's will win the World Series.
It kind of sucks that the Orioles and Yankess play each other in the next round, since prior to this year two teams in the same division would never have faced each other before the League Championship Series. Hopefully that series will be close - at least the Orioles didn't appear to be in awe of the Yankees during the regular season - in stark contrast to the last decade of games.
Regarding the infield fly call in the Braves-Cardinals game, it wasn't a terrible call at all. The rule is there to protect the offense, although in this case there was little chance of intentionally dropping the call and turning a double play. Perhaps the rule should be changed to exclude infielder fly calls beyond some arbitrary distance away. It certainly didn't cost the Braves the game - bad defense and lack of timely hitting did them in. You gotta play better than that, particularly in front of the home crowd.
