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Pat Burrell clobbered two home runs to lead the Phillies to a victory over the Milwaukee Brewers that clinched their first trip to the N.L. Championship since 1993.

Unlike the woebegone Cubs fans this week, Brewers fans carried no burden from failure. They carried mostly bratwursts and beer.

If the Brewers can somehow erase their 2-0 deficit to the Phillies, the comparisons to the 1982 team that advanced to the World Series could be taken a step further.

C.C. Sabathia finally crumbled Thursday night, leaving after a disastrous three and two-thirds innings to a rousing mock cheer in Citizens Bank Park in a loss to Philadelphia.

Will either the Cubs or the Bewers join the Red Sox, White Sox, and Angels in breaking a long spell without success in the post-season?

Cole Hamels is built nothing like the gigantic C.C. Sabathia, but his seemingly effortless performance in the Phillies’ victory served as a reminder that he is just as capable of domination.

Yovani Gallardo will start Game 1 for the Milwaukee Brewers when they open their division series against the Philadelphia Phillies, followed by C. C. Sabathia for Game 2.

For the second consecutive season, the Mets were bounced from postseason contention by the Florida Marlins on the final day of the season, sending off Shea Stadium without October baseball.

A victory would have clinched the Brewers at least a tie in the wild-card race. Instead, they are tied with the Mets at 89-72 heading into the last day of the regular season Sunday.

Cubs Manager Lou Piniella also announced Rich Harden would pitch Game 3 of the NL division series and Ted Lilly in Game 4, if necessary.