It's a news roundup kind of day

Damned humid too...

The Garden Sate Parkway where I-95 crosses over is going to be down to one lane for up to six weeks after yesterday's fatal accident. You can read more on this traffic mess and more on the hopes it can be averted quicker than that can be found here.

Pretty much everyone living in North Bergen may or may not have gotten a subpoena.

Calling for a snowy winter here in the Garden State? Be careful, they called for one last year too.

The Yankees crushed the Red Sox 14-2 and in doing so won the American League East title (Again). They will play the winner of the one game playoff between the Texas Rangers and Baltimore Orioles while the Detroit Tigers will play the Oakland A's.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has this list of this year's nominees out. Notable nominees include Public Enemy, Heart, Donna Summer, Rush, Deep Purple and Joan Jett and the Blackhearts. No love for Bon Jovi once again this year.

Tigers in Five

That got your attention didn't it? In easily the sexiest first round MLB playoff series Johnny's going with Verlander, Valverde and Cabrera to knock off the Bronx Bombers in five games. The Tigers defense will most likely cost them a game but in thinking back a few years ago when the Yanks played Detroit, with the supposed "best Yankee team ever" New York fizzled against the Tigers pitching. We see that happening again.

Other series:

Texas over Tampa Bay in four
Phillies over the Cardinals in three because it can't be two
Milwaukee over Arizona in four

So Yankees fans, who would you like in the first round?

With Boston on the verge of yet another historic collapse, whom would you like to see the Yankees play in round one? The Rangers? The Motor City Kitties? A wildcard? Do tell...