I need playoff advice

[balk19]

Hey. I made the playoffs with the "message board" team (i.e. the team you kind folks advised me on). I finished in 2nd (97-65) in the west. First place team was 100-62. We meet head-on in the playoffs, first round. We were in the same division and our last three encounters went 0-3, 2-1, 0-3 against me. This makes me nervous and I'll be annoyed if I lose in the first round. I have the best staff in the league (2.92 Team ERA) and best defense (.985 fielding). However, an anemic offense (second worst).

[u:583258fbce]My staff[/u:583258fbce]
Clemens
McLain
Cy Young
Tudor/Frock/Roe

[u:583258fbce]His staff[/u:583258fbce]
3-finger
Key
Boyd
Loes/Speer

Right now I'm going Clemens, Tudor, McLain, Young, Clemens. Figure I'd concede a game early in the series (Tudor v. Key) hoping to take advantage of mismatch (McLain v. Boyd & Young v. Loes). Figure Clemens v. 3finger is a wash.

Please advise?

[The Last Druid]

I wouldn't throw game two to try to win a later game. You might not make it that far. You don't mention the parks but I have a hard time imagining that I wouldn't start Roe or Frock over Tudor in any event.

[Proverbial Psalms]

I agree with not going with Tudor in game 2... if the game were actually under your direct managerial control, I might do it and modify "in-game" as soon as Tudor started to crumble... but leaving the whole game to HAL means I'd go with my best pitcher, and see what your "strengths" will do.

[ADRIANGABRIEL]

I strongly advise against conceding anything. You really need to play to your strengths. Besides, it's not the opposing pitchers you should be worried about, it's the opposing hitters.