In ALCS foes know each other too well

Over the course of 162 games, the Tampa Bay Rays proved to be a better team than the Boston Red Sox, albeit by just two games.

Now, however, the Red Sox can make the result of those six months an inconsequential memory when they face off again with the Rays in what should be a riveting American League Championship Series.

Forget about the fact that the Rays are the AL East champs and the Red Sox are the AL Wild Card winners.