Yanks-Phillies last minute updates

An addendum or two to my World Series preview:

--Instead of Raul Ibanez in left field and Matt Stairs at designated hitter for Games 1 and 2, the Phillies will go with Ben Francisco in left and Ibanez at DH. The throw-in in the Cliff Lee deal in July, Francisco was solid for Philadelphia in the second half and showed some power -- 14 of his 29 hits for the Phillies were for extra bases. In the playoffs, though, he's been a dud, with no hits and no impact in a few late-inning appearances.

--In addition to swapping Freddy Guzman for Eric Hinske, the Yankees dropped third-string catcher Francisco Cervelli from their playoff roster and added hard-throwing reliever Brian Bruney. Once the Bombers' eighth-inning setup man, Bruney fell from grace and off the radar with a series of poor appearances. He wasn't on either the ALDS or ALCS rosters, which suggests he's around for the back end of a possible extra-inning affair.

--Ending on a whimsical note. In an article in the Wall Street Journal, prediction "experts" from an astrologist to a computer predicted the outcome of the World Series. I'm just glad my prediction (Yanks in 7) is the same as the computer's.