Well, no, it's certainly not. But, Ken Davidoff pointed out yesterday that the loser of game 1 in every single ALDS the Yankees have played since 2000 has gone to to win the series. That's 7 ALDS series - and every single time, the team that lost game 1 has won the series. Kinda funny. Doesn't make losing a good thing, but it keeps things in perspective.