The final 2012 bid limits that were posted for this player: PK 5x5: $31 MF 5x5: $32 AP 4x4: $28

Re-aggravated the injury last night while playing a AAA rehab game in Rochester.

Partially torn hamstring. Another 5-8 weeks on the beach. He's only been healthy all season in 2009. I had him up through this year and I've always been a fan, but his not being able to stay on the field is frustrating. Plus he was having a great season. Between him and Zimmerman in the NL we're really missing out on some great players at 3B this generation.

left with "knee soreness"

#fingerscrossed

RE:Expanded Playoffs

When I first heard about this, I was sure the MLB was going to muck it up, like they always do. But, I was rooting for a 1 game playoff from the start and I'm glad they made it just one game so we wouldn't be looking at Thanksgiving baseball.

The best part of the 1 game playoff is that it puts the wildcard teams at a disadvantage by having to use their top pitcher available, while it gives the division winners the advantage they deserve for winning their division.

The playoffs are a crapshoot. The shorter the series the more it's luck based. The more teams in and the more short series the less likely it is that the best team will win the World Series. Whatever. Ours seasons end on the last day of the regular season. The rest is just the offseason waiting for our draft days again.

I really hate that argument against the added WC team....

A thrilling race to the playoffs will happen once every so often no matter how many teams they let in. It's just the law of averages. There is no reason to believe that the same thing can't happen with the 5th & 6th place teams in the future.

My problem with the added WC team is that it feels like a compromise to what really ails MLB...payroll imbalance. Here's a new smoke screen to make it appear a wee bit easier for a smaller market to make the post season. It's a
diversion. Instead of leveling the playing field, let's just let more teams play in October.

I'm not arguing for a cap, and maybe the tax is starting to take a toll because even the Yankees appear more cost conscience, but something more needs to be done to reduce the difference in payroll between the top and bottom feeders.

Expanded playoffs is just a Band-aid.

I understand that folks anticipate a batting average rebound based on that BABIP. But does anyone have ideas about what to think of his speed?

This interesting observation from someone in the American Dreams re the two additional wild card teams:

Not much nostalgia in that decision. Less than six months after what folks kept calling one of the most thrilling days in baseball history, they change the system that yielded it. Had the current playoff system been in place, none of that would have happened. Tampa and Boston, St. Louis and Atlanta, would all have been in the playoffs. And the final day would have witnessed four exhibition games, while they readied for the playoff. Obviously, the standings can break a different way, but...