My playoff predictions
theropolitans.com 10/1/2008 — Since the Mets are MIA from the playoffs, I figured I'd make a few picks and predictions on what will happen in the first round.

Baseball Postseason Schedule 2008 - MLB Playoffs
knucklecurve.com 10/1/2008 — Wednesday, October 1st Game 1 - Milwaukee Brewers at Philadelphia Phillies, 3 PM EST Game 1 - Los Angeles Dodgers at Chicago Cubs, 6 -30 PM EST Game 1 - Boston Red Sox at Los Angeles Angels, 10 PM EST For the rest of the schedule go to knucklecurve.com

MLB Players and "Funny or Die" Work to Promote Volunteerism
bizofbaseball.com 10/1/2008 — As the press release from the MLB Players Association says, "There's no crying in baseball," but that doesn't mean that laughing isn't allowed. To that end, several MLB players have teamed up with "Funny or Die" to produce a series of videos designed to promote volunteerism. See all the videos here.

Playoff Tickets on Secondary Market Running as High as $3,000
bizofbaseball.com 10/2/2008 — Want to take in a playoff game? Don't have tickets? Get your greenbacks out. Some tickets are running as high as $3,000 per game on the secondary market. Here's a complete Division Series break down.

MLB Playoff Teams as VH1's 100 Greatest Hip Hop Songs
huggingharoldreynolds.blogspot.com 10/2/2008 — In honor of hip hops pioneers, and their contributions to making MLB fitteds fashionable in the 1980-90s and a gang staple today, we take a look at this year's 8 playoff teams in relation to songs on the countdown.

Who Will Win on the First Night of MLB Playoffs — Bleacher Report - MLB 10/1/2008
Brewers at Phillies: It will be Cole Hamels going for Philadelphia against Yovani Gallardo for Milwaukee. This season, Hamels was 14-10 with a 3.09 ERA. Those are good numbers, but if you are a baseball fan you'd know Hamels could have easily won ...

Rest of story: Pitchers prosper on 3-day breaks — The Seattle Times: Sports 10/1/2008
Maybe this whole rest business is overrated. CC Sabathia pitched the Milwaukee Brewers into the playoffs while taking only three-day breaks. Mark Buehrle, John Danks and the Chicago White Sox made it there the same way. So did Old Hoss Moyer and the ...

Pitchers prospering on 3 days' rest (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 10/1/2008
Maybe this whole rest business is overrated. CC Sabathia pitched the Milwaukee Brewers into the playoffs while taking only three-day breaks. Mark Buehrle, John Danks and the Chicago White Sox made it there the same way. So did Old Hoss Moyer and the ...

Rest of story: Pitchers prosper on 3-day breaks — Boston.com -- Baseball News 10/1/2008
Maybe this whole rest business is overrated. CC Sabathia pitched the Milwaukee Brewers into the playoffs while taking only three-day breaks. Mark Buehrle, John Danks and the Chicago White Sox made it there the same way. So did Old Hoss Moyer and the ...

Sports of The Times: In Baseball’s Scheme of Things, 26 Years Isn’t a Long Wait at All — NYT > Baseball 10/2/2008
Will either the Cubs or the Bewers join the Red Sox, White Sox, and Angels in breaking a long spell without success in the post-season? >