The Show

Thank you. I know you're out there, I can hear you signaling for a beer vendor.

BASEBALL PLAYOFFS: OUT WITH THE ALDS

Be honest. Which catchphrase do you like better for the Twins: Kiss my A's! or Contract this!

After the Game 5 win in Oakland, the Minnesota clubhouse received a congratulatory phone call from owner Carl Pohlad. Very emotional. Manager Ron Gardenhire could barely say, "Yes, operator. I'll accept the charges."

The Yankees and the Diamondbacks were eliminated on the same day. Although the players are calling it a work stoppage. Are you like me? Do you think the new Basic Agreement should include drug testing for that Angels Rally Monkey?

Several of the opening-round games were carried on ABC Family Channel. I don't know what kind of cross-promotional deal they worked, but the Twins had to clear playoff roster spots for Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen.

By the way, can these games drag on a little longer? The last thing I watched on TV that long had a dead actor montage in the middle.

CLEARANCE SALE FOR BIG LEAGUE SKIPPERS: ALMOST EVERYBODY MUST GO!

Six managers have been fired since the end of the season. Seven, if you count Bobby Valentine in the mustache and glasses.

The Mets dismissed Valentine after six years. Bobby knew it was coming. The last two weeks of the season he took the lineup card to home plate with his resume attached.