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Do you know what the best thing about baseball’s postseason is, besides the fact that the Yankees are no longer present in this one?  Anything can happen, and we fans get to witness it.  A career .265 hitter claimed on waivers in the middle of August bats .350 in the NLCS, belts 6 extra base hits (including 3 home runs), and wins the NLCS MVP Award.  A former drug addict turned AL MVP frontrunner misses almost the entire last month of the season just to come back strong and help handle the New York Yankees, at times without even swinging the bat, on his way to his own ALCS MVP Award. These are the reasons I watch. Well, that and the two phenoms that will be alternating time on the mound come Wednesday.

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After a nerve-racking road win in Game 6 of the NLCS Saturday night in Philadelphia, Cody Ross of the San Francisco Giants was justifiably awarded the NLCS MVP trophy after torching the greatest playoff rotation ever assembled.  Ross got very hot at the right time, just like the Giants really.

My opinion of Ross has always been that he is a serviceable Major Leaguer with a chance at a decade of service.  He is athletic enough and is a good enough clubhouse guy to keep getting contracts.  The reason I write this, however, is to inform the world that the man called “Smiles” is a New Mexico native, and we are all very proud of him.

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After Colby Lewis struck out Derek Jeter to end the eighth inning, I had goose bumps as he walked off the mound, slowly striding towards an ecstatic Rangers’ dugout. If you didn’t, you’re either not human or a Yankees fan.

There’s a moment, right before he reaches his teammates at the edge of the dugout, where he gazes into the depths of the roaring crowd and seemingly realizes the magnitude of his historic performance.  Such a moment kind of defines the Rangers’ spectacular season, don’t you think?

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In case you missed it last night on The Baseball Show, Clint and I spent an hour talking with MLB agent Matt Sosnick from Sosnick Cobbe Sports. We discussed the rise and fall of Dontrelle Willis, sports agency as a profession, Matt’s experiences in Major League Baseball, stories about his clients, Josh Willingham and Ricky Nolasco’s off-season contract negotiations, why Adam Dunn can’t find a permanent home, and a lot of interesting stuff in between.

Here is what the baseball world is saying the day after our interview:

The Reds Should Lock Up Jay Bruce [Diamond Hoggers]

Are The Cubs Interested In Signing Adam Dunn [David Kaplan]

Matt Sosnick discusses Josh Willingham on The Baseball Show [The Golden Sombrero]

Sosnick on Bruce, Willingham, Nolasco, Dunn [MLB Trade Rumors]

News on Ricky Nolasco’s Multi-Year Contract Talks [Bottom 9]

Nolasco Contract Update [The Fish Pond]

Bruce willing to sign long-term with Reds [RedsZone.com]

Washington Nationals Middle of the Order Chatter [Federal Baseball]

If you have not had the opportunity to listen to our conversation with Matt Sosnick, you can do so here

The Golden Sombrero presents MLB Look-alikes: Nick Johnson and Leonard Lawrence/Private Pyle (Full Metal Jacket)

The following clip is a re-enactment of when Nick Johnson showed up to Spring Training in 2010: