Spring History to Be Made: Exhibition Post-Season Playoffs Begin Tonight

You can feel it in the air: The crisp smell of autumn! PLAYOFF FEVER!

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Bud Selig finally did it. He figured out how to emulate the NFL's cash cow exhibition season. Two guaranteed sell-outs at premium prices, plus TV exposure, and not even a squeak from the players' union.

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Moreover, we've managed to turn meaningless games -- meaningless, of course, unless someone gets injured -- into must-win situations.

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That's right, folks. This is the most important exhibition game these men will ever play. Tonight will make or break someone's entire exhibition career.

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We won the Grapefruit League Championship. And yes, there were incredible moments, such as -- uhm, well -- too many to list! But they mean nothing now. All that matters are the playoffs. This is April!