HOUSTON WINS NL WILDCARD
The Astros just defeated the Colorado Rockies to win the NL Wildcard. Houston made an incredible comeback, being 14+ games out of the wildcard race in August. The Astros have just been rolling for the past two months and are now hoping that success carries over to the post-season.

Houston is now going to face the Atlanta Braves in their NLDS. The Braves have eliminated the Astros a few times, but maybe this year will be different.

One of the things I enjoy about baseball is that it is so difficult to make the playoffs. You can't have a bad year and make the playoffs like you can in the NHL, NBA or even the NFL. Think of all the solid teams that aren't going to be playing post-season baseball...Florida, Chicago, San Francisco, Oakland...Some people use that as a reason to add more teams, I think it's a reason to keep it the same.