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Jamie Squire/Getty Images J.P. Howell, James Shields and Carlos Pena turned a division series win into New Year's Eve. Commissioner Bud Selig can talk all he wants about the "phenomenal success" of the 2008 season, but make no mistake, Major League Baseball faces a crisis that threatens the very core of the game. That's right, I'm talking about champagne celebrations. Enough is enough. Someone needs to explain to the Tampa Bay Rays, even the Boston Red Sox , who should know better, that you pop the cork only when they hand you the really big trophy with all the pennants on it. Instead, big leaguers insist on dousing themselves for simply reaching the playoffs. Don't they realize that nearly 25 percent of the teams make it to the postseason? So it's not like you climbed K2 on your knees. The Rays are the worst. They went all... [read full story]
