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VIERA, Fla. -- It's easy to look back now and tell the St. Louis Cardinals all the things they should have done last winter besides committing to Rafael Furcal as their shortstop. But seriously, have you looked at that free-agent shor...

The St. Louis Cardinals are proving to be unlike any team in history, writes Jayson Stark.

On what was supposed to be a historic night, MLB's first-ever wild-card game will be remembered for a controversial infield fly rule call.

The matchups will be determined by what happens on the field Wednesday. So let's run through the various scenarios.

Read at your own risk. These AL tiebreaking scenarios continue to look hazardous to your health.

Left for dead in early August, the Phillies and Brewers have roared back into wild-card contention.

With five teams within four games, the race for the second wild card in the National League is shaping up to be a fun one.

Tiebreakers and weather could turn the first week of Bud Selig's new October into a logistical nightmare.

The ripple effects of MLB's new postseason format are about to get even more visible and dramatic over the season's final 40 games.

The atmosphere at Marlins Park is unlike anything else in baseball, but the Cardinals crashed the party on Opening Night.

While power is definitely the word of choice at Tigers camp, a major position change is also ongoing for the defending AL Central champions.

How adding two wild-card teams will affect everything from the hunt for playoff spots to the postseason schedule itself to the trade deadline.

With a negotiating deadline just days away, it now appears "likely" that Major League Baseball and the players' association will reach an agreement to expand the playoffs to 10 teams for 2012, sources familiar with the discussions said.

Wednesday was supposed to be the day the commissioner's office finished a proposed schedule for the 2012 postseason and shipped it to the Players Association for consideration. But sources told ESPN.com that deadline wasn't going to be met.

Strike One: This Bud's for Who Dept. Bud Selig continues to tell people he's "hopeful" of adding two wild-card teams to the postseason menu next year. Well, it's a fun idea. But increasingly, the reaction we get when we ask folks around baseball a...

In a duel that will be remembered for decades, Chris Carpenter outpitched old friend Roy Halladay to carry the Cardinals into the NLCS.