Postseason had many defining moments

While the Yankees returned to glory by winning the World Series, the inevitability of full-scale instant replay in baseball stood out as perhaps the most important aspect of the 2009 postseason.

Philadelphia Phillies' Pedro Martinez throws during the first inning of Game 6 of the Major League Baseball World Series against the New York Yankees Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, in New York. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola...

...YORK - NOVEMBER 04: Starting pitcher Pedro Martinez #45 of the Philadelphia Phillies...borough of New York City. (Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images...

...YORK - OCTOBER 29: Starting pitcher Pedro Martinez #45 of the Philadelphia Phillies...borough of New York City. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images...

Philadelphia Phillies' pitcher Pedro Martinez sits in the dugout after...2009, in New York. (AP Photo/Eric Gay

NEW YORK - OCTOBER 29: Pedro Martinez #45 of the Philadelphia Phillies...borough of New York City. (Photo by Ron Vesely/MLB Photos...

Philadelphia Phillies' Pedro Martinez smiles as he leaves the...2009, in New York. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola

...CA - OCTOBER 16: Starting pitcher Pedro Martinez #45 of the Philadelphia Phillies...2009 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images...

...27: Pedro Martinez #45 of the Philadelphia Phillies talks to members of the media before World Series workouts on October 27, 2009 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by...

...CA - OCTOBER 16: Starting pitcher Pedro Martinez #45 of the Philadelphia Phillies...2009 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images...

WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 8: Pedro Martinez #45 of the Philadelphia Phillies pitches during a baseball game against the Washington Nationals on September 8, 2009 at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Mitchell Layton...

WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 8: Pedro Martinez #45 of the Philadelphia Phillies pitches during a baseball game against the Washington Nationals on September 8, 2009 at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Mitchell Layton...

WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 8: Pedro Martinez #45 of the Philadelphia Phillies pitches during a baseball game against the Washington Nationals on September 8, 2009 at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Mitchell Layton...

Plenty of question marks for potential playoff teams

AP Photo/Bill Kostroun Brad Lidge was perfect last season for the Phillies, but he's been far from...

...Pedro Martinez throws his 130th pitch in the eighth inning of the second game of a baseball doubleheader against the New York Mets, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2009, in Philadelphia. Philadelphia won 1-0. (AP Photo...