There is some great baseball being played right now. I know the national focus is focused like a laser on the heated New York-Boston rivalry of the ALCS. I understand why the NLCS games have been slated for afternoon starts. It doesn't hurt my feelings that when the two series had conflicting times, the Yankees-Sox was on Fox while the 'other series' was relegated to cable. I'm not frustrated that the only NLDS Houston-Atlanta game televised on a national broadcast was Game 5, and only because there were no other games being played that day.

Just FYI, if you have found this MLB post-season a bit on the dull side, your experience has been radically different than mine. I've seen solo-shots and the bases left loaded, stars and scapegoats, managerial brilliance and folly. Did I mention home runs…nineteen of them, in four games. All that plus a 2-2 tie with three left to play. I do believe all three will be necessary to determine a winner.

The bad news? Carlos Beltran has been breaking my heart. I love his talent, passion and humility. I love the way the opposing pitchers wilt when he comes up to bat. What I hate is that the rest of the country can now see how great this guy really is. A free agent once the season ends, I fear his post season antics may guarantee him bigger money than Houston could ever afford (think Boston or New York money):

In the NLCS, he's hitting .538 (7-for-13) and slugging 1.538. Since the postseason began, he's hitting .486 (17-for-35) and slugging 1.257, with 17 runs scored, one shy of Barry Bonds' record for most in a single postseason. When Beltran has put the ball in play in this postseason, he has spewed out more extra-base hits (11) than outs (10).

There is some hope, though. Maybe no one is watching. Perhaps their eyes are still glued to the 'other series.'

UPDATE: I found this Beltran blurb kind of amusing too:

Beltran said he is not superstitious, but his wife is.

"Yesterday for breakfast she gave me two sandwiches and four pieces of bacon," Beltran said. "This morning she came into the room and gave me two sandwiches and four pieces of bacon."

Asked what he expected to eat today, Beltran said, "Two sandwiches and four pieces of bacon."