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The baseball season came to an end today for our beloved M's.  I made it a point to watch tonight's game, it was the last meaningful baseball game until April.  This is great difference between baseball and football, in football you have the playoffs and champion game (I don't want to pay the NFL royalties for have the word super next to the word bowl), there are interesting even if your team isn't playing.  Baseball does have the World Series, but let's face it, who cares, unless your team is in, otherwise 162 games takes its toll.  I watched some other games tonight and reminisced about meaningful September baseball, its been awhile since that has happened for the M's.  Oh well, until next year, after all its only about 140 days until pitchers and catchers report.