Opinion

With the New York Yankees attempting to make their way into the postseason, everyone is wondering who would be the best and worst matchups for the team. 

Where do the Yankees stand against the New York Mets? Who do the Yankees stand a solid chance against?

It's time for magic numbers and scoreboard watching. For living and dying with every pitch of one-run games in the bottom of the ninth. For praying a little harder to the baseball gods for some divine intervention on behalf of your favorite contender.

Sort of.

NEW YORK — Believe it or not, Yoenis Cespedes can play the guitar, too.

In fact, the way they tell it in the New York Mets clubhouse, he saw a guitar when he was with the Boston Red Sox last year, decided he wanted to play it and learned right away.

The way they tell it in the Mets clubhouse, there's nothing Cespedes can't do.

There was a time when Yasiel Puig was the hot topic du jour on a seemingly, um, jourly basis. That went double during October, a month when Puig's every action was best observed through a microscope. And the more subatomic, the better.

But this year? Not as much. And the way things are looking now, it's time to wonder if we'll even be discussing Puig at all come the postseason.

If the second game of the Chicago Cubs-Pittsburgh Pirates doubleheader Tuesday was a preview of the National League Wild Card Game, the Cubs will take it and smile.

Now that the 2015 MLB season is coming to an end, we can begin to take a look back on the season that was and begin to get a clearer picture on everything that transpired from April until now.

How will fans remember the 2015 regular season?

Retractable roofs are big, cool and expensive, and like any other big, cool and expensive thing ever made, they're prone to some annoying hiccups.

In the case of the retractable roof at Chase Field, it has some problems with its "being a roof" function—or, more specifically, the part where it shields those beneath it from the elements. 

The comedic impressions, the all-around goofiness and even the recent "Wild Thing" haircut have become staples of Derek Holland's public persona during his seven-year career. 

The MLB season has three weeks left, so feel free to spray-paint some graffiti over that old cliche: Come mid-September, baseball is no longer a marathon; it's a sprint. And here's what to watch:

1. Playing Dynasty: From San Francisco to St. Louis

Washington Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper is the National League's Most Valuable Player, and there really shouldn't be any debate.

But, of course, there is. This is baseball we're talking about, and a baseball award no less—there will always be disagreement. That's part of the fun.