Today was the last regular season game at Shea Stadium. It ended ignominiously for the New York Metropolitans with a 4-2 loss to the Florida Marlins. The Mets only needed a win on the last day of the regular season to keep their playoff hopes alive (just like last season).

The rest of my 2008 MLB wrap-up...

Congratulations to the Milwaukee Brewers. The Brewers are in the playoffs for the first time since 1982! I feel bad for Ned Yost and the Braves should make sure he finds his way back to Atlanta as an eventual successor to Bobby Cox.

Chipper Jones wins the NL batting title and wants to retire a Brave.

The Yankees failed to make the playoffs for the first time since 1993. Yawn.

Manny Ramirez hit his 500th home run against the Orioles on May 31st, 2008.

Ken Griffey Jr. of the Cincinnati Reds became the sixth player to reach 600 career home runs on June 9, 2008.

K-Rod sets single-season saves record with No. 58

Tim Lincecum of the San Francisco Giants ended the season with a MLB-best 265 strikeouts.

Cliff Lee became the Indians' first 20-game winner since Gaylord Perry in 1974. He finishes 22-3 with a 2.54 ERA.

Notable Trades

C.C. Sabathia, Mark Teixeira, Manny Ramirez, Jason Bay, and Ken Griffey Jr.

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