It's wild-card Friday: Make your picks

October 5, 2012 - 1:04 PM

Baseball's first-ever wild-card playoffs are set for today on TBS, with the Cardinals in Atlanta to meet at the Braves at 5 and the choked-the-division-away Rangers hosting the Orioles at 8:30.

It's a pretty interesting addition to the postseason format, as I discussed in today's preview story.

I think the pitching of Kris Medlen will be too much for the Cardinals to handle, and the Braves will keep Chipper Jones' career afloat. In the AL, I think the Rangers will find a way to survive at home -- especially against a Baltimore team that has a 7.62 ERA this season against Texas.

What say you? Vote below

---Mike Harrington

poll by twiigs.com

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Mike Harrington

Mike Harrington, a Canisius College graduate who began his career as a News reporter in 1987, has covered the Buffalo Bisons since 1992 and Major League Baseball since 1995. A member of the Baseball Writers Association of America, Harrington has reported on 15 World Series -- including every pitch of the Fall Classic this century -- and all three of the Bisons' championship runs in their modern era. He is a connoisseur of the famous Stadium Mustard at Cleveland's Progressive Field.

@BNHarrington | mharrington@buffnews.com

Amy Moritz

Amy Moritz, a native of Lockport, has covered the Bisons for The Buffalo News since 2002. She has a bachelor’s degree in journalism/mass communication from St. Bonaventure University and a master’s degree in humanities from the University at Buffalo. An endurance athlete, she has completed several triathlons, half marathons and marathons.

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