As long as the contracts were signed today, August 31. Rosters expand to 40 and post-season eligibility is denied for anyone joining the team starting tomorrow, September 1.

The Giants signed Brad Penney for the pro-rated major-league minimum, around $75K, today as their fifth starter and he will be eligible for post-season play.

1st base. I'm a big fan of Loney, and Thome's a defensive downgrade, but something's not working right for Loney this season at the plate. If Thome can make up for Loney's lack of production and get them through the postseason, Loney's got all off season to get back to form, with Thome being a free agent.

From what I read though, Thome told Colletti right off the bat (pardon the pun) he couldn't play first.

Still, I suppose he's a heck of a guy to have pinch hit, with considerably more power than anyone else on the bench.

It does appear, however, that they will only be giving up Tony Abreu and a minor league infielder, so I'm not feeling quite as bad about the whole thing. Probably a smart move, even if we now have six (or more) starters.

Yeah, just saw that. Hell of a pinch hitter indeed.

Andre Ethier 4 MVP!

Why are we still talking "MLB '09"? The season ended weeks ago. Perhaps we should start an MLB '10 Thread.

What, you don't have your tickets purchased to watch the Nats' race to 100?

My baseball season didn't survive April.

Dodgers!!!

I'm going to see the Dodgers tonight. I expect it to be a historic game!

The Nats are sitting at 99 and could easily make the mythic 100 mark this evening!

On the dark side, the Department of Homeland Defense issued an alert for any entertainment venue where people gather. So there's that to worry about.

Oh, wait, this is a Nationals game. Never mind.

The Nats have removed the standings from the home page of their website.