We are in the midst of Game 3 of the American League Division Series here on Oct. 11, 2015. This card addresses Danny Gladden's performance in Game 4 of the American League Championship Series, which took place on Oct. 12, 1991. There would not be a Game 4 of the ALCS in 1991 until Oct. 20th. Eight days difference in a 24-year span may not seem like that much, but there is a temptation to look at the date of this year's Game 7 of the World Series -- Nov. 4 -- and wonder where this is all going. When will MLB be playing in January? I don't have a big issue with the division series, although you will never get me to fully embrace a second-place team appearing in the postseason. And I've already mentioned the gimmick nature of the winner-take-all wild-card matchup and how it may one day cheapen the product on the field, if it hasn't already. But mostly I wonder if we're going to be playing baseball at Christmas time, which come to think of it, might be k...
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