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Top Eight Good Things About Missing the MLB Playoffs

8. At home,I can mute Joe Buck

7. I’m allergic to ticker tape

6. I get to join a certain sports geek at Disneyland for three days

5. Get to spend every evening “Grand-Slamming” a six-pack of Coors Light

4. Too impolite to sweep the Dodgers in Divisional Series

3. No more relatives I’ve never heard of hitting me up for playoff tickets

2. I get to strike out with my wife instead of at the plate

1. In a few short months,I get to find out where Billy is trading me to