I can appreciate that the subtle complexities of creating a sports schedule for a league with 30-something teams means that sometimes unusual conflicts will arise. But when the playoffs have narrowed the season's participants to four, making for a maximum potential of two games at once, it seems reasonable to expect that scheduling conflicts could be avoided. Of course, this turned out not to be the case last night, when not only were both Major League Baseball playoff games opposite each other, but they were also on opposite the final presidential debate. Perhaps the office of the baseball commissioner could invest in some high-tech infrastructure to help prevent such problems in the future... I would think a calendar, a newspaper, and a pencil with an eraser would be all that's required.

Play Time:	Flash Baseball. Thanks Mallig.
Link of the Day:	Google Rotated. Thanks Sharon.
Stories of the Day:	Sacramento nixes bar-hopping on fire engines. Thanks Bunko. New Tack Wins Prisoner's Dilemma. Customer finds rat parts in food.
Science!:	Scientists gingerly tap into brain's power. Russia plans 500-day mock Mars mission. Learning languages 'boosts brain'.
Image of the Day:	Gordon Freeman Ages.
Auction of the Day:	Going, going, gone for Bonds' 700 ball.
Follow-ups:	Segway's Next Thingamajig.
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