The National League The Kevin TowersSteve Gilbert of MLB.com: "The Diamondbacks do not know yet where they may be headed for Game 1 of the National League Division Series. But one thing is for sure, they will get Thursday off." The Frank Wren Carroll Rogers of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: "Braves reliever Peter Moylan got the best-case scenario when Dr. James Andrews said his shoulder surgery would only require six months' recovery. Moylan is hoping that means he could return to action in spring training." The Randy Bush Paul Sullivan of The Chicago Tribune: "Steve Bartman has been out of the limelight the last eight years. Kerry Wood said Bartman is 'part of the (Cubs) history,' just like the players." The Walt Jocketty Nate Mink of MLB.com: "Bronson Arroyo has pitched 191 innings this season and would need to go the distance to reach 200 for the seventh straight season. He certainly knows the drill, coming off a complete-game, six-hit shutout of the Astros." The Dan O’Dowd Troy Renck of The Denver Post: "Rafael Betancourt has warmed to having his feet in the fire. When he first took over for the injured Huston Street, Betancourt was reluctant to even talk about closing out of respect for his teammate." The Michael Hill Jim Litke of The Miami Herald: "A great manager can steal a half-dozen games a season, tops, but he gets to hold court before and after each and every one. That's when Ozzie Guillen's genius really shines, and why he's the rare skipper who can write his own ticket." The Ed Wade Steve Campbell of The Houston Chronicle: "Wandy Rodriguez nearly did something extremely difficult. For a brief interlude Monday, he had visions of fashioning a winning record pitching for the worst team in Astros history." The Ned Colletti The Los Angeles Times Staff: "Only once -- in 1934 -- have two players on the same team captured the triple crowns of batting and pitching. Kershaw has done it with National League bests in wins, strikeouts and earned-run average. Kemp leads in home runs and runs batted in, and is third in batting average." The Doug Melvin Tom Haudricourt of The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: "Milwaukee Brewers owner Mark Attanasio is the first to admit that he lives and dies with nearly every game that his team plays during the long baseball season." The Sandy Alderson Matthew Artus of Amazin' Avenue: "In case you missed it, the Mets recently killed a plan by the Bronx Bombers to temporarily move the latter's Triple-A affiliate from Scranton-Wilkes Barre to Riverfront Stadium in Newark. The move would have taken place for one season while the Yankees completed renovations to PNC Field in Scranton." The Ruben Amaro Jr. Pat Gillen of Phillies Nation: "It's hard to imagine No. 11 not manning shortstop in the future. After all, he's been with the Philadelphia Phillies organization for 15 years. Jimmy Rollins doesn't see it that way -- he wants to get paid because he sees baseball as a business." The Neal Huntington Bill Brink of The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: "Clint Hurdle's role while attending the instructional league and the Arizona Fall League this season will involve lots of observation." The John Mozeliak Viva El Birdos: "Even as the Cardinals have made their miraculous run toward the playoffs this past few weeks, I have to admit I've remained almost completely ambivalent toward this team. Unfortunately, I've come to the conclusion I just don't like this particular team all that much." The Jed Hoyer Gaslamp Ball: "I like this new Padres tradition of shoving shaving cream in player's faces and dousing them with water and beer after winning a game that means nothing in the standings. Sometimes watching them play grab ass during the post game show is just as much fun as the game itself." The Brian Sabean Henry Schulman of The San Francisco Chronicle: "The final image from Tim Lincecum's 2011 season was a portrait of misery. He hit Justin Upton in the helmet in the first inning Sunday. Fearful of hitting anyone else, he stopped throwing inside and got hammered for five runs in five innings." The Mike Rizzo The Nats Enquirer: "There's something amiss with Nats hair styles on Monday night in Miami. First, Espinosa's mohawk. Then Jayson Werth's bizarre, slotted, Vanilla Ice sideburns. A closer, more disturbing look at Werth follows." The American League The Andy MacPhail Matt Vensel of The Baltimore Sun: "Move over, Julio Franco. We have a new all-time major league career hits leader among Dominican-born players. His name is Vladimir Guerrero, but you can still call him Vlad the Impaler if you prefer." The Theo Epstein Alex Speier of WEEI.com: "And so, with both Red Sox regulars down, Ryan Lavarnway made his first career start behind the plate on Tuesday night in Baltimore, working with left-hander Erik Bedard. And Lavarnway profiles as someone who might be able to inject some life into a position that has represented an area of struggle for the Sox this month." The Kenny Williams Jim Margalus of South Side Sox: "Don Cooper sounds like a guy who's trying to strike a balance between expressing happiness about his current position -- he'll be the pitching coach for the next four years -- while not talking himself out of a managing career if the Sox wanted to give it a shot." The Chris Antonetti Lets Go Tribe: "Lonnie Chisenhall has looked better at the plate in these last few weeks. He's actually hit left-handed pitchers better than right-handers; five of his seven home runs have come off of left-handed pitchers. He still needs to get better at pitch selection, but you can see improvement on an almost daily basis." The Dave Dombrowski Jon Star of MLB.com: "However, for Detroit, there is still one important element to the finale, and that is a tuneup for Rick Porcello. The right-hander will play a role in October, so Wednesday could further build the confidence of a 22-year-old who will appear in his first postseason." The Dayton Moore Will McDonald of Royals Review: "The Royals have one of the best records in the American League this month." The Tony Reagins Halos Heaven: "Four months after undergoing a second season-ending surgery on his left ankle, Kendrys Morales is walking vigorously on a treadmill, lifting weights and undergoing physical therapy in Arizona, but the Angels slugger has no timetable to resume running or baseball activities." The Bill Smith The Onion: "The scrappy Minnesota Twins continued to claw and fight their way down to the bottom of the standings last Wednesday, stringing together the league's longest losing streak." The Brian Cashman Mark Feinsand of The New York Daily News: "Ivan Nova knows his adrenaline will be pumping when he takes the mound for his first postseason start, so he's trying to draw from the experience of a former teammate to figure out how to harness those feelings." The Billy Beane Susan Slusser of The San Francisco Chronicle: "Art Howe finally saw 'Moneyball,' and he's furious. Howe, the A's manager during the 2002 season celebrated in the movie, said that he is not portrayed fairly." The Jack Zduriencik Brendan Gawlowski of Pro Ball NW: "The 2011 season is difficult to characterize. There weren't really any significant milestones (unless you count the seventeen game losing streak that ought to be forgotten anyways) or blockbuster transactions." The Andrew Friedman Ray Reyes of The Tampa Tribune: "Playoff fever has finally hit Tampa Bay. But this time, unlike in seasons past, it's taken everybody by surprise." The Jon Daniels Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News: "Since the Rangers' Division Series opponent was not determined as of Tuesday night, the club's scouting department remained in overdrive. The Rangers currently have 14 scouts on the road, including two with each AL club, in the field writing reports on potential opponents. The club has had its scouts on the road for most of September." The Alex Anthopoulos Tom Dakers of Blue Bird Banter: "I just don't see the point in Alex telling reporters 'hey yeah, we are going to sign 5 free agents. We'll sign Pujols and Fielder and Wilson and 2 guys that you don't even know are going to be free agents yet'. He is too good a poker player for that."