Time for the final preseason "Monday After" post of 2012. Once the regular season starts next, the Monday After will focus on MLS attendance and a couple of major business story lines from the weekend. We'll start this post with a look at the tournaments that wrapped up over the weekend. In Tucson, the final of the Desert Diamond Cup was played to a scoreless draw between the Galaxy and Revolution.

The 2011 baseball playoffs begin tomorrow. Yesterday was one of the most exciting days in baseball history. Can the 2011 baseball playoffs match that level of excitement? Probably not ... but you never know.

Here are our 2011 baseball postseason predictions:

American League
Texas Rangers Defeat Tampa Bay Rays (3-2)
New York Yankees Defeat Detroit Tigers (3-1)
Texas Rangers Defeat New York Yankees (4-2)

National League
Milwaukee Brewers Defeat Arizona Diamondbacks (3-2)
Philadelphia Phillies Defeat St.

There are plenty of good candidates for the 2011 NL Cy Young Award. However, one man stands out above the rest of the pack. And here's a hint at who he is: The Cy Young Award winner knows the 2011 NL MVP winner very well.

5. Cole Hamels, Philadelphia Phillies
One of three Phillies on this list, Cole Hamels finished second in the NL in WHIP at 0.

The San Francisco Giants are desperate to find their footing in time to reach the 2011 baseball postseason. As it stands, the 2010 World Series champions are six games behind the Arizona Diamondbacks in the NL West. Their latest move was to release a pair of veterans in Aaron Rowand and Miguel Tejada.