MLB Playoff Bracket 2011: Karma Will Catch Up to New York Yankees in Postseason

The final night of regular season baseball was one of the most exciting nights in MLB history, but the New York Yankees ruined it.

In the final inning, the Yankees led the Tampa Rays by a run, and did the unthinkable. They left one of the best closers the game has ever seen on the bench. The Yankees didn't send Mariano Rivera out to close out the game, which likely would have forced the Rays to earn their way into the playoffs by knocking off the Red Sox in a play-in game.

The Yankees blew it. They failed to respect the game of baseball, and they allowed the Rays to get into the playoffs without their best team on the field to stop them.

The Philadelphia Philles, who were just one state away playing the Atlanta Braves, brought the house and kept their stars in until the end of the game. The Braves were unable to earn it, as Hunter Pence drove in the final run to give the Cardinals their playoff berth.

The Yankees' lack of sportsmanship was embarrassing and disgraceful, and it will catch up to them in the postseason.

The Detroit Tigers will be coming to New York on Friday, and the Yankees could find themselves in a hole after facing the best pitcher in the American League in the first game of their ALDS series. Justin Verlander is going to bring all he has against the Yankees, and in a five-game series, losing the first game could lead to a tough road for the Yankees.

The Tigers are proving to be one of the hottest teams in baseball, and an upset over the Yankees wouldn't be too shocking.

The Yankees don't deserve a World Series berth after the lack of respect they showed for baseball. As a baseball fan, you should be rooting for the Tigers.