I understand the picks have gone south but that National Emergency Alert test on Wednesday was a bit unnecessary.

Apocalypse Now?

Certainly for the Rays, Jays and Brewers.

And our season is on the brink of destruction as well.

Locker cleaning time for Tampa, Toronto and Milwaukee after getting swept away in their respective wild-card series.

The Rays, who started their season 13-0, went quietly, scoring one run over 18 innings against the Rangers.

The Jays matched that total in Minnesota.

The snake-bit Brewers scored five runs but gave up 11 in what may be Craig Counsell’s final act in Milwaukee.

We bet the Rays, Jays and Brewers would move onto the Division Series and those bets proved costly.

The damage: -$470.

Cut our losses when the Phillies finished off the Fish.

Aaron Nola pitched seven shutout innings. Bryson Stott hit a grand salami.

Thank you.

So after drawing three jokers and an ace in the wild-card round we are down -1,577 johnkruks.