The rally towels were no longer working. The sea of black was now strictly for mourning. No matter how hard the sellout crowd at U.S. Cellular Field tried Monday night, their beat-up, worn-down heroes just didn't have enough left in the tank to continue their magical late-season run.

At $45 per bottle, G.H. Mumm's Brut Champagne ain't exactly Andre.

Not that it matters now, but Javier Vazquez pitched his way out of the White Sox' postseason plans with a dismal 4-inning effort against the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 1 of the American League division series.