The end of the season also brings to an end the 2012 edition of the Trading Bases newsletter. Shortly after Spring Training opens next March, Trading Bases, the book will go on sale. It's impossible for me to say at this point whether there will be a newsletter next year as the success of the book is impossible to predict. Currently, advance copies of the book have been circulated to various members of the press for pre-publication reviews; it will be at least a month until the publisher gets any feedback. In the mean time, I thank you for reading this year's newsletter, especially those of you who have sent feedback that's led to many additional discussions about baseball. As a thank you, I leave you with an excerpt from the book -- an excerpt which sums up my thoughts on the 2012 postseason. Of course, I hope it also serves as an enticement to order the book.