With the MLB playoffs beginning, I cant help but look back and think about the incredible experience that is the postseason.Managers constantly preach that every game matters. Fans and media like to remind us of that fact as well. That one Larry Ogunjobi Jersey game given away in June or the extra-inning victory in April could be the difference in the season. Its not until you are in the middle of a playoff hunt that those words have meaning. August rolls around and with it comes the dog days of summer. Its hot and youre tired from battling. You persevere through it and September hits you like a shot of adrenaline.This is where the fun starts.MORE: | | It is almost like running a race and turning the corner and all of the sudden being able to see the finish line. Only thing is, you are all too aware that there are several teams packed in tight with you. In Cincinnati, we spent September battling the Cardinals.Whether you like them or not, you have to respect them. The Cardinals always find a way to win. I remember spending a considerable amount of time Olivier Vernon Jersey in the middle of our game, waiting anxiously for updates on their game. Not only did we watch the Cardinals as October approached, we began to focus on what was happening in the other divisions.How many po sible scenarios can you come up with? What seed are you going to be? Who will we play? Can we catch the team in front of us to be the No. 2 seed? Does that matter? You spend a lot of time in the bullpen talking these things through.There was no better way to clinch the 2010 NL Central division title than with a . Sprinting in from left field, dog-piling on the infield gra s, there arent many words to describe Chris Hubbard Jersey the feeling. Pure elation comes to mind.Walking in to see the clubhouse draped with plastic, the champagne bottles chilled and waiting to be popped open. (Just as a side note, champagne stings in your eyes. I suggest goggles.) Not sure when the party stopped, but we enjoyed it. It had been a long time coming. With the pre sure to clinch off our backs, focus turned toward the playoffs and our impending matchup with the Philadelphia Phillies.I will never forget the immense sense of pride I felt while being Jarvis Landry Jersey introduced in Philadelphia for Game One of the NLDS. Running out onto the field to a mixture of boos (it is Philadelphia, after all) and a few cheers from Reds fans in attendance was exhilarating. I distinctly remember thinking, Dont trip, as I ran up the stairs. But once I was safely on the field, listening to the national anthem and watching the flyover, the intensity of game became palpable. I still get goose bumps thinking about it. After intros, we grabbed our gear and walked as a bullpen out to right-center field and locked in for what would become . Bill Bray is a former MLB pitcher with the Austin Corbett Jersey Cincinnati Reds and Washington Nationals and a contributor for Sporting News.He is currently finishing his degree in finance at the College of William and Mary. Follow him on Twitter .