When I began covering the postseason for MLB.com, I would always scour the floor of the winning clubhouse. Somewhere on that carpet caked in infield dirt, and puddled with champagne and beer for the celebration would be corks. I'd grab a few pieces, and usually a friend who is a fan of that given team would receive one as a gift.
Others would end up in my drawer. I rarely drink, but I like the scent of a wine or champagne. Every now and then, a whiff would conjure a memory, whether it was the ear-to-ear grin of Brad Lidge going to the World Series with the Astros in 2005, or the pride in the face of Jeff Weaver after his winning Game 5 performance in the '06 National League Championship Series.