In an attempt to show at a glance the course of baseball's post-season results, I invented a short-series results graphic in 1995. From this graphic you get not just the number but the sequence of wins for each team — and a sense for how close or remote a series win is.

Here's a graphic summary of the three rounds of 2003 post-season Major League Baseball play (all four Division Series, both League Championship Series, and the World Series), showing all results.

To win a series, a team simply has to reach its "finish line" first.