Chris Woodward sacrifices Red Sox playoffs to care for sick child

Chris Woodward(notes) hopes the Seattle Mariners decide to take him north after spring training so he can enjoy another season as a major leaguer.This past October, when faced with a choice that cost him professionally, Woodward made the only decision a father felt he could. Then an infielder with the Boston Red Sox, Woodward became ecstatic when the team told him he would be added to its postseason roster. Woodward had just one playoff appearance in his career; he hit a double against the Dodgers' Brett Tomko(notes) in one at-bat for the Mets in the clinching game of the 2006 NLDS.Woodward's joy soon overflowed when his wife, Erin, gave birth to the couple's third child, Grady, on Oct. 1. Everything was fine, career and family, until the next morning when the Woodward's 2-year-old son, Mason, developed a 104-degree fever.It was swine flu. Mother and baby were moved into a hotel; father took care of Mason and daughter Sophie, 8, at home.From Larry LaRue's terrifi...