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Originally Posted by Brad K
Going forward. They keep adding playoff teams.
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I do not enjoy the new playoff structure and hope more teams are not added. I think it waters down the playoffs because an 9/10 seed can get lucky and upset a 1/2 seed (actual team that could be the best in the league). That is the nature of entertainment though. They make the decisions, and we pay a lot of $$$ to watch them every year.
That being said, all the players/owners need to say is look at NFL (14 teams/almost half the league), NBA (20 more than half of the league), NHL (16/half of the league). I think MLB is up to 12 now which is maybe 40% of the league (math might be off a little).
I miss the 4 team structure, that way its almost certain a great team would make the World Series. I'd enjoy if they went back to most wins in league make the world series. That would mean the regular season actual means something. But even now the amount of teams that make the MLB playoffs is smaller than any other major professional sport. Not the new structure where the Diamondbacks got lucky and made it.