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Originally Posted by Cobra Mgr
If other sports suck, why do you watch them?
Delaying the progression of the playoffs to watch 2 mediocre teams w/mediocre records battle it out to cheer "We're #6!" is asinine to me. When only league or division winners got to play in the postseason it made sense. If a club can't solidify themselves in the top 40% of their half of the league, I don't feel sorry for their imminent vacations. They were fortunate to still have meaningful games past summer.
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It is not simply about the #6 seed in the AL. Both Toronto and New York finished even. It’s the difference between the bye and playing in the wild card round. I would agree that too many teams make the playoffs but that isn’t changing and you will see two more very soon in each league. I’m wondering the more teams you add if there is a greater chance of even records at the end of the season. To base positioning off of a season head to head seems very anti-climactic.