The playoff-expansion idea is a shameless distraction from the cheating scandals, but it deserves to be ridiculed on its own merits
Late last year I wrote a piece that argued that if our major sports leagues wanted to solve the problem of fading interest in their regular seasons, they should kill the playoffs.
Major League Baseball, it seems, is now considering going in precisely the opposite direction, having floated the idea of expanding its playoffs. I suppose I should take some pride in this. At this point in time, there is a measure of vindication in holding the contrary view to MLB commissioner Rob Manfred on just about anything.
As shameless as the playoff-expansion idea is as a distraction tactic, it deserves to be ridiculed on its own merits. But things started to go off the rails when baseball added the second wild card for the 2012 season. Brought in to deepen the field of playoff contenders and give more teams, and their fans, something to care about late in the season, it also created a system where very good teams proved themselves won consistently over six months and then were rewarded with a single postseason game.
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