Baseball To Expand Playoffs..?

[UNTflyer]

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=5821797

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Commissioner Bud Selig's plan to expand baseball's playoffs to 10 teams gained a sense of inevitability after little to no opposition emerged during meetings this week with owners and general managers.

[Stix]

Let's give all the teams participation trophys.

[Green Mean]

Absolutely love this idea. I realize the great game is a sacred sport but it has to keep up with the times and more teams with chances at the post season not only increases buzz in the game but gives other cities other than the big boys a chance. The only thing they need to do is shorten the regular season. 162 games is way too long and if they expand to 10 teams the season may just go through all of November. I say downsize the regular season to 140 games, expand the playoffs and that is a great start to where baseball eventually needs to be.

[CMJ]

Depends on what kind of playoff proposal they use for the wildcard teams. Baseball players tend to thrive on routine, so in a weird way giving teams "byes" might work against them. If you truly want to punish the WC teams, then a 1 game playoff would probably work best.

[UNTflyer]

Three division winners and two wildcard teams in each league. The wildcard teams will play a 5-game series with the winner facing the league's #1 seed and the other two division champs playing each other. Basically, there will be a play-in series between the two wildcards.

[SUMG]

Most of the teams need all the revenue they can get....so I doubt that they will shorten the regular season.

[CMJ]

Three division winners and two wildcard teams in each league. The wildcard teams will play a 5-game series with the winner facing the league's #1 seed and the other two division champs playing each other. Basically, there will be a play-in series between the two wildcards.

You can't let the division winners have that much time off, it'd be more of a disadvantage than an advantage IMHO.

[Eastwood Eagle]

I like this idea, but it should never go above 10 teams. Plus, this gives the Rangers a better shot of making the playoffs.

[forevereagle]

I like this idea, but it should never go above 10 teams. Plus, this gives the Rangers a better shot of making the playoffs.

It also ensures that Boston and NYY will make it every year.