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Will Extending the Playoffs Really Dilute the Regular Season?
By far the most common complaint I read regarding Selig's plan to add a second wild card is that it would "dilute the regular season." Personally, I'm suspicious of this argument, and I'll tell you why in a bit. Today, however, I've read two of the more entertaining and cogent posts on the issue....
Gambling for October: How Expanding the Playoffs Could Aid Parity
Since Commissioner Selig suggested the possibility of expanding the playoffs to ten teams, the reaction from serious baseball bloggers and journalists has been swift and decidedly negative. This is unsurprising, considering the Commissioner's inane justification that ten teams is "more fair than...
Cesspool scheduled for demolition
So, you may have heard, they just finished playing the last game ever at Yankee Stadium — once the home to the greatest organization in sports, a symbol of American excellence. Back then, there was nothing preening about calling it The House That Ruth Built, because baseball was the sport...
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