(My new American Thinker post)
Which brings us to the run-up to the opening day of today.
Like some of the scenes in the movies, the players and the owners are caught up in a fight about the business side of the game. It happens. I am not angry that both sides want to make as much money as possible. It's business and I get it.
The current negotiations include an expansion of the post season, from 10 to 14 teams. I hate the idea and let me tell you why.
The 162-game season is long enough. How many post-season serieses are we going to play? November baseball is a travesty, especially when temperatures drop. Snow flakes and baseball don't mix.
My life is full of pennant race memories.
Why does it matter? Because it gave value to the season. None of those moments would have mattered with every team qualifying for the post season.
Call me old-fashioned, a purist or whatever. Please don't make the baseball season into a seeding exercise like the NBA or NHL. I like the current format with three division winners and a couple of wild card teams vying for the fourth seed.
Keep baseball as baseball. Don't give me this nonsense where 8th seeds get to play the 1st seeds in the first round of the "playoffs."
Well, here is something to think about when you are tired of Ukraine news or hearing President Biden saying that the economy is better than it seems.
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