It objectively devalues the regular season. If there are more teams getting in, then each win in the regular season just isn’t as important. The regular season is devalued for the sake of an even more random playoffs. It sucks!
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Give me teams in every city over 500k population in North America, with relegation past the top 40, and a single pennant for EAST and WEST.
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This is a nightmare scenario for me. The states of Texas and California already have their fair share of teams that I strongly dislike.
Regional relegation, a set salary cap for all teams, teams are co-op community owned/run, all profits go to the community, players make a capped amount per season with bonuses based on results, high speed rail access to all continental locations, no gambling.
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I’ve heard call-ins on Cincinnati sports radio before, this scares me.
Add in a salary floor, commish, and I can get behind most of this.
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yeah only a hard cap will get things under control. But I think that ship has sailed bc the players union will never sign on to something that would put downward pressure on salaries
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baseball is over unfortunately. The money won in the end. NWSL season winding down and heading into the playoffs, come join us in following a league with a hard cap + players get payed in the public school teacher <----> dentist range and theres no gross gambling ads everywhere you turn
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I don’t think a cap would help for baseball because none of the money makes any sense at this point anyway. The Dodgers aren’t gonna win the world series anyway, they’re just one of a few teams that’s interested in winning regular season games. Everyone else is content to shoot for 85 wins and a miracle
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if baseball had a hard salary cap of $3,750,000 max roster payroll that would solve a lot of problems
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not my fish, baby. they’re content to lose any game possible and that’s what i love about 'em. last year was a mistake that they’re not too eager to repeat.
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Pete Alonso with the opposite field dinger to save the season last night!
I’m sorry to hear so many folks here don’t enjoy the Great American Pastime any longer, but baseball is still baseball enough to enjoy in my book.
Now bring on the Phillies!
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Hey I’m with you. I’m loving these playoffs so far.
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I’ll cease my grouchiness and Let People Enjoy Things (as I will be watching as well, I hope to enjoy the same things as you), but I will just add that being a Brewers fan must be a unique kind of misery. This is clearly their time and they have almost nothing to show for it. It’s like being the Dodgers but at least the Dodgers won teh covid ship + the Brewers position is a lot more precarious. The Dodgers are going to compete forever but every year the Brewers don’t get it done at this point is a year wasted. Same for the Orioles but at least theirs just started (though their whole thing is probably overrated)
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If having a solid mix of talent young and old with an eye to the present and the future along with well-run front office is misery, I would gladly like to sign on for some miserable times.
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In a vacuum the 3 day wild card is cool, just feel for the fans who have to deal with a 2pm workday playoff game. Kinda sucks.
Excited for a good DS, as an agnostic Yankees fan really looking forward to watching them against the Royals. Lot of fun players and pitchers on KC, wouldn’t mind seeing them go all the way. Cleveland vs Tigers is such a cool matchup, pulling for Cleveland. NL really only like the Padres but Phillies are pretty fun. Should be a fun few weeks of ball!
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3 AL central teams in the playoffs thanks to all those division games against the sox lol
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Still plenty of spots left on the Mets bandwagon, in case anyone wants to hop on as we ride through Philly.
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