I am a traditionalist and cannot be a supporter of Bud Selig because he has done everything in his power to destroy baseball tradition for the sake of the almighty dollar. Baseball people and fans knew that something had to be done about the current major league baseball scheduled which is unbalanced, not fair and is considered a joke. With the new 15 team leagues there will a new schedule as Selig says, "It won't be perfect. Nothing in any schedule is ever perfect, but it will be very good." I would like to remind the commissioner that baseball teams in the major leagues use to play each team in their league the same amount of games at home and away.
The schedule suggested in the Paul I Fagan article is not perfect because teams do not play each other equally home and away but it does stress the importance of the season which means there are no wild card teams. If a team cannot win a small five team division then they don't belong in the playoffs.
Selig was also pleased at the fact that another layer of playoffs will be added that I am sure 'thrilled' Mike Cain and Tim Linecum of the Giants who in the past voiced strong opposition to the proposal in an effort to save their arms. If baseball wants to be like the NBA use to be when it existed, they should consider 15 divisions with two team each the winners making the playoffs along with the nine best second place records. This would allow 24 teams to make the playoffs which would thrill the baseball owners, ESPN, Fox, TBS and MLB television.
Homer Sweeney
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