The first game of the 2009 MLB postseason was played on Oct. 7; the final out of the World Series didn’t come until nearly a whole month later, Nov. 4. It took 28 days to play 24 games (check out FlipFlopFlyBall for a visual representation of the stark differences between the regular season and playoff schedules). That’s the bad news. The good news is that it won’t happen again.
Bud Selig: MLB Will ‘Tighten Up’ Postseason Schedule
↵After AL Manager of the Year Mike Scioscia complained about the current format (the six-game ALCS between the Angels and Yankees took nine days to play), MLB Commissioner Bud Selig said yesterday that Scioscia was right, and changes will be made.
↵↵“Oh, we’re going to change it for next year,” he told the media after a full day of committee meetings had come to an end. “It’s tough, but I don’t disagree with Mike Scioscia. I think he was right. We’re going to tighten it up.”
↵Selig said he’d have a new plan to present to the owners by the spring. [...]
↵“I’ve been looking at it every day, looking at what days we can eliminate,” Selig said. “In the first round, you have to plan for each series to go five games and then you can make other assumptions. I’m not sure what tact to take. We’ve spent many hours already going over things. I don’t want to get into details now. Let me do it, first.”
↵↵Selig still hasn’t changed his stance on expanding instant replay, though. But hey -- a shortened postseason. Progress! Baby steps here, people. Baby steps.
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