When Bud Selig said that baseball was moving “inexorably” towards expanding the playoffs, it felt safe to assume that more wild-card teams were going to be added. After years of people just not shutting up about how exciting the NHL regular season was, MLB didn’t really have a choice.
Expanded Baseball Playoffs Not A Done Deal
Hold on, though. From Jayson Stark:
Union chief Michael Weiner told ESPN.com that the two sides have so far to go in negotiating expansion that “it’s just too early” to predict anything.Well, that’s a little different. Of course, the MLBPA isn’t necessarily appalled at the idea of expanded playoffs. This is likely just the union testing the waters to see what sort of concession baseball will give the players for agreeing to play an extra two games. Still, it’s worth noting that MLB can’t just push an extra-playoffs button and make it happen -- there will need to be some compromise between the players and the powers-that-be.
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