Is adding more playoff games good, bad, evil or what?

[brm7675]

MLB is looking into and will probably add another round of playoffs by adding another WC team, is that:

[Krawhitham]

It the two WC teams play a one game winner take all round it might work out

[RED59]

Weneed fewer playoff teams. The World Series has become anticlimatic. There are a minimum of 20 and a maximum of 34 games before we even get to the World Series.

[webbbj]

i would just do it like the NFL and 12 teams. id realign the divisions as well and have 4 divisions per league w/ 2 wildcards.

[RED59]

Hey. Let's go to a 120 game schedule for seeding purposes and put everyone in the playoffs. Make them all 7 game series.

[1990REDS]

Im kinda torn on this. I like having more playoff teams for a couple of reasons:
1. I think if more teams have a chance of playoffs, more markets would be interested in baseball for longer.
2. My own selfish reason. I love baseball and more games equals better for me.

But on the other hand I dont like it because baseball is the one pro sport were just making the playoffs is a major accomplishment in itself. All MLB teams that make the playoffs are good and its not watered down. My answer would probably be to have a salary cap instead of expanded playoffs if they really want the competative balance they are looking for.

[Kingspoint]

I want the season brought back to 154 games with an unbalanced schedule; and,
get the Brewers the heck away from the National League and put them back in the AL where they belong. Come on, Bud, it's not that hard to figure out.

[Orodle]

I'm torn as well. I like the idea of more playoff teams = more fans excited about their teams. The NFL has it right where they keep more teams in contention meaning more fans have a reason not only to watch their team but other teams as well. I know atleast in my case when the Reds are winning I might be interested longer into the season and watching other teams as well.

[krm1580]

The ONLY way I would want more playoff teams would be if there is one extra wildcard team in each league and they have a one game, winner take all showdown the day the after the season ends. There are a lot of benefits to it but in my mind the most important one is it puts the wild card team at a disadvantage against division winners since they more than likely would have to burn their #1 starter in the playoff game and they would go into the real playoffs with their top pitch only able to pitch one game in the opening round.

Anything more than a one game series, or one extra team I am adamantly opposed to.

[Girevik]

I hate to see the Series being played in the crappy Novemer weather. I'd not be opposed to a one game playoff between the wildcard teams, but I don't want to push the series back any later.

[Stray]

I'd like to see it expanded. It makes a lot of sense to me, but I would think they would have to reduce the number of games in the regular season too.

Not sure what their plans are, but it would be a good thing for the best teams in each league to be rewarded. Right now there isn't a huge difference in winning your division and winning the wildcard. A better system would reward those who earned it throughout the year.

[DirtyBaker]

I'm not against the idea, but I would add a salary cap, instant replay and/or division realignment first because I think those are much more pressing issues.

The other ideas won't make as much money, so I can see why Selig is trying to push for this first.

[757690]

I'd like to go to add two more teams and have an eight division MLB with no wild card. I think it's a crime when a second place team plays in the playoffs.

Now get off my lawn!