A thought about the wild card race: I think the structure risks making WC3 a better landing place than WC2, creating an incentive for mini-tanking at the finish. It’s already clearly true in the NL. Closer call in the AL, but if WC1 and home field are out of reach, the Blue Jays could easily prefer facing the AL Central winner to whichever of TB or Seattle gets hot enough to win WC1 in a tough field.
Love the Laraine Newman still. Didn't have to look it up, watched it Live....and many times after.
A thought about the wild card race: I think the structure risks making WC3 a better landing place than WC2, creating an incentive for mini-tanking at the finish. It’s already clearly true in the NL. Closer call in the AL, but if WC1 and home field are out of reach, the Blue Jays could easily prefer facing the AL Central winner to whichever of TB or Seattle gets hot enough to win WC1 in a tough field.