Hey Andrew - as a happy paying customer, you should absolutely start pay-walling some (many? most?) of your posts. Granted I know nothing of the business side of what you do, so proceed as you see fit. But I think there's more folks like me out there than you may realize, sometimes they just need a little nudge.
I'll give it a few more years before really deciding, but the early look at the expanded playoff format is not good imo. As expected, it rewards mediocrity. It lets bad teams hang on sort-of contending while basically stinking up the joint. And it doesn't seem to make the post-season more exciting. I honestly think it's better to just be out of the race, you can call up some young guys, relax and watch baseball without feeling the Need To Win More Games Because We're So Close Guys Just a Couple More Games We're Only Two Games Back We Just Need To Get Hot C'mon Bro Just Two Games Back(tm).
Maybe the only good thing I'll say about it (from the fans perspective) is it may make playing in a stacked division a bit less of an impediment (but you're still trying to beat out teams from the perennially-awful Central division who get more games against truly awful teams).
Ofc it makes more money for the owners, so none of that matters...
Hey Andrew - as a happy paying customer, you should absolutely start pay-walling some (many? most?) of your posts. Granted I know nothing of the business side of what you do, so proceed as you see fit. But I think there's more folks like me out there than you may realize, sometimes they just need a little nudge.
I'll give it a few more years before really deciding, but the early look at the expanded playoff format is not good imo. As expected, it rewards mediocrity. It lets bad teams hang on sort-of contending while basically stinking up the joint. And it doesn't seem to make the post-season more exciting. I honestly think it's better to just be out of the race, you can call up some young guys, relax and watch baseball without feeling the Need To Win More Games Because We're So Close Guys Just a Couple More Games We're Only Two Games Back We Just Need To Get Hot C'mon Bro Just Two Games Back(tm).
Maybe the only good thing I'll say about it (from the fans perspective) is it may make playing in a stacked division a bit less of an impediment (but you're still trying to beat out teams from the perennially-awful Central division who get more games against truly awful teams).
Ofc it makes more money for the owners, so none of that matters...