[Hyman Roth]

Yeah I agree. I miss the days of AL NL East West. You had to be first in your division and a ALCS NLCS and then World Series. Then over. Good times. The game sucks now.

[Dr. Franklin]

Yeah I agree. I miss the days of AL NL East West. You had to be first in your division and a ALCS NLCS and then World Series. Then over. Good times. The game sucks now.

Baseball is played out over a long 162 game season, and the depth of pitching matters. The best team doesn't always win a short series when a team can rely on only three starting pitchers due to the frequent off days to maximize TV revenue on the weekends. The world series had been as long as a 9 game series for this reason. The present wild card format cheapens winning the world series while increasing MLB's television revenue. There is a tradeoff involved, often called worshiping the almighty dollar.