I HATE the New Wildcard System

Hate it. Passionately.

162 games boiled down to a ONE game series? Where to begin?

First off baseball is a game that needs a series to play. You need to go through several starting pitchers, face the lineup a dozen times. I';s why they play 3 game series in the regular season (one reason anyway). It's not like hockey or basketball where one game can decide it fairly and I think it's a major reason why MLB is still the standard for top players (as opposed to the World Classic). Any team can win one game.

Too many teams in the playoffs. I hate that the NBA and NHL have 16 teams making the playoffs. What is the point in having a regular season? Baseball's format is very exciting and does not need to be tampered with.

I hate on it because it waters down the playoffs or simply re creates the 163 game. Both Texas and Baltimore were 93-68. They would have played a game anyway but it would have been a regular season game. The NL was where the water down effect happened this year. 94 win Atlanta sits out because 88 win St. Louis beats them in ONE game? I wonder how the AL's 90 win Tampa Bay Rays or 89 win LA Angels feel about that? Last year we'd have seen Atlanta/Washington. That would be a series!

My own opinion is that every time you expand the playoffs you cheapen them. NBA and NHL playoffs are already comical until second or third round. We don't need MLB following suit.