Re: Poll: Should US leagues use a European league system?
TSC,
I think your NFL idea of getting rid of the playoffs and including a 'Champions League' would work MUCH better in the MLB. Consider:
1. The problem of playing extra games doesn't matter as much for MLB teams.
2. The MLB playoffs are an enormous crapshoot (see: 2006 Cardinals). There is less variance in football.
3. Travel isn't much of an issue because each league is already coast to coast.
If you eliminate the MLB playoffs, it would be easy to stretch the 162 game season into October and include a 'Champions League' for the top 16 teams or whatever from the previous year in the extra days. The non-CL teams would get some extra rest, which is a small advantage, but not nearly the advantage it is in football.
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