I like the Phils way more than the Braves, I've come to dislike the Dodgers, and Bob Melvin is a friend of mine But if the NLCS is a 3rd Place team that ended 11 out vs a team that ended 22 out, either the playoffs are screwed up or the season is there just to empty your wallet
When baseball was popular and the World Series owned America for a week, it was because the best teams had been decided over a balanced 154 or 162 game schedule. Today, the World Series is a niche event only for fans of the two teams. It crowns the champs of a month, not a year.
I mean, it's their business and not mine but I've been a customer since 1966 and the process just doesn't seem legitimate or honest any longer. PS: also, next year? Odds are about 45% that the pitch/hit clocks will create such chaos they will be abandoned by May 15th