You may be right. But it seems to me that adding an extra round to the playoffs allows more teams into the playoffs and keeps more teams alive in playoff races during the regular season.CatMom wrote:My point is, people used to watch the LCS and the WS more than now because they added the LDS and drag the season out longer than in the past and people are more into the NFL, as they are further into the season. They lose interest and the WS is almost anti-climatic when it should be the culmination.
The WS used to be about ready to start but we haven't even hit the LDS's yet. The WS starts the end of Oct, into Nov., week 8 of the NFL when things are getting more and more interesting. It used to be early in the NFL season and more people still cared about Baseball. (This also is affected by the NFL expansions which force an earlier start to the NFL season.)
I know, growing up, I barely thought about (NFL) football until after the WS.
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Cutting out teams will make it more competitive again and get rid of a lot of dead weight but cutting Philly out isn't an option. It's one of the major sports markets and even thinking about it could cause riots. Remember, these are Philly fans you're talking about.
I wouldn't mind if baseball went back to only 4 playoff teams, but I think the current format brings in more revenue, so I don't think it will change any time soon.
It's also likely that the decision to play only night games in the WS is hurting viewership. If my team in not in the WS, and the game ends at midnight, there's a good chance I won't be watching.
