tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post3120668475311345754..comments2023-10-16T07:13:12.123-05:00Comments on A plain blog about politics: Friday Baseball PostJonathan Bernsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15931039630306253241noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-91128025416338063462010-04-17T00:51:02.433-05:002010-04-17T00:51:02.433-05:00Contract two teams, no interleague, balanced sched...Contract two teams, no interleague, balanced schedule (play each of the 13 other teams in your league 12 times = 156 games). Top team in each league gets a bye to the LCS. 2nd and 3rd play each other to join them. Whoever wins the NL pennant gets promoted to the AL and whoever is 14th in the AL gets relegated to the NL. <br /><br />Oh, and MLB will hand each team that has a knuckleballer qualify for the ERA title a check for 5 million bucks (to be paid for by an excise tax on cadillac health care plans).<br /><br />I think everyone can agree on those terms, no?Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09161915792608176267noreply@blogger.com