The Phillies now lead 2 games to 1 in the World Series. They were the last team to qualify for the expanded playoffs this year. Last year 10 teams qualified - this year 12 teams qualified.
Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski said “And I was a fan of expanded playoffs. They’re good for the game of baseball.”'
If expanded playoffs are good for the game, should we keep expanding them? We should have every team with a regular season record above .500 in the playoffs. This year, twelve teams qualified for the playoffs. However, there were 14 teams that finished above .500 - the Orioles and the Brewers missed out. (Two teams finished at .500.) Adding teams that finished above .500 would only add two more teams to the 12 teams that qualified this year - and it is "good for the game."
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