Last year’s season had all the fire and fury of an extended postseason, in addition to its extended postseason. To only play 60 games is to make every game important, with very little delineation between teams. Consider: 15 of the 30 MLB teams—half!—won between 25 and 32 games in 2020. One poor week was literally the difference between a top ten draft pick and making the playoffs. On August 17, the Colorado Rockies lost their ninth game on the year. They lost every game they played until the following Monday. Eventually, they missed out of a playoff spot by three games, and will pick eighth in the 2021 MLB Draft.
A reminder to baseball fans: it’s a marathon, not a sprint
