Losers will get a shot at the World Series.
That’s really all you need to know about Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred’s latest idea to save America’s pastime.
Let’s spit in the face of the 162-game grind that is the regular season.
Let’s drop the postseason bar so low that some teams on the wrong side of .500 get to call themselves contenders.
Let’s spin a change that screams blatant money grab for TV revenue into a pitch that attempts to convince fans this is as good for the game as it is for owners’ bottom lines.