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EMBRACE THE CHAOS

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The howls of outrage began the moment the 111-win Dodgers were bounced from the postseason, on the same day the 101-win Braves exited stage left. The 101-win Mets never even made it to the League Division Series. Neither did the 93-win Cardinals.

The expansion to 12 playoff teams has left many baseball fans wondering if the regular season is being devalued. And the concern is that “worthy” teams are being knocked out by teams that were demonstrably worse over the course of a six-month, 162-game season.

And so the suggestions flooded in to say MLB’s postseason system needs to be tweaked to ensure the best

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