I think it should be just the MLB Championship Series!
129410
Good question. It probably should be called the MLB Championships, but that will never happen!
272996
I would have to agree with you 100%! It would be a fantastic series to watch, and honestly? I think any team that wants to BE the best should have to PLAY the best, too! I think this year it is going to come down to the Spurs and Heat, but it isn't a SURE THING, and I think that only adds to the fascination! The only teams that have been contested in these playoffs are the teams that have played the Spurs, and the teams that have played the Pistons. The scary part? Those two teams are STILL standing...! What will happen next? No clue! But I DO have a feeling it will be San Antonio and Phoenix in the Conference Finals...! =)
222931
They should and it would cut out a lot of games in division races.  A team in any division plays another team in that same divison at least 15-20 times a year.  It would be great to see for example the Yanks against the Houston Astros instead of them seeing each other every three years if possible.  \n\nThe downside is the traveling would wear the players down but then again they do play 162 games a year.  Hope you're reading this Bud Selig (needs to go immediately!!!)
358549
I say Phillies take the series.
627728
The World Series is the championship series of Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada, the culmination of the sport's postseason each October. It is played between the pennant winner of the American League and the pennant winner of the National League. The Series winner is determined through a best-of-seven playoff (except in 1903, 1919, 1920 and 1921 when the winner was determined through a best-of-nine playoff) and is awarded the World Series Trophy, as well as World Series rings. Baseball has employed various championship formulas since the 1850s. The modern World Series has been an annual event since 1903, with the exceptions of 1904 and 1994.\n\nThe New York Yankees have the most World Series titles, with 26 championships through the 2005 season. Eight teams, all established since 1961, have never won a World Series title: the Texas Rangers, Houston Astros, San Diego Padres, Washington Nationals (formerly the Montreal Expos from 1969 to 2004), Milwaukee Brewers, Seattle Mariners, Colorado Rockies, and Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Of those eight teams, only three have appeared in the Series: Milwaukee, San Diego, and Houston. The Chicago Cubs have gone the longest between titles, having last won the World Series in 1908.\nContents\n[hide]\n\n    * 1 Introduction\n    * 2 Precursors to the World Series (1857-1901)\n    * 3 The modern World Series (1903-present)\n          o 3.1 The first attempt\n          o 3.2 The boycott of 1904\n          o 3.3 Highlights and lowlights\n          o 3.4 List of modern World Series\n    * 4 World Series Appearances\n    * 5 Down to the wire\n    * 6 Deficits overcome\n    * 7 Trivia\n    * 8 Image gallery\n    * 9 References\n    * 10 See also\n\n[edit]\n\nIntroduction\n\nThe first two games of the series are played in the home ballpark of the team awarded home-field advantage; the next three are in the other team's ballpark, and the final two, if necessary, are back in the first team's ballpark. That has been the pattern since 1924, with the exception of World War II, when travel restrictions were in place. Until 2003, the team given the home-field advantage was switched every year between the American League and the National League. Starting with the 2003 World Series, the league that wins the mid-season All-Star Game has been awarded home-field advantage.\n\nSince 1986, the designated hitter rule has been applied based on the rules normally in effect at the home ballpark. In an American League ballpark, both teams use a designated hitter to hit for the pitcher. In a National League ballpark, both team's pitchers must hit. From 1975 through 1985, the designated hitter was used for all games in even-numbered years, and was not used in any games in odd-numbered years. The designated hitter was not used at all prior to the 1975 Series, although the DH rule had been adopted by the AL in 1973.\n\nA portion of the gate receipts from the World Series — and, from 1969 onward, the other rounds of postseason play preceding it — is used to fund a Players' Pool, from which descending shares are distributed to the World Series winner, the World Series loser, all the other teams qualifying for the playoffs which did not reach the World Series, and certain other teams which did not qualify for the playoffs, the criteria for the latter changing at various times. Prior to 1969, teams finishing in the first division, or top half of the leagues' standings, received such shares; today, only the teams finishing in second place in their division but not earning a wild card receive them, because there are more divisions with each having fewer teams. The shares for the actual participants are limited to the gate receipts of the minimum number of games necessary to play the series. That rule has been in place from the beginning, to keep the games "honest".\n\nThe "World" appellation has stuck despite the fact that only teams in the two major leagues, which
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Yeah if you want to look at stats alone but weird things happen in baseball.I remember last year the Royals swept the Yankees and the Royals had a horrible team.That's why so many people get frustrated with the Yankees.People think they should win every single game with a pay roll like that, and they probably should.I also think that a lot of good teams are too relaxed when a bad team comes into town and then they loose.Sorry...I keep going on and on but its just that I am a Royals fan and even though they are bad I have seen them beat some of the best teams.I guess that's just how baseball works.
138230
No way.  All the other sports let so many teams in, it kind of cheapens the regular season.  In baseball, the regular season actually means something.  I think the wild card is enough.
611895
Personally, I think it should be the team with the best record. I don't like the old system of switching leagues like they used to do. Basing on the All Star is silly. The All Star is supposed to be a game for fun and the fans, don't tie it into the "World" Series.
481127
I don't like the chase the way it is.  It's just a matter of time before some one who does not have a win in the first 26 races and is in tenth in points but out 500 plus points puts together 10 trouble free races and wins the championship.  Since I am stuck watching a nasty system I don't like.  I think I would change it 1) must win to qualify 2) must be within 300 points of first 3) more points for winning 4) some points for pole 5) laps lead bonus must be under green flag.  I thought about someone's comment about defending champ should get a free pass and although I like the idea of being able to defend the title, I think not.  That would be like the Superbowl champion or the World Series winner getting a free pass to the playoffs.  Sometime, teams don't deserve a shot.  Even if I think Stewart should have been in this year.  Fans vote in?  Terrible idea.
247326
It's not going to be the most exciting series. Also, I'm not just saying this because I'm a Laker fan (It's actually been proven), but almost any series with the Lakers is sure to be a great series. The same can be said for like 2 or 3 other teams in the NBA... I think.
153451
No they have to wait another 88 years!!!!  2004 was a fluke!  How does the wild card team get home field advantage over the team (Cardinals) with the best record in all of baseball? It's just not right and yes I'm still bitter.  That All-Star game rule is whacked and it needs to be scrapped!
611674
you should put a public notice in the Chicago Sun times with this exact notion of yours---brilliant!!! people from all over Chicagoland--and beyond-- will line up to sign your "petition"! if you go ahead with your idea, watch it--you might see people in their graves coming up from the dead waiting to join you in your quest for some kind of compensation.so many folks since 1908 have been waiting for the Cubs  to do something like what the white sox did last year. I always think they should eliminate the organization and start a new franchise elsewhere. good luck, inspired one!
193072
Seattle is a good team and I want to see them do good so Ichiro can get a lot of ppostseason experience. But them switching I don't think will happen because there is 14 teams in the AL and 16 in the NL, so switching leagues would make the AL smaller, and the AL West would only have 3 teams, so talk about an easy division (Texas, Oakland, Los Angeles).
543638
I BELIEVE THE YANKEES WILL GET IT:-)
113676
I'm not sure about the "best" team in baseball. But I do believe they will win The World Series this year.
563852
I agree; with the exception of the NFL, I think that all seasons are too long.  Even my favorite, the NHL, drags on.  Especially this year, with the Olympic break.  The Stanley Cup Finals shouldn't be going on in June.\n\nBaseball ends up finishing around Halloween, way too late.  Basketball just ended, and its almost 4th of July.\n\nThe solution would be to reduce the amount of regular season games, but that will never happen, because it will reduce revenue.  Can't do that, now, can we?
226826
EXPOS DEFINETLY WOULD HAVE WON.THERE IS NO DOUBT IN MY MIND. Lets just hope it doesnt happen again