Back before there were a dozen strikes when it cost nothing to park, very little to get in and you could bring in coolers and igloos. Back before we were paying out all the money for primadonnas.So you liked it back when the owners were making all the money?You know there is one good thing that comes out of having a short 60 game season this year.Over the course of a long 162 game season schedule,the small market teams just don’t have the same equal chance of competing to go to the World Series year in and year out as the big market teams anymore.
Hasnt been that way since 95 when the union destroyed baseball,ever since then,for the MOST part,it’s always been the same handful of teams squaring off in the NLCS and ALCS playoffs for the most part.its ALWAYS the big market teams that advance to the final four.sure has in recent years.
Well the bright spot is this year sense it will be just a short brief 60 game season,is that the small market teams will have just as much a chance as the big market teams to go to the World Series.over the long haul of a 162 game long season,the small market teams just don’t have a prayer of a chance to compete with the big market teams in a long season like that.it always takes a toll on them having the lesser talent.thats why I have always liked opening day because it’s anybody’s game that day.anybody can beat anybody on opening day you can throw out the big market and small market teams advantages cause everybody is starting fresh.In a short season like this,the small market teams at least will have the Same equal chance to get there this year.
That being said let’s keep our fingers crossed and see if we can get a team like Oakland or Minnesota from the American League there and from the national league someone like Pittsburgh,Cincinnati,San Diego,or Milwaukee,to square off against them. I would be thrilled to see any of those teams square off against each other in the series. We as baseball fans deserve this.
We don’t know if this will happen or not but this year they at LEAST have a chance and a chance is all I ask.