Major League Baseball says it’s likely—read: a sure thing—that the 2010 World Series will end in November, yet again.
So why is it April 9 and we’re only in the first week of the season?
November baseball makes me wince, every time. You may as well say “cod ice cream.”
Two things, and two things only, can prevent this travesty from becoming an annual occurrence: a) shorten the season, and/or b) start earlier.
We know that a) is probably out, because it would mean fewer games, which means less revenue from ticket sales and concessions. It’s the lead balloon of solutions.
So what’s wrong with b)?
What’s MLB doing, starting the season on April 5?
They should have gotten a move on earlier.
Under the expected playoff format, the World Series ...
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Article written by Greg Eno
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