VIDEO: Expanded Playoffs: Should MLB Add More Postseason Teams?

[Tom Froemming]

MLB is still locked out, and one of the items up for negotiation is the postseason format. Here's a look at how things have changed over the years, my thoughts on the current format, how fans are feeling about all this and an idea I have for a potential compromise.

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[wsnydes]

I've always enjoyed the exclusivity of the MLB playoffs.  That said, I've also always hated how they're set up.  I would like to see them condense the series' to make them more like the regular season.  Ideally, that would also keep the WS early enough in October to avoid really foul weather in northern cities.