Players’ Union willing to consider bigger Playoffs
Media reports suggest that an expansion in the post season within the next two years is being widely considered. The new head of players’ Union has declared his support for an increment in the number of competing wild card teams. By 2012, the aim appears
to be increasing the count to a best of seven series in the post season.
Head of the Union, Michael Weiner consolidates the notion and says that decreasing the fixtures in regular season would help incorporate that idea. However, ball clubs will suffer lags in their revenue generation due to this. Nevertheless, Baseball Chairman/Commissioner,
Bud Selig is also in favour of this notion and reportedly will move in to secure the bargain with the Union by next year. The format of the games to be held in 2012 and beyond will be decided by then.
Union head Weiner said that the next executive board meeting will be held in December this year where the focus of discussions would be playoffs' format and with most baseball fans in favour of more action in the post season, the idea will be floated amongst
the influential figures. The bargaining will generally start in the first half of next year to alter and replace the maturing labour contracts on 11th December of 2011. This will allow only little room for tinkering in the playoffs, next year.
Weiner stated, "Certainly, some of the players have said either we should shorten the regular season because the regular season's too long, or we should shorten the regular season to accommodate expanded postseason."
Meanwhile, there are also players who disagree with the intended move and have voiced their concerns also. One such ball player is San Francisco Giants’ outfielder, Aaron Rowand, who maintained, “Personally, I like the system the way it is. I think just
the one wild card team from each league. If you're in a division where you've got a team running away with it, it gives all those other teams hope of something to play for throughout the course of the season.”
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