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ABS and the Designated Hitter and Wild Card teams are gimmicks, too. It adds to non-playing events of interest and gives fans more to argue about.

But we all knew they'd push to expand each Series, eventually. Probably try to push through those two additional playoff teams like MLB tried to do last time, too. They'll make sure the regular season means about nothing.

Or just chewing innings when we've got a huge lead.

Already happened when we moved from 145 games. A baseball season already takes too long, made even longer with added playoff series. And adding more and more teams to the playoffs makes the length of the regular season less and less necessary. We're already awarding the playoffs to teams who only manage to reach .500. >The idea of top seeds picking their opponent is intriguing. I've been wanting this for a while and have posted as much. It would really help to develop rivalries plus be a further reward for getting higher seeds. It should happen in all sports. I'm also in favor of a realignment more toward E/W of the Mississippi River, which would benefit players not having to fly as many miles during the season. No reason the Brewers and Twins or the Yankees and Mets shouldn't play each other more often. Really I don't see why we need Divisions at all.

Well we appreciate your sacrifice of watching the remainder of the Brewers playoffs on your tiny screen.

You know in that moment every player wants to be the guy, so it's such a selfless thing to do in that moment to take the walk so another player can have that chance. What's so amazing to me is the last few batters' abilities to recognize and actually take a ball when you know all they were thinking is the one thing they can't do is take the third out looking. I've been watching the inning replays over and over again and I'm still getting nervous.

Well, he had more people to pass it to and an offensive scheme geared even more to him. I don't think it was GA, but I'd heard it said that they didn't like Bud for how strict he ran things, but with as relaxed as his predecessors were, then the players realized there was value to how Bud ran things.

I can just see it, Parsons comes back in Week 8 and turns around a 2-6 team to finish 8-9. Miss the playoffs but the second-half turnaround is enough to convince Policy that it was all a matter of unfortunate injuries and the status quo is just fine. Plus the third-round tackle we pick up is going to change everything next year.

Seems fair. It's two years of him, too. Plus what other choice did the Giants even have? They're a playoff team if they get even marginal play from him, I would think. And if Sam Darnold taught us anything, maybe it's worth the lottery ticket that it was just the coaching.

To be fair to Gute, Jordan Morgan is obviously a project LT so we should only expect him to be decent in Year 5.

He only needed his arm to come back to just average, but that he's not catching now says he's probably done. All very sad for a guy who was so close to being there. It doesn't mean we have to keep Contreras, though.

Packers have a long history of being patient with HCs and GMs unlike the Browns or Jets. There's still good job security in a Packers position and that's attractive. And a GM wouldn't have to have his whole job ride on the success of a QB he drafted. Plus every GM in the League would be happy to pay Parsons what he's making now.

What's the O/U on team rushing yards next week? 40?

I get all that time off is going to mean a heck of a lot of rust, but I don't understand how he could have gone from being one of the best QBs in the League to the absolute worst. But since the Browns clearly want to tank for a QB, anyway, maybe their best payback is have him continue as the starter for everyone to watch.

We just need to get out there and execute.