MLB Stumbles Onto the Right Tournament Structure

The current setup is a good one for a postseason tournament, but it is still not the same as a real pennant race.

Baseball is one of the few areas where I find myself occasionally taking conservative positions. If it were up to me, there would be no interleague play or designated hitter, but it is not up to me and those things are here to stay. Those same inclinations have made it tough for me to embrace MLB’s evolution towards a postseason tournament and away from…