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Jon Weisman
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Sep 16, 2020 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
MLB is contemplating taking a March Madness approach to its playoffs beyond 2020. March Madness works for several reasons - the Cinderella aspect is particularly great for college kids - but a big reason is that it has a regular season that's about 1/6th the length of MLB.

1/ And another big issue -- because of the nature of the sport, there's nearly a 0% chance a top seed will be eliminated in the first round. The most typical upset is in a 5-12 game, but the 5s are never the best teams in the country.

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