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Column: MLB's playoff format is penalizing top seeds with all that time off - The San Diego Union-Tribune
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MLB's playoff format is penalizing top seeds with time off
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MLB playoffs 2023: Rangers sweep into ALCS, 3 games Wednesday as Astros, D-backs look to advance
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Orioles win 6-3 for 1st-ever season series sweep of Rangers - WTOP News
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Column, MLB's playoff format penalizing top seeds with all that time off, Pro Sports
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October baseball arrives with 12-team bracket set
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Column: MLB's playoff format is penalizing top seeds with all that time off - Newsday
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WNBA holding its own against NFL, MLB, with finals broadcast during busy sports calendar
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MLB should tweak playoff format to make it fairer for top seeds
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Analysis: It looks like it'll take all 162 games to decide MLB's postseason races