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Mookie Betts refuses to answer a question regarding the new baseball playoff format : r/baseball
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Why Each MLB Playoff Team Will Win the World Series—and Why They Won't - The Ringer
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Why Each MLB Playoff Team Will Win the World Series—and Why They Won't - The Ringer
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MLB playoff format doesn't need to be changed, top seeds just need to play better
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Why there's no need to change MLB's playoff format despite some top teams struggling after first-round byes
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Column: MLB's playoff format is penalizing top seeds with all that time off - ABC News
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Report: MLB prefers 14-team expanded postseason format : r/baseball
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Is this the Dodgers' year? Our writers make their MLB picks - Los Angeles Times
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Dear salty Dodgers fans crying about the playoff format: Remember what the format looked like when you last won : r/mlb
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MLB's new playoff format rewards mediocrity without adding drama