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During the postseason, Angels manager Mike Scioscia spoke out publicly about the nature of the playoff schedule. And on Wednesday, Scioscia said he expressed the same concerns to commissioner Bud Selig.
"I'm very hopeful and confident that they're going to tighten up that schedule a little bit," Scioscia said on a conference call after being named AL Manager of the Year by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. "I think there's things that the commissioner is going to take to heart and look at."
Selig was initially not available for comment on the matter, but has since said he will try to tighten up the postseason schedule.
The Yankees played 15 games in 31 days on their way to winning the World Series. Because of that schedule, they were able to be the first team since the 1991 Twins to win a championship while using just three starters in the postseason.
That's the reason that playoff baseball is greatly different from regular season baseball, and the requirements to get through the postseason are different than those to get there in the first place.
"I think it goes against what the 162 games [of the regular season] stands for," Scioscia said.
Of course, the other reason to condense the schedule is to avoid bad weather. The postseason ended this year on Nov. 4 with Game 6 of the World Series.
When Major League Baseball acquiesced to FOX in the latest TV contract, allowing the World Series to begin on a Wednesday instead of a Friday, it meant adding extra off days throughout the postseason. There is now one between Games 4 and 5 of each League Championship series, for example.
Scioscia's biggest complaint was with the off days before the opening of the Division Series. Three of the four Division Series start on the Wednesday after the final Sunday of the regular season, with the fourth opening on Thursday.
That gives all teams a chance to set up their rotation, not just the ones that clinched early.
"I think that's absolutely the first step, yes," Scioscia said.
But this year, MLB needed the two off days, since the Twins-Tigers one-game playoff could not be played on that Monday due to a conflict with Monday Night Football at the Metrodome.
As of now, the 2010 regular season ends on Oct. 3, meaning if the postseason schedule goes unchanged, Game 7 of the World Series would be Nov. 4.
Scioscia: Baseball Will Consider Condensing Playoff Schedule
Nov 18, 2009 – 4:22 PM
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