Bud Selig acknowledged Mike Scioscia’s complaints yesterday regarding there being too many days off during playoffs and agreed that something needs to be done with the schedule. “We’re going to change it,” Selig said. “I don’t disagree with Mike Scioscia. I think he was right, so we’re going to try and tighten that up.”
This is overdue. Since caving to FOX’s and TBS’s recent demands that the World Series start on a Saturday and that football days be inviolate, it is now possible and common for teams to have more off days than game days during the playoffs. There should never be a day off on a non-travel day of an active playoff series. There should never be a situation where there are multiple days off despite the fact that both teams have wrapped up their previous series and are simply waiting around to play one another.
My confidence in Selig to optimize the playoff schedule: low. But acknowledging how messed up it is now and at least trying to do something about it is as step in the right direction.