I already am annoyed at the thought of who will win the National League West division this season. The winner will almost certainly have a below .500 record, because all the teams suck...and it will likely be Arizona or Los Angeles.
If it's Arizona, since I live in Phoenix I'll get to hear from the locals about how great their division-winning, playoff-bound, 78 win team is.
And if it's Los Angeles, I am sure I'll get to hear how great Joe Torre is, and therefore hear another round of "The Yankees made a mistake getting rid of Joe Torre." This is because ESPN hates the Yankees.
I believe a division should be stripped of its playoff berth if no one within that division finishes with a .500 record or better. This isn't just a pipe dream - it could easily be done, in a practical manner. All you do is take away the west's division winning spot, and give a 2nd wild card spot to the East/Central. There would be more incentive for the West teams to get good...and more incentive for the approximately 90-win team in the East or Central who would have missed out on the wild card.
The NL West would lose their playoff spot like every year, but baseball would be better for it.
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