[Clovidequano Dovatha]

Or turn the IPA into an association with multiple leagues in it, if possible, instead. That way the leagues could be smaller, and he could set up association playoffs each league's champions could play in to decide the overall winner of the Pro Cup.

Having 16 teams in one overall league's playoff setup seems to be way too many, if you have leagues that have 64 or more teams in them, for a season. Or as few as 28 or 30 teams in them. Best to keep the playoff contenders fewer, for challenge's sake, at least, I think. Especially with seasons that last at least 100 to 120 games, if not more. Big playoff fields minimize the excitement of the postseason, if not also the entire regular season as well, in my view.

Consider how exciting the World Series often was prior to the Expansion Era, where only the best teams got in, meaning the league winners only. Most of the best World Series ever played were pre-Expansion and pre-DH World Series, for sure. Certainly there were some dynasties that were dominant for a while, especially from the Yankees, but I don't think there was very much boredom around when it came to the World Series or All-Star Game, back in that era of MLB history, compared to a lot of World Series or postseasons since then.

Especially seeing as you never saw interleague play in that era, except at certain times of the calendar year, perhaps including Spring Training, the various All-Star Games and World Series most likely were much more intense and exciting than many of the ASG's and WS's that have occurred in the years betwen then and now. That is something that baseball has been lacking now for decades, even when the Expansion Era is considered here, for sure.

There don't need to be leagues with odd numbers of divisions that require wildcard teams in the postseason. Granted, at least one time in the current century, the Cardinals won a World Series as a wildcard team, if I remember correctly, and other wildcard teams have won titles as well, since wildcards were allowed in the postseason. But it's still not a good thing to have wildcards in the postseason, in my view. Others may disagree with me here, of course, but that's fine with me.

These are just a few thoughts from me here about things like this. Please feel free to take them or not as you each will. Whether you agree with them or not, of course, please feel quite free to do so. as you like and can, within fair and just reason and all here, folks. CD out.