Major League Baseball is expanding the number of playoff teams to 10 . Bob Greene recalls when baseball had just 16 teams , and players could easily join them . In an era of 30 years , even baseball experts jumped at the challenge , he says . It was easy to determine if the town where you lived was big-league : Source : Expanding playoffs may be good for revenue but risks diluting memories .
Major League Baseball is expanding the number of playoff teams to 10 . Bob Greene recalls when baseball had just 16 teams , and players could easily join them . In an era of 30 years , even baseball experts jumped at the challenge , he says . Source : Expanding playoffs may be good for revenue but risks diluting memories .