The Houston Astros don’t deserve a first-round bye
by Sean Beckwith from Deadspin > Sports News Without Fear, Favor or Compromise on (#6ET79)
With playoff baseball rapidly approaching and the standings nearly complete, this feels like a good time to point out a flaw in the new six-team format (other than increasing the number of games per round). If you're going to hand out first-round byes, give them to the two best teams in each league.