I think the major reason that TT's hypothetical wouldn't work is because there would be because that tournament has no tradition and the winner gets nothing except a trophy. In college basketball and I'm pretty sure soccer, teams get to play for something better. In college football, teams get excited to win a bowl because teams have gotten excited for bowl games for years. I also don't want too many playoff teams (although I could live with an extra one) or a huge tournament because baseball isn't as fun in that type of setting to honestly. I like baseball more as a long season sport than a playoff sport if that makes sense.