It's never been that way, Kat. They went from a single WC to the current format. Well, I spent two summers in London, then Shakespeare in the park last summer. My bandwidth was devoted to acting, travelling, and survival. :-)
There are two wild card spots in each league now? I thought the playoffs was each league had a winner in each division, plus a WC slot for the second best record in all the divisions.
Well, SF people are a lot like people from NYC: they think everything outside the city doesn't matter. Merely acknowledging the existence of something noteworthy outside their region Is a rarity.
The Cubs should just cut the [expletive] and make him the permanent Anthem guy if he's interested. Has he ever sung the 7th inn stretch? I wouldn't mind hearing him being interviewed after.
One of the worst things about following this game on the radio is that when the crowd cheers, you can't be entirely sure which side it's for. Damn Sox.