re: Astros headed to American League.....

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Define help? it will get them some more revenue, won't help them get better ratings or draw more fans.

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Yes it will. More teams in the playoffs means more teams interested late in the season. That means more fans watching at the end of the season.

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for frick sake a playoff game with the Yankees could not out draw a Tampa Bay vs Indianapolis with Curtis fricking Painter instead of Peyton Manning MNF game a couple of weeks ago

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That will never change.

ETA: Having 5 teams from each league in the playoffs will actually make the regular season matter even more as opposed to de-valuing it.