The wild card game is killing baseball
Baseball teams aren't even battling for wild card spots anymore. That's a problem.

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By
David Faris
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David Faris is a professor of political science at Roosevelt University and the author of "It's Time to Fight Dirty: How Democrats Can Build a Lasting Majority in American Politics." He's a frequent contributor to Newsweek and Slate, and his work has appeared in The Washington Post, The New Republic and The Nation, among others.