I think Nut has summed it up pretty well...the Series never gets as much attention when it plays between the coasts...the NY-based media outlets seemed to decide that the post-season was over when the Yankees & the Mets got knocked out...
When I saw people in the stands (& some in the dugouts) bundled up like it was a football game, I began thinking they should go back to the shorter regular season, if only to allow this longer playoff schedule to get done before the snow flies...

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