Bud Selig is the worst commissioner in all of professional sports. I wonder, if the game hadn't been tied, if he would have suspended that Game 5 and just declared it an official game. I was waiting for him to move the game to Milwaukee too. Either way, that's not the point.

What we learned from the Game 5 fiasco is that the baseball is too long. It's a warm weather sport. Shorten the season. Go back to 130 games or so. Start the season early April (but paying mind to cold-weather outdoor-stadium teams and start them on the road in warm weather venues except for the Reds, who should always have the honor of being the first team to open the season at home, to pay tribute the heritage and history of baseball's oldest team).

Get rid of the All-Star game in July and move it to the end of the year, or get rid of it altogether. Nobody cares about the All-Star game. Moving it to the end of the season frees up four more days when games can be played. It also would get rid of Selig's worst conceived idea ever - having the All Star game determine home field advantage.

Go back to having best record get home field advantage. A novel concept.

Finish the season in mid-September. Start the playoffs shortly thereafter. Conclude the World Series before October, or worse, with weather, travel issues, etc. it would wrap up early October. The problem is now solved and the long, long drawn out season is more relevant and improved.

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