Why is the one-game “play-in” to determine the wild card or division winner considered a regular season game and not the beginning of the playoffs? Before you brush it off as a semantic difference, consider that the Rox and Pods were able to use their extended September rosters yesterday, a huge difference in a 13–inning game. I don’t know if it was fair or unfair. But it certainly was a different game than it would have been if only playoff-eligible players were allowed.
Whatever the answer, I hope yesterday’s game set the tone for the playoffs. Fun! Discussion topic of the day: Is Trevor Hoffman a choker?
