KrejciMVP
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Is it really meaningful though? I get it's new, and I get it's "real", but meaningful, not so much. Baseball has always been about the grind and playing through the attrition of injuries. It's not a grind now at all. It's a sprint. And that's simply not baseball. That's why whomever wins deserves an asterisk, whether it's physical or just in public opinion. It's just not the same.
None of the stats this year have any significance historically. Tracking HRs ERA Wins etc all mean little over a brief 60 game sprint. At least hockey had most of their regular season and despite the 24 teams in a Bruins cup would still mean something