The only major sport where the playoffs make actual sense is the NFL since each team plays less than half of the other teams in the league and there are so few games. Don’t get me wrong I love the MLB playoffs, but you play 162 games over 6 months. The dodgers proved themselves a better team than the padres yet they’re going home. Same with the braves and Phillies. It’s a total crapshoot. You win 111 games out of 162, you’re the best. Best of 3s and best of 5s, while entertaining, aren’t a true test of who’s better IMO