Selig today met with his advisors and representatives from the players union to discuss a possible change to the way the standings are calculated. The idea behind the changes is simply that Selig needs teams like the Mets in the basement to maintain the illusion of parity in the league and to show that his luxury tax/revenue sharing program actually works.
The change would bring baseball into a points system similar to hockey, awarding varying points for wins and extra inning victories. While this change would not greatly affect the Mets place in the standings, there are several wrinkles that have been thrown in that seem to be almost directly aimed at keeping the Mets in the cellar.
Under the proposed plan. Teams will receive point deductions for the following:
Latin Players - 1pt.
Boring Mascots - 1 pt.
Interviews of Non-Baseball Celebrities during telecasts - 2 pts.
Starters going less than 5 innings - 2 pts.
GM's named Omar - 3 pts.
Dreads under du-rags under baseball caps - 5 pts.
Scary Looking Players (The Henry Blanco Rule) - 10 pts.
Should the plan go into effect, the Mets would already be eliminated from post-season play. In fact they would have been eliminated since April 10th.
MLB officials are expected to vote on the plan on Monday, depending on what happens this weekend in Philadelphia.
All articles featured on The Apple are fictitious. No Mets were harmed in the writing of this story.
No comments:
Post a Comment