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Bud Selig has created a wild September

September 22, 2012 10:06 PM By ANTHONY RIEBER anthony.rieber@newsday.com

Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig walks out

Photo credit: AP | Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig walks out on the field after the MLB All-Star Game. (July 10, 2012)

Bud Selig was right.

Baseball's commissioner championed the double wild card and pushed to implement it for this season. The fruits of that decision were in full bloom Saturday at Yankee Stadium and Fenway Park.

Gone are the days of the single wild card and no penalty for not winning your division. In its place is the dreaded wild-card playoff game, a winner-take-all, loser-go-home,...

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