Offensive numbers were way, way down this year. Looked a lot like the presteroid era of the seventies, maybe it's time to lower the mound ;-). As far as the best teams, no , the hottest teams are advancing. The Royals won 16 more games than they lost this year, yet are 8-0 in the playoffs- crazy. The Giants who look unstoppable as well, 9 other teams had as good or a better record than the Giants this year. It appears the move to make it more difficult for a wildcard to advance has not worked. There have been some great playoff games, and I hope they continue.