How would you view a World Series win in 2020?

Obviously there is a lot that still has to happen, but I wanted to ask this hypothetical question, because who doesn’t love hypothetical questions, right?

Let’s say the baseball season resumes in 2020. Let’s say it’s for 82 games like reported. If the Dodgers were to win the World Series after playing only half of a season, how would you view it?

Would you view it as a legitimate championship, or would you put an asterisk next to it.

Personally, it’s a legitimate championship and should be viewed as such. Here’s where I stand on this. It doesn’t matter if you play 162 games or 82, what matters is how you do in October. If the playoff format is the same, and you got to get through three of the best teams in order to win, I don’t think it makes a difference playing half a season. Plus, if there are more playoff teams added, then it’s actually more impressive coming out of the playoffs victorious.

I just wanted to ask everyone and hear what your different thoughts are on this potential subject.

Links

• The St. Paul Saints will be giving out this “Astro the Grouch” bobblehead this season. Yes, it’s exactly what you think it is, and we freaking love it.

• Yesterday was the five-year anniversary of the beginning of the rally banana. Do you all remember that? Can we bring it back somehow? Also, while we’re talking about allowing bananas in the dugout again, can we get the bubble machine from years ago back?
• According to Evan Drellich of The Athletic, Major League Baseball “plans to deliver” its new economics proposal to the league’s players association Tuesday. The players will then review it as the two sides attempt to reach an agreement on how to proceed with a potential 2020 season amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
• This is a fun read. What an 82-game season will (and won’t) mean. If a player hits .400 over an 82-game season, does it really count? A lot of potential “what-if” scenarios here.
• Here are 15 free agents who could fill universal DH roles for NL teams during 2020 MLB season
• Is that World Series champ legit? 3 questions on how a shortened MLB season would be remembered