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Historically, the AL and NL were two separate leagues. There was little to no inter-league play, so the World Series was almost like an exhibition - something extra played after the seasons ended. People didn’t really think of the AL/NL pennants as conference championships.
people were okay with this? baseball is so weird
Makes you wonder why MLB’s popularity is declining among youth. It’s a sport catering to boomers.
They've been making changes the last few years to speed up the game and its worked, this past year attendance went up throughout the league.
The WBC has been a success and baseball will be in the 2028 Olympics. So hopefully all this helps bring back it's popularity.
Yeah this is the best answer. It’s really more that baseball is the outlier in the way they care about pennants. Nobody is all that excited about being an NFC Champion or whatever it is that hockey does. NBA is more aligned to the other sports.