It's not the most competitive anymore
Cardinals played in the worst division in baseball, played like ass for most of the year and had no business being in the playoffs
Cardinals didn't win that series, Nats lost it
How is it not? Which sport is more competitve than baseball? It's still the hardest to make. Christ, everyone talks about how hard it is in football yet how many #6 seeds have actually gone to Super Bowls? And then won?
And the NHL and NBA let everyone in the playoffs like some amatuer leagues.
So which sport is more difficult to make the playoffs?