Michael Weiner, executive director of the Players Association, said that players would like to extend the first round of the postseason to best-of-seven when the next labor agreement comes up for discussion in 2012. The Division Series has been best-of-five since its inception in 1995."There is a lot of sentiment for a seven-game Division Series,'' Weiner said. "I think a properly constructed postseason schedule could accommodate three seven-game series but still have it extend over a shorter period of time than what happened this year.''
Weiner said the players are unhappy with the extra days off inserted into the current postseason schedule. The playoffs extended five days into November this season.
The Players Association wants it and I agree.