Bud Selig pushed for an additional Wild Card team in each league, as well as the one-game Wild Card playoff and he's thrilled with the results of the new format.
"Phenomenal. Absolutely phenomenal," the commissioner said. "It sort of reminds me of the first wild card. I knew it was the right thing to do, just like I was sure about these two wild cards. I don't know how it could work out any better than it has."
Selig was asked if he regretted the fact that the defending American League champion Rangers were eliminated in the Wild Card elimination game. Chipper Jones also saw his career end early as a member of the Braves.
"If you don't want to be in a one-game playoff, then win your division," he said.