As soon as you come to terms with the fact that the MLB (as well as the NHL for that matter) doesn't really care about the "best team" winning, it's easy to accept things for the way they are.
No salary cap in MLB is by far the most egregious stance, where it's impossible for about half of the league to even dream of a championship.
The opposite is true in NHL, where an extreme premium is put on parity that anyone can get hot and win (plus the officiating in the playoffs makes the game very different).
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