CHICAGO — Baseball plans to cut down on off days during the postseason next year.
Commissioner Bud Selig said yesterday he's working on tightening up the 2010 playoff schedule so there will be fewer gaps between games.
Los Angeles Angels manager Mike Scioscia criticized the current playoff format after the Yankees and Angels played only eight times in 20 days going into Game 6 of the AL championship series.
Selig also said he would continue to discuss instant replay. It's not expected to be a major topic when owners have a full meeting this morning, even though there were several missed calls by umpires during the postseason.
In the past, Selig has resisted the idea of expanded video replay. Under the current system, it is used only to judge if home runs have cleared the fence or are fair or foul.
"I'm going to talk to a lot of people. I haven't changed my view at all, but I'm always willing to talk to a lot of people and I've talked to a lot of managers and I've talked to a lot of general managers," Selig said. "I haven't heard from anybody about instant replay. The only comments I get are when I call somebody on a bunch of subjects and we talk about it."
Selig said he's still working on details for the new playoff schedule.
"We're going to change it," he said.
