* In a classic example of shooting yourself in the foot, Major League Baseball’s misguided attempt to give some importance to a meaningless midsummer exhibition resulted in a wild-card team having the home field advantage in the World Series — and winning with two victories at home in Games 6 and 7. I can’t wait to see what other “improvements” MLB has planned for the playoffs.
BOB LEISE
South Huntington, N.Y.
All in the Cards
* After the 2010 season, the Yankees had no use for Lance Berkman. Now, he and World Series MVP David Freese used their clutch hitting to lead the Cardinals over the Rangers for their 11th world championship. What a difference a year makes!
MICHAEL J. GORMAN
Whitestone
Trouble brewing
* I recently read that Major League Baseball is considering banning beer from clubhouses, an issue which I will leave to others to debate and evaluate. Instead, I wish to explore the irony of the proposed “beer ban”:
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At one time, many teams were owned or run by beer barons. Among this group was Yankees owner Jacob Ruppert, who also had the stadium in which the Negro League’s Newark Eagles played named after him.
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When there were many more American beer companies, they were great baseball sponsors — rewarding players for individual accomplishments. Do you remember Ballantine blasts?
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Until recent times the Cardinals were owned by the Busch family and their ballpark is named Busch Stadium.
The ultimate irony is current MLB commissioner Allan Huber Selig, is known as “Bud” and prior to his present job, he was owner of the Brewers!
DEBORAH BROWN
Hamden, Conn.
Greed? Not good
* The Yankees’ contract situation with CC Sabathia is a perfect example of what baseball is all about: Greed. Sabathia is scheduled to make $23 million for the next four years, but that is not enough for him. And now the Yankees are trying to renegotiate Sabathia’s contract to give him more. This is happening while one in seven New Yorkers is out of work. Baseball is all about greed and its the players, owners and networks all profit from that greed. The media is also at fault for not pointing out this excellent example of a player’s greed.
ROB PICCIOTTO
Brooklyn
Jets Charged up
* I guess Rex Ryan and the Jets shut the haters up last week with that huge home win over the Chargers. Maybe Rex had something when he said if the Chargers had hired him they would have a few rings.
ALEX KLEIN
Roslyn, N.Y.
* Just because the Jets found a way to beat the Chargers last weekend, I would not get overly excited. Coach Rex Ryan has managed to tell the world that this team is going to the Super Bowl the past two seasons, but they would be lucky to make the playoffs with the amount of mistakes they make. I am still not convinced Mark Sanchez is the guy to lead this team to the big dance, as his mistakes in crunch time are astounding.
KENNY CULLEN
Throggs Neck
Killer pitch
* Is there any doubt the Steinbrenners will find Mohamed El Bibi, the man in the Yankees cap who reportedly captured and killed Moammar Khadafy, import him to The Bronx and have him throw out the first pitch on Opening Day next year? If he can throw strikes, maybe they can trade A.J. Burnett for him.
CAROL HOPKINS
New York, N.Y.