A local sports columnist suggested that he would be fine with the Dodgers and Yankees facing off in the World Series would be fine with him-especially if we could play the Series starting on Tuesday. That most fans would probably like to see Ohtani & Co. do battle with Judge Inc. isn’t too far off base.

Obviously, MLB would love to see the two juggernauts square off in the end, but with all the preliminaries the columnist and other purists don’t love. It’s all about the revenue and what each additional round of games can generate. I suggest those in favor of downsizing contact the Waitresses for access to their biggest hit.

I’m sure MLB and all of their various marketing departments have already worked up the DC Universe v. Marvel Universe graphics and pictures. I know because I’ve seen this every time two teams face off. It’s almost as unlikeable as what the NCAA does for tournament games featuring powerhouses.

It’s difficult for MLB to start marketing the smaller market, feature, feel-good stories, because they crave the Cole, Soto, Judge, Stanton v. Ohtani, Betts, Freeman storyline. I know fans of the other teams would just as soon do without the aforementioned teams although they would take special pleasure in seeing their team take out one of them.

Personally, I’m rooting for the four midwestern teams, Milwaukee, Cleveland, Detroit, and Kansas City. Forget the fact that nobody had three teams from the AL Central making the postseason-least of all these three.

In a weird way, it might be fun to see the Smoltz Bowl this November with the Tigers battling the Braves. In an era stressing offense, it would be cool to witness a series featuring both pitching Triple Crown winners, Tarik Skubal and Chris Sale (who has a slight edge on K’s and should wrap that up today). Fifty-six years ago, Gibson and McLain faced off in a spectacularly pitched series although McLain fell short in strikeouts and ERA.