A New Champion in MLB...The Astros

Did you hear?! Did you hear?!! Major League Baseball crowned a new champion on Sunday as the Houston Astros defeated the Boston Red Sox in the final inter-league series of the year for the Astros! Not only did they defeat the Red Sox but they also took two out of three thus winning the series!

Now you're probably thinking, wait a minute, how does that make them the champions?! Well it's simple, I'm using my Wrestling logic on the world of baseball...well maybe just for the Astros.

There is no hiding the fact that I love wrestling...I love watching great story lines unfold while grown ass men beat the hell out of each other without trying to hurt each other! I think there is a reason why Wrestling has withstood the test of time and has become a multi-billion dollar industry. It's like a soap opera on steroids...literally and figuratively.

In the world of wrestling the most exciting match is a title match so it's only right that I would apply the title defense into the MLB...here's how it goes:

• The Boston Red Sox won the title last year, fair and square, in the MLB playoffs. To keep the champ on his toes, MLB should make the Red Sox defend the title at least once a month. They can pick the opponent and location. The winner of the series will win the belt.
  
• If the team of their choice defeats them in a seres then they must give up the belt and that team will be the champ until the playoffs. For example, The Red Sox defended their title successfully up until the Houston series in Houston. The Houston Astros now have the belt and they can pick their next opponent.
  
• The Boston Red Sox can get a title shot in the playoffs by reaching the World Series. They can also use their rematch clause but a time and location has to be agreed on...that's probably not going to happen.
  

The rules are simple and fair. This will also encourage better play out of all the teams because everybody want a shot at the champs. Audiences will flock to see the champs even in a non-title series. I think all sports have to put the title clause into their championships. Could you imagine the ratings for a Houston Astros vs Cincinnati Reds Title Match Series in late July?!

Just to improve the ratings all around baseball, the league could also institute special types of matches...for example:

• Table, Chair and Ladders Match...How much fun would it be to see the Boston Red Sox against Tampa in a TLC match?! Even Coco Crisp will be able to get in a good hit and not leave with a scratch under his eye.
  
• Hell in a Cell Match...Everybody remembers the best Hell in a Cell match but imagine the ratings if you put the Cubs and Cardinals in a Cell match! I would love to see Pujols take a choke slam from the top of the cage onto some thumbtacks.
  
• Falls Count Anywhere Match...Okay, every pro can play a game inside the friendly confines of Minute Maid Park but a true ball player can play anywhere at anytime so thats why I am calling for the Falls Count Anywhere rules. How much fun would it be to see the D-backs and the Padres go play on a high school field or even better, a street game!
  
• Bra and Panties match...okay wait not all Wrestling ideas would work in baseball

Well folks there you have it, my thoughts about the title matches in baseball. Now some purists might hate this title match idea but come on, isn't the whole All-Star game for home field more of a "ratings puller" than the title match clause? The title match system might be off a bit but so is inter-league play.