Unsurprisingly, the reaction to the news has been pretty negative on the twittersphere and elsewhere. 60% of the teams in the league making the playoffs is just silly, and it's going to mean even more chances for a 2005 Galaxy, 2009 RSL or 2010 Rapids to sneak their way into a cup final, much to the chagrin of the neutral watcher who wants the cup final to be between two worthy teams.
In the Eastern Conference, it's going to be especially bad. The East has been top-heavy for years now, with very little past the top three or so. Fortunately, we all root for a team in the Western Conference, and the West is going to be pretty damn fun with an extra playoff spot in play.
The playoff race might be a little less meaningful if nearly everyone is getting in, but that extra spot in what is almost guaranteed to be an ultra-competitive conference is nearly guaranteed to be really, really fun. At least there's a silver lining on this weird news cloud.
Matt Pollard 
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