Bud Selig once again made a classic clown move by scheduling four playoff games on an NFL Sunday.

During the last few years, MLB has used a productive and engaging advertising campaign with the tagline, “Welcome to The Show.” Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig and company had a solid idea for the Columbus Day weekend — play four playoff games in one, day-long marathon.

A great idea to showcase The Show is about to blow up in their collective faces. MLB completely botched the opportunity to gain the interest of fans and reach a new generation.

Selig and his goons braintrust scheduled the Columbus Day Weekend spectacular on Sunday, a day reserved for the NFL. Seriously, MLB wants to put their playoff product up against the National Football League?

The NFL long ago took over the top spot among the most popular major sports leagues in the USA. Baseball might go perfectly with hot dogs and summer. Fall, however, is buffalo wings and football.

With the proliferation of  fantasy football leagues and betting on the NFL product, the fact is more people will watch grown men chase a pigskin around than try to hit a white ball tomorrow. Unless someone’s team is playing, most people will watch FOX and CBS and NBC instead of TBS tomorrow.

Selig deserves some credit in the fact that he was at least smart enough to make sure no sports markets had NFL and baseball teams playing at the same time.

However, baseball could have added an extra day in each series to play four games on Monday, a day without football until Monday night. Oh, and a day that is viewed as a holiday by most schools and many employers. Granted, Monday may not carry the same weight it once did. Many banks and businesses are now open. However, it is a holiday and baseball would not face any competition.

Start the postseason one day later, and all of a sudden your ALDS Game 3s, and NLDS Game 4s occur on Monday. The solution was that simple.

The Show will take place on Sunday. Unfortunately for TBS and Major League Baseball, viewership will not be nearly as high as it could have been. Bud Selig threw an interception right into the hands of Roger Goodell.