The World Series begins tonight! (Or, as Pogo would call it, "the World Serious.")

Wow, I really date myself when I refer to Pogo, huh? No one younger than 30 would know who Pogo is! In fact, no one younger than 30 remembers when the Phillies were last in the World Serious. Well, that's an exaggeration. But, consider this: the Phillies were in the Series most recently in 1993. Their opponents this year, the Tampa Bay Rays were established five years later!

Have you ever heard someone say, "When I'm king of the world ..." and then the person tells you what he's going to change? I don't have such grandiose notions. But -- when I'm Commissioner of Baseball:

-- Playoff and Series games will begin at 7:00 PM, rather than 8:30, so old guys like me don't stumble around the next day, suffering from sleep deprivation. In fact, at least one game per series will be a day game, so kids can watch.

-- All playoff and Series games will be played on real grass. If a team's home field features plastic grass, tough. Find another field.

-- Regular season records will be more of an advantage during the playoffs. The best two teams in baseball this year? The Angels and the Cubs -- both of which were bounced during the first round by other teams that weren't nearly as good. So, this will be my solution, when I'm baseball commissioner. For the first round of the playoffs, the team with the best record in the league over the entire season will be paired against the playoff team with the worst record AND all the games will be played in the best team's ballpark, to give them total home field advantage.

What will you do, when you're Commissioner of Baseball? Leave a comment!