Yes. Does the line form behind you? I'll take this in a heartbeat. I miss baseball.
I understand the quirks of a shorter season, but I don't see how that de-legitimizes the results or makes it unworthy to watch. As has been pointed out before, there was nothing quirkier than the 1981 split season. Around 105-110 total games, expanded playoffs featuring the best teams from each half of the year (roughly 55 games each). The Yankees got to the World Series despite having the fourth best overall record in their division. The team with the most wins in the NL didn't make the post-season at all (Reds). In fact, the team with the best winning percentage in each NL division missed the playoffs (Cardinals in the east). There's no asterisk next to the Dodgers championship. They got a parade.
The 2020 World Series champs will too. Provided there is a 2020 World Series.
So your post made me look that season up on baseball-reference. I was 11 years old that summer and completely forgot about its quirkiness. I looked up the Yankees and omg their lineup was dreadful. And I thought, how did they do it? Then I looked at their pitching.
63% of their team's starts went to these four:
Guidry: 2.76 era, 0.99 whip
John: 2.63 era, 1.24 whip
Righetti: 2.05 era, 1.07 whip
Reuschel: 2.67 era, 1.20 whip
And then their bullpen. Holy smokes:
Gossage: 0.77 era, 0.77 whip, 9.3 k/9
Davis: 2.71 era, 0.99 whip, 10.2 k/9
Bird: 2.70 era
LaRoche: 2.49 era
Frazier: 1.63 era
They just didn't give up any runs is all.