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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Baseball commissioner Bud Selig has changed his thinking on the merits of expanding the playoffs.

"We had a serious discussion this past winter. I went into it thinking I want to add two more teams. But the more I looked at it, the more we talked about it, it was so great last October, this time I'm not sure," Selig said before Wednesday night's game between the San Francisco Giants and Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

"Everybody is kind of convinced that we'll just let it sit and leave it as it is. Last October was so good, I'm not quite certain that we want to change it."

Selig visited Tropicana Field as part of plans to spend time with every major league club this season.

He spoke with reporters on a broad range of issues ranging from the relocation of the Montreal Expos to future sites for All-Star games.

A decision on the Expos is expected this summer. Washington, D.C., and Northern Virginia are considered to be the front-runners.

"It's the last residue of contraction," Selig said. "The relocation committee, they've got to come to me with a final report."

The commissioner also expects to select three or four All-Star sites for 2006 and beyond. He said the Devil Rays have submitted a proposal to host a game in their domed stadium, and he indicated San Francisco is a strong possibility to get one.

"I really haven't made a decision, but I'm very comfortable in saying they're doing extraordinary well," Selig said of San Francisco's chances. "I'd say, I like their chances very much."

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