Cubs v. Pirates Wednesday. Oh boy!
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Cubs v. Pirates Wednesday. Oh boy!
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I hate the 1-game Wildcard format. In the NL you have 2 teams with nearly 100 wins and one will go home after 1 fucking playoff game. That's not right.Quote:
Originally Posted by JBHuskers
I've said this for months now. Doubleheader, and if there is a split, game 3 the next day.Quote:
Originally Posted by steelerfan
All in the same city? If not, the deciding game is played at WC2? Not sure about that.Quote:
Originally Posted by JBHuskers
Yeah, give the advantage to the top wild card.Quote:
Originally Posted by steelerfan
So, you're saying all 3 games in the same city?Quote:
Originally Posted by JBHuskers
It's better than no wild card. Time is the problem. The regular season is too long.
One day, there will be a WC1 with 100 wins and a WC2 with 85. I don't think that a 1-game playoff should separate them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rudy
The old "the season is too long" makes you sound Canadian. ;)
I definitely agree about wild card length. Just make it a 3 game series. Give both teams a real chance other than this one game playoff. They would never make the divisional series a one game series, so why does the wild card have to be?
WC2-Game 1
WC1- Games 2 & 3
I'd just like to know who thought baseball was too short at 154 games and lengthened it to 162. If they went back to 154 you could have longer post season series before it starts snowing up here. It's great the Jays have a dome but Minnesota would be brutal.
When you're at 154, 8 more seems irrelevant. 100 games should be the number. The NBA should go to 60.
58 would be perfect. Play every other team in the NBA twice, one home and one away.Quote:
Originally Posted by souljahbill
I say you just seed them based off of record and the bottom two teams play the one game wildcard. Why should winning a crappy division seed a team higher than a team with more wins
That's a good argument for every sport. But if you do that you might as well get rid of divisions (I'm not that opposed to the idea) . Look at how the NFL has allowed some crappy teams in the playoffs and gave them home field.Quote:
Originally Posted by psuexv
I'm fine with divisions for the sake of rivalries, but definitely not when it comes to the playoffs. The NBA has thankfully discovered logic when it comes to playoff seeding. Now the NFL, NHL and MLB just need to follow suit.
I like the NBA seeding arrangement as well.
The only problem with it is that if you're still using divisions, then the schedule is lopsided and you can't trust that the best team is the #1 seed.
I'm sure Golden State would have had way more wins if they played in the East last season.
If the real reason for divisions is to cut down on travel costs, then maybe all the leagues need to look at creating a revenue sharing travel fund so that every team pays the exact same amount for travel costs.
In hockey, I used to hate that Detroit played in the Western Conference and traveled 50,000 miles a season while New Jersey had only slept outside their own beds 6x in an entire season.
If baseball were to iron out the DH league, I'd love to see a 30-team league with no divisions, conferences, etc.
The seasons are getting too long as it is (in all sports) so for MLB, if every team played 5x, that would be 145 games. If you still wanted to get to 162, sprinkle in roaming 'rivalry' games so Boston and NY could still go at it.
It might not work for MLB because of the tradition, but for a sport like hockey, I'd be all for it.
After they expand to 32 teams, shorten the season to 62 games and have everyone play a home-and-home series.
Just do it like the NFL.
6 teams make it from the NL and AL. Top two get a bye. Wild Card Round, Best of 3. Divisional Round, Best of 5. ALCS, NLCS, WS Best of 7.
I'd like that system too.
The only problem is the season is already so dang long that they'd be playing till US Thanksgiving.
They need to drop back to 154 games so the WS is finished well before Halloween. The colder it gets, the less offense. The season should really be wrapping up by mid October at the latest.
You can still keep the divisions. The division winner gets an automatic bid into the playoffs so it still keeps the division rivalry and those teams fighting for the top spot because it's the only way to get in. They just might have to play in the one game Wild Card game. Maybe you don't call it a Wild Card game, but just the 1st round where it's one game winner take all.
I agree that other sports could have this argument too. I don't have too much of an issue with the NFL other than the fact that the division winner gets home field advantage. Go 6 teams, top two get a bye and the others are seeded based on record. Once again you still have the divisions mean something because it is the only way some of those teams get in.
154 (and even 162) were far more relevant when only the pennant winners advanced to the playoffs. Those last 20 games were basically playoff games.Quote:
Originally Posted by souljahbill
But now, with all these playoff series’ and wildcard matchups, anything over 154 is excessive. Heck, they could probably go even less.
I don’t mind the one-and-done Wildcard format because it captures the NCAA March Madness feel of urgency.
The one issue I have though, is that the Wildcard game should be played the next day after the regular season winds up, and the Division Series should begin the next day after that.
With all these days off, it helps the Wildcard teams too much. They should suffer for having to play a lottery game.
(Saying that, I'd love a first-round best of 3 Wildcard matchup. The more baseball the better)
Concerning the NBA, I agree. I think the NHL should also go to 60 games.
Those seasons are way too long (especially hockey). From start to finish, the seasons shouldn’t be more than 8 months – including pre-season and playoffs.
There’s no reason why the Stanley Cup should be awarded in early-to-mid-June. It should be handed out before the May long weekend.
Plus, the game is so much more physical and harder to play, there’s way too many injuries and fatigue. By the time you get to the playoffs, it’s basically the healthiest teams that advance.
It’s not good TV either if half the stars are playing at 50%.
Less Games + More Time off = Better Entertainment Package.
Nice to see the Astros win last night, especially against the Yankees
Good luck with the Cubs tonight. I'll be rooting for the winner of tonight's game to win the NL, no matter which team wins tonight.Quote:
Originally Posted by psuexv
Me too actually. If the Pirates can't pull it out I'm down with the Cubs going the distanceQuote:
Originally Posted by steelerfan
Gonna be a nervous night.
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I'm not into Baseball or watch it ever but that playoff system is a joke
I see the Pirates won 98 games (assume that's good), then get a 1-game series in the playoffs!!!
Yeah that makes playing 160+ games really worth it...to play a 1-game playoff series
Yes/no.Quote:
Originally Posted by skipwondah33
IMO baseball screwed up when they got rid of the division winners only format. The old system really made the 162 game season and winning the division important. Now its just get into the playoffs and hope your bats get HOT at the right time.
But in that scenario both Pittsburgh and the Cubs are sitting at home while the Mets and the Dodgers are playing. So the 2nd and 3rd best team in all baseball, not just the NL aren't in the playoffs?Quote:
Originally Posted by CLW
I'd say it's less about hot bats than hot arms, in the playoffs.
I hate the 1-game playoff even though my team is a benefactor of it. There should be a minimum of 3 games to decide it and it would only add 1 day to the current schedule.
Well if memory serves St. Louis was in the West back in the day while Chicago/Pitts where in the East. Baseball needs to go back to a simple West/East format (or just eliminate the divisions entirely)Quote:
Originally Posted by psuexv
So... the NLCS would be STL v. PIT
Well, you're WRONG. The Cardinals were NEVER in the West.Quote:
Originally Posted by CLW
The Giants won like 103 games ten years ago and missed the playoffs. System is definitely better now even if another two games would be good. You do have to be careful with the other teams having too much time off in addition to even more games played, possibly into November.
:sf: is correct.Quote:
Originally Posted by steelerfan
http://espn.go.com/mlb/history/season/_/year/1989
The blue Jay fans in the office are going to be bummed tomorrow. David Price has now started six playoff games and is 0-6 I believe.
Eat a bag of dicks, Royals fan. [emoji117] [emoji108]
Check out @ScottOGallagher's Tweet: https://twitter.com/ScottOGallagher/...987300864?s=09
Yikes. You wouldn't have guessed that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rudy
JB, you sure you want your Cubbies grabbing Price next year?
Yes.Quote:
Originally Posted by psuexv
Big opportunity for Houston to seize complete control of this series. Let's do this, Astros!