MLB: The '1 Game Wild Card Playoff' - The Biggest Middle Finger in Western Civilization

MLB: The '1 Game Wild Card Playoff' - The Biggest Middle Finger in Western Civilization Oct 1, 2018 19:35:15 GMT Rufus-T likes this

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Post by klawrencio79 on Oct 1, 2018 19:35:15 GMT

Oct 1, 2018 19:29:46 GMT @screamingtreefrogs said:

Oct 1, 2018 19:26:33 GMT Rufus-T said:

You are comparing sports, limited number of teams in an entertainment business, to college entrance with many many potential students in a life important stepping stone. Different situation and scenario. There are always "if". It is not a perfect format, but it did address the flaws in the previous format. Making the wild card game more than 1 game may bring back the flaws from the previous format.

what were the flaws in the previous format?

It rendered the last few weeks meaningless. The division winner and the WC leader behind them could switch spots and all it would mean is one less home game for the WC. They'd rest their entire team. Winning the WC essentially put you right alongside the division winners back then. There was no reason to push to win the division if you had the WC.

Now, you definitely want to win the division and not be faced with a one-game do or die scenario. If you want to argue about records and whatnot, or about a great division where the WC winner is actually better than the other 2 division winners, that's fair, but it definitely used to be that once you had the WC spot secured, you coasted and rendered everyone's games worthless for the balance of the season. Can't do that anymore.