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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2018 13:23:25 GMT
I say no. You scratch and claw for 162 games to position yourself for the postseason. The only reason the regular season exists is to allow teams to prove themselves and gain entry into the postseason. They could just as easily eliminate one of the two play in teams arbitrarily and advance the other to the next round. But they offer them this one last shot to prove they belong. Make it count. agreed. beautifully stated. |
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Post by tristramshandy on Sept 30, 2018 14:46:44 GMT
MLB, NBA, and NHL should have a reduced number of games, including the playoffs. Having the first round of the NBA playoffs at 7 games is nothing but a money grab; it offers nothing in terms of interest or upsets.
If the wild card game in baseball was moved up to three games, that would be fine - - but then have the rest of the pre-World Series series at five games.
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Post by NJtoTX on Sept 30, 2018 15:12:37 GMT
I think it's great. But...
If a WC team is 10 games or better ahead of the worst division winner, they have a coinflip for the #3 seed. Loser hosts the WC game.
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Post by DC-Fan on Oct 1, 2018 1:52:29 GMT
I don't mind the 1-game WC playoff, but that's because both times that my team (the Giants) have been in the 1-game WC playoff, we had Madison Bumgarner start that game and Bumgarner pitched a shutout both times.
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Post by twothousandonemark on Oct 1, 2018 8:35:55 GMT
I'm onboard with the inevitable 8 geographic divisions via 2 team expansion & only their winners making the playoffs.
1st round would be 5 games.
LCS 7 games.
World Series 7.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 1, 2018 8:39:08 GMT
I'm onboard with the inevitable 8 geographic divisions via 2 team expansion & only their winners making the playoffs. 1st round would be 5 games. LCS 7 games. World Series 7. I'd be up for this tbh. That's how the NFL Divisions are set up and that works great. Out of curiosity how would you divide the teams up and into what divisions? |
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Post by twothousandonemark on Oct 1, 2018 8:41:59 GMT
I'm onboard with the inevitable 8 geographic divisions via 2 team expansion & only their winners making the playoffs. 1st round would be 5 games. LCS 7 games. World Series 7. I'd be up for this tbh. That's how the NFL Divisions are set up and that works great. Out of curiosity how would you divide the teams up and into what divisions? It's late but long story short, the new Expos would be in division with Blue Jays, Mets-Yankees, Cubs-White Sox, Dodgers-Angels have to be because based on geography. There'd be divisions that look blasphemous compared with tradition & yet most teams would still play traditional rivals because balanced schedule. I posted in thread months ago, some ppl thought it was insane. That's lovely but it's coming whether ppl want it or not. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 1, 2018 8:46:36 GMT
I'd be up for this tbh. That's how the NFL Divisions are set up and that works great. Out of curiosity how would you divide the teams up and into what divisions? It's late but long story short, the new Expos would be in division with Blue Jays, Mets-Yankees, Cubs-White Sox, Dodgers-Angels have to be because based on geography. There'd be divisions that look blasphemous compared with tradition & yet most teams would still play traditional rivals because balanced schedule. I posted in thread months ago, some ppl thought it was insane. That's lovely but it's coming whether ppl want it or not. I'm all for realignment. I just am dreading the day the whole league has a DH. I know it's coming but I really don't want it. |
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Post by nutsberryfarm 🏜 on Oct 1, 2018 9:46:40 GMT
2 tiebreakers today!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 1, 2018 9:53:32 GMT
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Post by nutsberryfarm 🏜 on Oct 1, 2018 10:04:14 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Oct 1, 2018 11:10:10 GMT
Rather torn on this. I typically always root for the little guy and underdog - but part of me wants a Big Market World Series. i.e. - Cubs Vs. BoSox or Yanks vs. Dodgers. |
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Post by sdm3 on Oct 1, 2018 11:28:12 GMT
A Rockies/Athletics series would feature a nice Broncos/Raiders flavor. |
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Post by klawrencio79 on Oct 1, 2018 16:27:01 GMT
I like it. It's high theater and it incentivizes winning the division over settling for a WC spot. Bullshit happens in pivotal games of longer series too so I don't buy the whole "if a call goes against you, that's it" as an argument against it. It sucks when you lose it (as the Mets did in 2016) but they aren't going to extend it to a longer series, and they're certainly not going to eliminate it - no sports league will ever willingly sacrifice a game's gate for any reason.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 1, 2018 16:30:40 GMT
I like it. It's high theater and it incentivizes winning the division over settling for a WC spot. Bullshit happens in pivotal games of longer series too so I don't buy the whole "if a call goes against you, that's it" as an argument against it. It sucks when you lose it (as the Mets did in 2016) but they aren't going to extend it to a longer series, and they're certainly not going to eliminate it - no sports league will ever willingly sacrifice a game's gate for any reason. interesting. couldn't one argue though that the drama of a '3 game gate' will sell out and pull in astronomical tv ratings as well? have we ever seen this in any of the Big 4 U.S. sports - i.e. a '3 game series'. it's very appealing. |
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Post by Rufus-T on Oct 1, 2018 16:37:10 GMT
I love the one game playoff. These wildcard teams did not even win the division. They should not even have business to be in the playoff. This one do-or-die game gives incentive for a team to fight for the division lead, and to give a good team that did not win a division a second chance. Otherwise, the teams just try to get into the playoff like the pathetic NBA and NHL format that basically render the regular season meaningless.
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Post by klawrencio79 on Oct 1, 2018 16:49:06 GMT
I like it. It's high theater and it incentivizes winning the division over settling for a WC spot. Bullshit happens in pivotal games of longer series too so I don't buy the whole "if a call goes against you, that's it" as an argument against it. It sucks when you lose it (as the Mets did in 2016) but they aren't going to extend it to a longer series, and they're certainly not going to eliminate it - no sports league will ever willingly sacrifice a game's gate for any reason. interesting. couldn't one argue though that the drama of a '3 game gate' will sell out and pull in astronomical tv ratings as well? have we ever seen this in any of the Big 4 U.S. sports - i.e. a '3 game series'. it's very appealing. The gate sure but I don't think a 3-game series would pull in the TV ratings the way the 1-game winner take all game does. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 1, 2018 17:03:48 GMT
interesting. couldn't one argue though that the drama of a '3 game gate' will sell out and pull in astronomical tv ratings as well? have we ever seen this in any of the Big 4 U.S. sports - i.e. a '3 game series'. it's very appealing. The gate sure but I don't think a 3-game series would pull in the TV ratings the way the 1-game winner take all game does. this is an intriguing take of fan of a team who's team was knocked out. I understand the player's/teams mentality - 'you take care of business and win' - if you don't you don't deserve to move on. but as a fan - I don't share this same mentality - this is a team I've followed 365/12 and invested the previous year's time following. a loss is understandable for anybody - even a division leader going up against a bottom dweller - but should a teams 98-64 record be put in jeopardy by the outcome of 1 single solitary game to advance against others who may be below them? interesting. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 1, 2018 17:05:07 GMT
I love the one game playoff. These wildcard teams did not even win the division. They should not even have business to be in the playoff. This one do-or-die game gives incentive for a team to fight for the division lead, and to give a good team that did not win a division a second chance. Otherwise, the teams just try to get into the playoff like the pathetic NBA and NHL format that basically render the regular season meaningless. Interesting. They didn't 'win the division'; however what if they have better records than 3/4 of other division leaders in the MLB? |
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Post by Rufus-T on Oct 1, 2018 17:27:20 GMT
I love the one game playoff. These wildcard teams did not even win the division. They should not even have business to be in the playoff. This one do-or-die game gives incentive for a team to fight for the division lead, and to give a good team that did not win a division a second chance. Otherwise, the teams just try to get into the playoff like the pathetic NBA and NHL format that basically render the regular season meaningless. Interesting. They didn't 'win the division'; however what if they have better records than 3/4 of other division leaders in the MLB? That is the point for the wild card game. If a good team did not win the division, they have a second chance. This year is a rare exception that a 100 win team, Yankees, did not win a division, and this 100 team is only better than only 2/4 other playoff teams. In the pre-wild card days, the team would not even make the playoff. Without the premium of winning the division with a one game do-or-die wild card game, the regular season becomes just is a fight for the playoff instead of winning the division, the drama of being a wildcard is lost, and we won't have two exciting one-game playoff games today. |
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