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Re: MLB
« Reply #3020 on: October 07, 2019, 10:51:32 PM »
True. Regular season needs to end mid-September. ALDS/NLDS needs to go to 7 games.

It doesn't make sense. There are 10x more games in MLB than NFL but both have a 1 game wildcard playoff?
MLB has double the game of NBA/NHL but a 5 game DS vs 7? The regular season is so meaningless where the league needs 162 games to determine the best teams but just 1-3 games to kick those teams out.

Chop the regular season by 10-12 games and add more playoff games. Lost revenue from less games won't matter because anyways attendance is declining everywhere - they can pack more people into the games that are being played, and make playoff baseball way more exciting.
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Re: MLB Master Thread
« Reply #3021 on: October 10, 2019, 12:38:53 AM »
Who would you all like to see in the WS?  :)
Maybe on paper but that is not where the game is played.
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Re: MLB Master Thread
« Reply #3022 on: October 10, 2019, 01:38:03 AM »
Who would you all like to see in the WS?  :)
Not the Cardinals

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Re: MLB Master Thread
« Reply #3023 on: October 10, 2019, 06:20:46 AM »
Not the Cardinals
First the SC now this.  :)
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Re: MLB Master Thread
« Reply #3024 on: October 10, 2019, 08:13:13 AM »
Maybe if we get a few DS upsets we can see some movement on this.
Bump :D
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Re: MLB Master Thread
« Reply #3025 on: October 10, 2019, 08:14:53 AM »
Bump :D
This is why it won't change.  ;)
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Re: MLB Master Thread
« Reply #3026 on: October 10, 2019, 08:15:44 AM »
DS upsets are a bad thing?

This is why it won't change.  ;)
Baseball wants the best teams and/or the biggest markets in the WS. It will be a nightmare if Tampa wins tonight. Frankly if Tampa showed up in game 2 with bases loaded they should have already defeated Houston.

A Tampa win will certainly raise calls for a 7 game DS.
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Re: MLB Master Thread
« Reply #3027 on: October 10, 2019, 08:26:55 AM »
Baseball wants the best teams and/or the biggest markets in the WS. It will be a nightmare if Tampa wins tonight. Frankly if Tampa showed up in game 2 with bases loaded they should have already defeated Houston.

A Tampa win will certainly raise calls for a 7 game DS.
Baseball wants to make the most money. Biggest markets play into that but not best teams necessarily. So if you feel the best team doesn't win a 7 game series then we should play 9?
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Re: MLB Master Thread
« Reply #3028 on: October 10, 2019, 08:32:22 AM »
Baseball tried 9 games. Too long to hold interest.

Most sports playoffs determined that 7 is the ideal number for maintaining interest (maximizing revenue) and ensuring the best team advances.

Basketball made the switch and there are fewer random factors there that would cause an upset in the first place.
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Re: MLB Master Thread
« Reply #3029 on: October 10, 2019, 08:48:20 AM »
Basketball made the switch and there are fewer random factors there that would cause an upset in the first place.
Like CLE.  :)
Seems like you are all for paper results.
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Re: MLB Master Thread
« Reply #3030 on: October 10, 2019, 09:00:20 AM »
I would love to see Yanks/Dodgers Astros/Dodgers - the dodgers have better pitching that the Yanks, and are close to the 'stros, and their team has some guys who hit homers - Bellinger, Pederson, Muncy, Turner.

While Washington might not survive the dodgers, they also have good pitching, and some decent hitters that are a little under the radar.

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Re: MLB Master Thread
« Reply #3031 on: October 10, 2019, 09:06:15 AM »
This didn't age well :)
...and that is what makes it exciting.
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Re: MLB Master Thread
« Reply #3032 on: October 10, 2019, 09:10:03 AM »
Baseball tried 9 games. Too long to hold interest.

Most sports playoffs determined that 7 is the ideal number for maintaining interest (maximizing revenue) and ensuring the best team advances.

Basketball made the switch and there are fewer random factors there that would cause an upset in the first place.

7 is also good because it guarantees that each team in a series gets at least 2 home games.

I think that the biggest problem with baseball - short of shortening the season by a week or two - is weather. 3 of the 4 DS teams are already in climates that could see 50s and rain (and maybe snow) in the next couple of weeks. (Either way, the weather in Houston/Tampa will be warm).

That being said, I do like the game 163 tiebreaker, and wish that the NHL would follow suit, having a game 83 for end-of-season tiebreakers instead of ROW (or just RW, for this year).

Another playoff Idea that I like (a couple of European Hockey Leagues have this) is a playoff draft - where the 1 seed picks it's playoff opponent.


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Re: MLB Master Thread
« Reply #3033 on: October 10, 2019, 09:11:35 AM »
Playoff draft is interesting.
No way LA would have picked WAS in a 5 game series.
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Re: MLB Master Thread
« Reply #3034 on: October 10, 2019, 09:15:12 AM »
Another playoff Idea that I like (a couple of European Hockey Leagues have this) is a playoff draft - where the 1 seed picks it's playoff opponent.

Sounds very middle school-esque, but also sounds really fun. It'll get tons of coverage and interest, that's for sure.
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Re: MLB Master Thread
« Reply #3035 on: October 10, 2019, 09:17:42 AM »
You are all making way to much out of how many games the series is. NCAA and NFL - one and done. You have an issue with that format?
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Re: MLB Master Thread
« Reply #3036 on: October 10, 2019, 09:18:26 AM »
You are all making way to much out of how many games the series is. NCAA and NFL - one and done. You have an issue with that format?
Do you usually mistake apple for oranges?
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Re: MLB Master Thread
« Reply #3037 on: October 10, 2019, 09:18:39 AM »
Sounds very middle school-esque, but also sounds really fun. It'll get tons of coverage and interest, that's for sure.
Like?  :)
No way LA would have picked WAS in a 5 game series.
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Re: MLB Master Thread
« Reply #3038 on: October 10, 2019, 09:19:40 AM »
Do you usually mistake apple for oranges?
Last I checked they are both fruits.
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Re: MLB Master Thread
« Reply #3039 on: October 10, 2019, 09:50:49 AM »
Last I checked they are both fruits.
But for real, you are comparing a 16 game season to a 162 game season, and asking why people want more than 1 playoff game per series?
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