MLB Master Thread

[mercaz1]

do you think they add 2 new teams so now there will be 32 teams so having 14 in the playoffs is not that bad?

[Dan]

Absurd for the 2nd seed team to have a 162 season come down to a best of 3.

[Redbull3]

Absurd for the 2nd seed team to have a 162 season come down to a best of 3.

Right, this is my biggest gripe essentially.

[Mootkim]

Absurd for the 2nd seed team to have a 162 season come down to a best of 3.

Why is that more absurd than the one game wild card game?

[Ergel]

Why is that more absurd than the one game wild card game?

Because that is for 4th/5th best team (though that's not really true...can be wild card and second best record).
I don't think this is that bad - you get 3 home games. You get to choose your opponent. I like how it makes the 1 seed so valuable. I LOVE picking your opponent

[Mootkim]

(though that's not really true...can be wild card and second best record).

Exactly my point. The wild card team can be the team with the second best record in the entire league and still be subjected to a one game playoff after a 162 game season.

[Dan]

Exactly my point. The wild card team can be the team with the second best record in the entire league and still be subjected to a one game playoff after a 162 game season.

They're still a wild card team. Technically they shouldn't be making the playoffs, so I don't have a problem with a one game playoff.
Subjecting the number 2 seed to a best of 3 is silly.

[Yonah]

They're still a wild card team. Technically they shouldn't be making the playoffs, so I don't have a problem with a one game playoff.
Subjecting the number 2 seed to a best of 3 is silly.

The definition of the Wild Card is that they make the playoffs. That's the way it works.  I would also beg to differ that the first or second wild card can theoretically have better records than the other two division winners, so technically, they should make the playoffs.

[Yehuda57]

Rule changes for the 2020 season were announced today by @MLB. pic.twitter.com/cXZrFzHv3F

— MLB Communications (@MLB_PR) February 12, 2020

[Yonah]

how will it add a week to the season
the 3 game series will be right after the season ends and then one day off and the next series will start
the same amount of time that the tie breaker and wild card game are now

Initially I thought that the 3-game series would be Home-Away-Home for the upper seed, which would be 5 days - Home, travel, Away, travel, Home; Staggering the series would add, say 1 more day. As proposed - a 3-game home series for the higher seed - it would likely only add 2-3 days.

[Dan]

Here's video of the Houston Astros Apology, in case you missed it earlier: pic.twitter.com/v5eqJRenbg

— OrdioMongo (@OrdioMongo) February 13, 2020

[Yehuda57]

My goodness, we're at the stage when Trevor Bauer, off all people, is making the most sense.

Heartbreaking: The Worst Person You Know Just Made A Great Point https://t.co/PgJ9dvyE10 pic.twitter.com/t1zV2E9iWC

— ClickHole (@ClickHole) February 5, 2018

Instead of marketing the amazing talent they have, they're doing all these stupid rule changes because they think the game is too long or something.

Eliminating warmup pitches for relievers who have already warmed in the bullpen will do a better job shortening the game than any of the recent rule changes.

[Yonah]

https://www.si.com/mlb/dodgers/news/oddsmakers-predict-what-might-happen-on-the-unwritten-rules-side-of-baseball-this-season-the-below-prop-bets-come-courtesy-of-sportsbetting-ag

[Yonah]

Not sure if this is the correct forum....

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[dpk4588]

BREAKING: #RedSox penalties:

*Loss of 2020 2nd-round pick.

*Ban of replay operator J.T. Watkins through 2020 playoffs and from doing same job in ‘21.

*Ban of Alex Cora through ‘20 playoffs, but only for conduct with #Astros.

Story with @EvanDrellich: https://t.co/6Ysn9hsRFa

— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) April 22, 2020