Why does the team with the worse record get 2 home games to start a 5 game series?

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  • No coincidences
    SBR Aristocracy
    • 01-18-10
    • 76300

    #1
    Why does the team with the worse record get 2 home games to start a 5 game series?
    Who were the ad wizards that came up with this one?

    A's and Reds on the road to open their series? What?

  • PaperTrail07
    SBR Posting Legend
    • 08-29-08
    • 20423

    #2
    pretty stupid
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    • CollegeOverUnder
      SBR Hall of Famer
      • 10-20-10
      • 5520

      #3
      where have you been? This has been posted since the season started. Havnt you been reading any articles on the teams? Everyone already knew the format would be this way...... Do you actually bet MLB baseball? It has been talked about by the MLB network and ESPN networks all year. And articles have been written about the 1 year change
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      • No coincidences
        SBR Aristocracy
        • 01-18-10
        • 76300

        #4
        Originally posted by CollegeOverUnder
        where have you been? This has been posted since the season started. Havnt you been reading any articles on the teams? Everyone already knew the format would be this way...... Do you actually bet MLB baseball? It has been talked about by the MLB network and ESPN networks all year. And articles have been written about the 1 year change
        What does this have to do with betting baseball?

        I was wondering why the actual decision was made -- what was the reasoning behind it?
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        • matt1216
          SBR Posting Legend
          • 10-27-11
          • 14683

          #5
          Originally posted by No coincidences
          Who were the ad wizards that came up with this one?

          A's and Reds on the road to open their series? What?

          yup that may kill both those teams
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          • CollegeOverUnder
            SBR Hall of Famer
            • 10-20-10
            • 5520

            #6
            Originally posted by No coincidences
            What does this have to do with betting baseball?

            I was wondering why the actual decision was made -- what was the reasoning behind it?
            really? so are you saying you dont research any of the games...... Are you saying you just look at a line and pick a team? Its like you dont even turn the television on then and watch the high lights ? Like really? Betting Baseball has everything to do with it? The actual decision behind it was because of the addition of the Wild Card teams? Like seriously old man?
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            • Shark
              SBR MVP
              • 01-14-10
              • 1796

              #7
              you are an idiot. Watching highlights has nothing to do with making money.
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              • BennyFang
                SBR MVP
                • 12-27-09
                • 1412

                #8
                It goes something like this: the World Series' schedule was set before they added the play in game. To accommodate the game and keep everything on schedule, they had to eliminate an off day somewhere. I guess the 2-2-1 format in a 5 game series involved 2 off days (travel days and/or rainout makeup days), so they cut a travel day off with a 3-2 format. They can't have the higher seed team at home for the first three games so the lower seed team gets the first two at home.

                Next year it will go to 2-2-1 because they will add the extra days to accommodate the format......end the season on Sunday instead of a Wednesday like they have the last two seasons.
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                • delpiero7
                  SBR Sharp
                  • 11-24-10
                  • 362

                  #9
                  WTG playing a 162 game regular season and then not being able to find a couple of extra days to accomodate for a proper postseason.

                  That said, I won't be complaning if the Giants win their 2 home games vs the Reds this weekend.
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                  • PaperTrail07
                    SBR Posting Legend
                    • 08-29-08
                    • 20423

                    #10
                    i was just saying I didnt agree with it....i knew it was coming
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                    • PaperTrail07
                      SBR Posting Legend
                      • 08-29-08
                      • 20423

                      #11
                      LOL
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                      • No coincidences
                        SBR Aristocracy
                        • 01-18-10
                        • 76300

                        #12
                        Originally posted by CollegeOverUnder
                        really? so are you saying you dont research any of the games...... Are you saying you just look at a line and pick a team? Its like you dont even turn the television on then and watch the high lights ? Like really? Betting Baseball has everything to do with it? The actual decision behind it was because of the addition of the Wild Card teams? Like seriously old man?
                        I'm lost. Why, again, is this question related to how I gamble?

                        Of course I watch games/highlights/track stats, etc. What does that have to do with a question about why the worse team is getting two home games to start a series?
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                        • CollegeOverUnder
                          SBR Hall of Famer
                          • 10-20-10
                          • 5520

                          #13
                          Originally posted by No coincidences
                          I'm lost. Why, again, is this question related to how I gamble?
                          I answered your question man now your just being a dumbass.
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                          • CollegeOverUnder
                            SBR Hall of Famer
                            • 10-20-10
                            • 5520

                            #14
                            Originally posted by Shark
                            you are an idiot. Watching highlights has nothing to do with making money.
                            Um lets see you turn the tv on and the analyst says something like oh and the new post season format for this year will be as follows just for this one year a 2-3 format. Get the fuk off of here dude your name is Shark what a tool name
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                            • No coincidences
                              SBR Aristocracy
                              • 01-18-10
                              • 76300

                              #15
                              Originally posted by CollegeOverUnder
                              I answered your question man now your just being a dumbass.
                              I didn't say I didn't know about it -- I wanted to know the reasoning behind it. All that was needed was a simple explanation, as BennyFang provided. I don't know why you're getting so bent out of shape over this. Chill out man.
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