How do you feel about this 1 game WC playoff format?

InTheDrink · 10-02-13, 10:29 PM

horrific

greenhippo · 10-02-13, 10:33 PM

Rather it go back 4 team playoffs so if you're not top 2 in your league you're out.

innovation · 10-02-13, 10:34 PM

All I have seen is the better manager winning. Not sure it's fair but true.

boeing power · 10-02-13, 10:34 PM

Agree

InTheDrink · 10-02-13, 10:35 PM

Originally posted by innovation

All I have seen is the better manager winning. Not sure it's fair but true.

you do realize that one game reduces the effects of any advantage a team might have regardless of the outcome of these two games?

billysink · 10-02-13, 10:38 PM

Absolutely a shame to the pastime.

Not the least bit fair to the winners or losers.

Darkside Magick · 10-02-13, 10:40 PM

Make season 154 and make wildcard 2 out of 3.. maybe 3 out 5

billysink · 10-02-13, 10:45 PM

Originally posted by Darkside Magick

Make season 154 and make wildcard 2 out of 3.. maybe 3 out 5

Great idea but in this day of revenue sharing and TV it would never pass.

MoneyLineDawg · 10-02-13, 10:46 PM

Wildcard should be best 2 of 3 but I like this 1 game sudden death too......There are plenty of teams out there that would love to be in position that these teams are in.....

Don't like it? Win your division.....That's why I don't feel bad for the losers of the wildcard round at all

t-wizzle · 10-02-13, 10:50 PM

Not a fan.

Sam Odom · 10-02-13, 10:57 PM

Makes it more or less a craps shoot

kmarinouofm · 10-02-13, 11:17 PM

i been saying this for years.. in fact i think i even mentioned it in one of my 6k + posts.. the very least they can do is make it a best of 3 with no traveling..

ROFLcopter · 10-02-13, 11:24 PM

It's fine. Lets say the WC round becomes a best of 3... once the LDS comes, the WC team is even more screwed, having to throw their 3rd and 4th starter against the other teams 1 and 2.

texhooper · 10-02-13, 11:28 PM

i don't understand why they changed what they had anyway. isn't this basically a play in game for whoever is going to be the real wild card team? they should only play the game if there's a tie. that's honestly what i thought last night was. i took the pirates and was like, sweet, i don't bet bet baseball much and i hit on that tiebreaker game. then there was another one tonight. i was like holy shit, another tie? then i realize this is how they do it now. and i probably still don't really understand what it is because i could give a fukk less. fukking stupid this is. i know i'm stupid too, but i was tricked goddammit. hey, i'm a cubs fan, i don't need to know how this postseason shit works anyway.

MoneyLineDawg · 10-02-13, 11:30 PM

Originally posted by ROFLcopter

It's fine. Lets say the WC round becomes a best of 3... once the LDS comes, the WC team is even more screwed, having to throw their 3rd and 4th starter against the other teams 1 and 2.

True.....

I really don't get why people don't like it

It gives another team a chance as opposed to the old way, and also makes it actually important to win your diivison instead of the wildcard (No advantage in winning your division in old format)

Basically a game 7 for 2 teams that didn't win their divisions.....

wagerjunkie · 10-02-13, 11:30 PM

Originally posted by InTheDrink

horrific

u two faced bastard

i created the same thread last week and you disagreed and were all "its just the way it is, its fine"

wagerjunkie · 10-02-13, 11:33 PM

Originally posted by wagerjunkie

u two faced bastard

i created the same thread last week and you disagreed and were all "its just the way it is, its fine"

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Originally Posted by wagerjunkie
ya this will never ever happen again but stinkker

when u got 3 teams in a division 20 games over 500...especially when they all play each other so much...which means they have to have incredible numbers outside the division after beating up on themsevles (dont have the numbers in front of me).

its still fkn stupid for it to come down to 1 game. 3 game series.

if they tied two years ago itd have been a one game playoff just the same

except they might not tie so the better of the two gets fukked in that scenario

if you have to have a 5th team then yes, do best of three

if youre going to let everyone in the fukkin playoffs then why play 162 anyway?

Mac4Lyfe · 10-02-13, 11:34 PM

As a Cleveland fan... It sucks.

texhooper · 10-02-13, 11:40 PM

Originally posted by Mac4Lyfe

As a Cleveland fan... It sucks.

wouldn't they have played this game tonight anyway though? for some reason tampa's record is showing as 92-71 on espn, but they both won 92 games. would this have not been a tiebreaker game in the old format?

MoneyLineDawg · 10-02-13, 11:41 PM

Also will make the wildcard race much more exciting during the end of the regular season

With only 1 wildcard, lots of years we pretty much knew who it would be with 10-15 games to play

El Nino · 10-02-13, 11:44 PM

Am I the only one sick of the over the top celebrating in baseball? Bunch of jerkoffs jumping around and dancing, throwing water on each other, and giving shaving cream pies in the face on a 90 loss team when they walk off a game? Win a tie breaker game and pop bottles and act like morons. Win the Wild Card game, pop bottles, wear Oakley goggles and pop bottles. Win the division, pop bottles. Rinse and fukkin' repeat till the World Series. Getting fukkin' old. Celebrate the Division and go nuts for the World Series otherwise settle the fukk down. Nobody is going to give a fukk about your Wild Card win or tie breaker win unless you win the Series.

Sam Odom · 10-02-13, 11:47 PM

El Nino...

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MoneyLineDawg · 10-03-13, 12:00 AM

Originally posted by El Nino

Am I the only one sick of the over the top celebrating in baseball? Bunch of jerkoffs jumping around and dancing, throwing water on each other, and giving shaving cream pies in the face on a 90 loss team when they walk off a game? Win a tie breaker game and pop bottles and act like morons. Win the Wild Card game, pop bottles, wear Oakley goggles and pop bottles. Win the division, pop bottles. Rinse and fukkin' repeat till the World Series. Getting fukkin' old. Celebrate the Division and go nuts for the World Series otherwise settle the fukk down. Nobody is going to give a fukk about your Wild Card win or tie breaker win unless you win the Series.

El Nino · 10-03-13, 12:13 AM

I'm very calm, gueys. The crazy celebrating makes the team look dumb. They were too shitty to win their division, so they beat a team that was also too shitty to win their division and that's cause for champagne in the locker room? How about on to the Boston Red Sox and an actual series? Just seems dumb to me.

lakerboy · 10-03-13, 12:33 AM

Pretty sad way to get into the division series. Its all part of the future plan to have 12 then 14 teams play in the postseason.

texhooper · 10-03-13, 12:43 AM

Originally posted by lakerboy

Pretty sad way to get into the division series. Its all part of the future plan to have 12 then 14 teams play in the postseason.

Haha yeah let's just give the entire league participation trophies in the meantime.

InTheDrink · 10-03-13, 02:22 AM

Originally posted by wagerjunkie

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Originally Posted by wagerjunkie
ya this will never ever happen again but stinkker

when u got 3 teams in a division 20 games over 500...especially when they all play each other so much...which means they have to have incredible numbers outside the division after beating up on themsevles (dont have the numbers in front of me).

its still fkn stupid for it to come down to 1 game. 3 game series.

if they tied two years ago itd have been a one game playoff just the same

except they might not tie so the better of the two gets fukked in that scenario

if you have to have a 5th team then yes, do best of three

if youre going to let everyone in the fukkin playoffs then why play 162 anyway?

you realize that there are five teams in the playoffs this year and last?

did you read my other comment earlier in the thread ya dumb fuk?

one of these two teams should not be in the playoffs

im against expanding the playoffs at all

The Giant · 10-03-13, 03:00 AM

I actually don't mind it.

I like the fact more teams get into the mix, and baseball is relevant in September again.

The problem is the downtime for the teams that win their divisions. Boston is going to go from playing on Sunday, and then not again until Friday. That seems like a big advantage for Tampa Bay, since they are kind of gelling now. Just look what happened to the Tigers last year in the World Series, long layoff, and their rhythm was off.

Although I like more teams making it, it's still flawed. I'm just not sure how you go about fixing it.

BennyBigNuts · 10-03-13, 03:30 AM

Originally posted by Louisvillekid1

I personally think its disgusting to the game...

162 and then this

Following a season that is series every week

Change this shit

I absolutely 100% LOVE IT L-Kid. And it's very simple why once you think about a few things.

Baseball is a long, hard, grind. There should be teams who earn spots into a playoff series, and then a couple teams who were not good enough to win divisions but want to make a case they are one of the best teams in MLB.
If you win your division, you should be rewarded for it. You should have some kind of advantage on wild card teams.

A team who doesn't win a division should be forced to play something like they have setup now.
You don't wanna drag out the MLB playoffs any longer than they already do, so anything more than a 1 game playoff or a best of 3 scenario would be a waste.
I love the fact they added a couple more teams to get a chance as well, and anything more than this setup would be a drag to me.

It's simple, win your division next year. You only gotta beat out 4 teams.

Can't have anymore cake walks for wild card teams. You should be forced to used your best pitchers early, and be at some kind of disadvantage going into the next series against teams who deserve the right to be well rested and have some kind of edge for being the best team in their division.

Jaug · 10-03-13, 04:29 AM

Agree

jjgold · 10-03-13, 05:47 AM

One of reasons why baseball is on the massive decline is because too many games and also the games are too long soccer is surpassing baseball in the United States within five years

Sportsbetting123 · 10-03-13, 05:55 AM

Hated it from the beginning. Could not believe my ears when they first announced there would be another wildcard team and a 1 game playoff. Complete morons think this stuff up and then they actually implement it!

broadway6 · 10-03-13, 05:59 AM

Rays and pirate fans love it.

Louisvillekid1 · 10-03-13, 06:46 AM

Solid points in this thread