Last Second Talks Happening To Expand MLB Playoffs To 16 Teams

[Mr KLC]

Major League Baseball and the Players Association are having last-minute discussions about expanding the playoffs to 16 teams for the 2020 season, Jon Heyman reports.

The 2020 regular season begins Thursday night, and as Heyman reports, both sides would need to strike a deal before first pitch, which means there's little time to come to an agreement. The current playoff structure, which has been in place since 2012, features 10 playoff teams -- six division champions and two wild card entrants per league. A 16-team field would presumably add three more wild card teams per league and swell the playoffs to four full rounds. Presently, the postseason consists of two wild card games, the LDS round, the LCS round, and the World Series.

[pimike]

Why not. It’s a short season.

I like it.

[lakerboy]

Just let every team in.

[pimike]

Just let every team in.

Nope

[Mr KLC]

MLB seems to be feeling more comfortable that the season will be fine to allow a possible extra month of play. This is great news!

[themike78]

Horrible idea. That's what makes baseball better than other sports that there isnt so many teams in the playoffs. Hopefully it's just this year.

[Mr KLC]

Horrible idea. That's what makes baseball better than other sports that there isnt so many teams in the playoffs. Hopefully it's just this year.

It would be only in 2020 because of playing only 60 games.

[pimike]

It would be only in 2020 because of playing only 60 games.

Right

[rm18]

Dang I thought it was approved to 16 already not paying close attention.

[jjgold]

??????

[lakerboy]

Let's see what they do. This is just an excuse to expand the playoffs for the future.

For the record no team in any sports should be in the playoffs if they don't have a winning regular season

[MinnesotaFats]

They have 17 hours to get this done.

It took them 5 months to agree to even play...

[clockwise1965]

Just use the NHL playoff format. Let's face it. The season is a wash.

[mjsuax13]

Let's see what they do. This is just an excuse to expand the playoffs for the future.

For the record no team in any sports should be in the playoffs if they don't have a winning regular season

You are so right it’s not even funny... expanding the playoffs opens up lots of losers to the playoffs. Basically a cash grab.

[Buckandadime]

It'll happen because it means more $..

[KVB]

So all that infighting to come to a mere 60 games and now they’re talking about adding games.

I suppose the more games the better and because it’s the playoffs, people will assume a motivation.

I’ll take it if they give it, we need more games.

[2daBank]

So all that infighting to come to a mere 60 games and now they’re talking about adding games.

I suppose the more games the better and because it’s the playoffs, people will assume a motivation.

I’ll take it if they give it, we need more games.

I don’t want more games like that. 16 teams in the playoffs? That is ignorant. There be shitbag teams with sub .500 record in like the nba and nhl.

Just this One year I wouldn’t totally lose it even tho it is stupid. Problem is if they manage to get it they will never give it back! Then a 162 game season be totally pointless! What’s the point of using the long season to determine the best teams if you just gonna let everyone have a chance to win WS?? I wasn’t thrilled when they expanded to 5 teams per league with the play in. Please no more!

[KVB]

Oh yeah, make no mistake I say ok just for this year just because we need more games.

Then back to normal schedule.

[KVB]

And you’re right it is stupid, after bitching about 47, 55, 60, 70 or whatever games they decide to expand playoffs what the fukk? LOL

[clockwise1965]

Play 60. Division winners and 2 wild cards from Al and Nl and let's move on. Baseball is quickly becoming the worst run sport of all the major sports.

[Art Vandelay]

More the merrier -- 2020 season is already jacked up, why not!

[sweethook]

i like it

[Brooklyn Dick]

MLB is driven by money. Whether they agree on 16 teams for this year or not you can bet next year and all the following seasons MLB will have 16 teams in.

Baseball is not like Basketball or Football. A team that is way worse than the team they are playing can easily come up with a win or prevail in a short series. In basketball for example it will rarely happen that the worst team can beat one of the best in any series of games played. This is straight garbage dominated by money. Baseball has went downhill rapidly and this will seal the deal.

[pologq]

all of a sudden they can now play more games? might as well do a tournament round robin and let everyone in. let the 60 games mean something. it is almost like the playoffs start from day 1 anyway.

and i agree - no team should ever make the playoffs with an under 500 record in any sport except maybe hockey cause of the point structure

[Mr KLC]

I liked 16 teams in the shortened, 9 game 1982 NFL season. Go for it!

[thetrinity]

The networks were a big hurdle in the first place because of the election

[lakerboy]

This is what I would do permanently.

Top 7 teams in each league make the playoffs based on record. Top seed gets bye first round.

2-7
3-6
4-5

Best of three in that round with top seed getting 2 games in a row at home. They decide which two. First two or last two.


1 then plays worst seed left. The other two teams play in a best of 5.

2 remaining teams play in the championship series. 7 games for alcs/nlcs and world series.

Do this on both sides.
This will work well.

You can keep the division for rivalries in terms of who you play in regular season.

[2daBank]

MLB is driven by money. Whether they agree on 16 teams for this year or not you can bet next year and all the following seasons MLB will have 16 teams in.

Baseball is not like Basketball or Football. A team that is way worse than the team they are playing can easily come up with a win or prevail in a short series. In basketball for example it will rarely happen that the worst team can beat one of the best in any series of games played. This is straight garbage dominated by money. Baseball has went downhill rapidly and this will seal the deal.

Well they all driven by money, that the same for every sport! Lol

Unfortunately I agree with all this. Man-turd is turning out to be the worst freaking commish across all sports! These idiots are hell bent on killing this sport I love. The problem is these morons keep trying to do all these things to bring in a demographic they will never get!

Only thing these lame attempts are gonna accomplish is driving away the die hards (like me) who love the sport! The only youthful audience they will ever succeed with is the kids of guys like me and my brother who pass it along to their children! They keep screwing with rules in a poor attempt to speed up the game (most of them are gonna turn out to be counter productive but these idiots cant see it), now water down the season adding bunch of undeserving teams to the playoffs, what gonna happen is the ppl who were passing the sport down to their kids are gonna lose interest. you can bet your ass none those changes gonna make the game exciting enough for youth to all a sudden take it up on their own!

They still have 7-8 cities where baseball thrives drawing 3 mil plus every season and get great regional ratings on the local cable networks bringing in fat tv contracts. Adding bunch of garbage teams to the playoffs in a attempt to keep mediocre teams fan bases interested longer is not gonna work, it just gonna annoy the fans they have! Can you imagine when these teams who struggled to play .500 ball all season start knocking off some the teams who deserve to be there? Gonna start getting some garbage championship series and occasional WS that incredibly lopsided!

[Buckandadime]

It should be no more than the top 1/3 making the playoffs..
That's 10 teams..

Playoffs should be something earned based on the season not a participation award...

[2daBank]

It should be no more than the top 1/3 making the playoffs..
That's 10 teams..

Playoffs should be something earned based on the season not a participation award...

Yep. Especially when your thing is the incredibly long season! What the point in that if you gonna let a bunch of also rans into the playoffs after 162 games proving they don’t belong?!?!? I’d be fine with it for this goofy year but the problem is if they get it they will never go back!! I wasn’t thrilled with the 2nd wild card but it does keep lot more teams in it into sept and the one game playoff they have to get thru penalizes them enough that it hasn’t killed it for me. Adding any more and it be dog shit!

[JayDr3am]

no way this goes through lol i get its a pandemic but how on earth is the playoff format not set yet.

[Buckandadime]

no way this goes through lol i get its a pandemic but how on earth is the playoff format not set yet.

I will be surprised if it doesn't because it means more money..
That's what sports is all about..
The bottom line..
Is it right?
Don't bloody well think so..

[JayDr3am]

I will be surprised if it doesn't because it means more money..
That's what sports is all about..
The bottom line..
Is it right?
Don't bloody well think so..

youre speaking facts.

i guess i just hope they care about producing a quality product instead of cramming teams in.. if its 16 teams its going to be a few shitters that have no business being there.. idk we'll see

[Art Vandelay]

Well, that was quick! Done deal - 16 team playoff on the way!

[2daBank]

Well, that was quick! Done deal - 16 team playoff on the way!

Lousy money grubbing rooster suckers.