1. 07-23-20 03:24 PM #1
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    Breaking:mlb expands playoffs this season

    BREAKING: MLB and MLBPA have agreed to expand the 2020 playoffs to include 16 teams

    Should be interesting
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  2. 07-23-20 03:31 PM #2
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    pretty good

    like the move
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  3. 07-23-20 03:33 PM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by jjgold View Post
    pretty good

    like the move
    Me to, weird how they just announced 3 hours before first pitch of the Season though.
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  4. 07-23-20 03:42 PM #4
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    I love this, at least for this year. Just increased the chances of my Phillies.
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  5. 07-23-20 04:03 PM #5
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    The Major League Baseball Players Association has agreed to a plan to expand the playoffs to 16 teams for the 2020 season, sources told ESPN's Marly Rivera.
    A playoff expansion still needs the final approval of MLB owners, sources said.
    All second-place teams in the six divisions will qualify for the playoffs, sources said. Then the seventh and eigth teams in both leagues will be chosen by best record among other teams.
    Sources said an important aspect for the players was player and family housing and access to the stadium during the playoffs.
    If a 16-team format is adopted, it would include a televised postseason-seeding show in which top-seeded teams pick their first-round opponents, a source told ESPN's Buster Olney on Thursday.
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  6. 07-23-20 04:11 PM #6
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    Why stop at 16?
    That's only 53%..
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    $$$$$$$$$
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  8. 07-23-20 04:12 PM #8
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    Greedy fukks
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  9. 07-23-20 04:12 PM #9
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    makes sense. strong idea there
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  10. 07-23-20 07:00 PM #10
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    Good plan
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  11. 07-23-20 07:07 PM #11
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    Only for this 1 year. They wanna make sure the big market teams get into it. All about tv ratings. Also keep more teams in it. Imagine if say the mets started out on a bad streak and basically outta it after 25 games. They would shut down Degrom instantly. This keeps teams and players more willing to stay engaged..instead of shutting it down early
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  13. 07-23-20 07:10 PM #13
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    Mets.just became a much better future bet. Degrom going 2-3 times in a series is tough to deal with
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  14. 07-23-20 08:31 PM #14
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    is anybody read up enough to know how this affects "x team makes playoffs" bets?
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  15. 07-23-20 10:06 PM #15
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    Love it
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  16. 07-23-20 10:53 PM #16
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    Everyone qualifies except for Marlins, Tigers, Pirates and Orioles
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    Quote Originally Posted by Heltah Skeltah View Post
    Only for this 1 year. They wanna make sure the big market teams get into it. All about tv ratings. Also keep more teams in it. Imagine if say the mets started out on a bad streak and basically outta it after 25 games. They would shut down Degrom instantly. This keeps teams and players more willing to stay engaged..instead of shutting it down early
    good point
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  18. 07-24-20 07:29 AM #18
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    Like it as well .
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  19. 07-24-20 08:55 AM #19
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    Will make the last week of games in September very exciting
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  20. 07-24-20 08:59 AM #20
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    Good starting pitching from shitty teams will have a premium at trade deadline.

    Get that stud starter to add to your rotation so you can go with a 4 man rotation in last month playoff drive and possibly 3 man rotation in playoffs .


    I hope we see both 1 seeds knocked out in the first round of 3 game series
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  21. 07-24-20 09:27 AM #21
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    So no real advantage by winning your division except home field? I hate it. But of course with everybody playing only division and cross league same division opponents it kind of makes sense will make up some for really unbalanced schedules
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  22. 07-24-20 09:43 AM #22
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    Good. They will trim some off days in the other rounds. Half series will be Tue-Thur others Wed-Fri is my guess
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  23. 07-24-20 10:46 AM #23
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    The first round playoff series are all best of 3. All 3 games will be played in the higher seeded team's stadium. The division winners make up the top 3 seeds, with the best record of the 3 second place finishers taking the 4. After the first round where they chop 8 teams down to 4, then the normal Division Series round begins, followed by League Championship Series round.
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  24. 07-24-20 11:02 AM #24
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    why dont they just say the regular season is the playoffs

    then everyone gets to make it



    society now is seeing the harm of giving participation trophies
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  25. 07-24-20 11:14 AM #25
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    Agree with you on the "trophies". Think Mlb owners signed some billion dollar deal with Turner sports. So maybe this has something to do with that? Giving Turner more playoff games this year
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