poptart Posted November 17, 2011 Author Share Posted November 17, 2011 Commissioner Bud Selig announced that MLB will add two Wild Card teams -- one in each league -- for a total of ten playoff teams. Selig remains hopeful that the change will occur in 2012. - http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/ with the Astros moving to the AL in 2013 I can't believe they're pulling this sh*t. The two Wild Card clubs are expected to meet in a one-game playoff prior to the League Division Series round, which increases the importance of winning the division. aaaand that's where I kind of want to just stop giving a sh*t about baseball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 I would've preferred a best of 3 with the top wild-card hosting games 1 and 3 (if necessary) but I can understand the main issue with that too. Lots of excess (possibly too much) rest for the division winner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarlinKidd101 Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 Was winning the division not important enough? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurpleHaze Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 I asked Joe Maddon and B.J. Upton what they thought of the possibility of a second wild card back on Sept. 6, when they were still being counted out of the AL Wild Card. Maddon, of course, loves the idea: "I've talked about that. In a way it's a good idea. It's always going to be a good idea if you're a Ray. Playing in the division that we do, in the circumstances that we do, I think a second wild card would definitely help us. But I also believe that it's going to keep more communities and teams involved in the course of a season, which is always good for baseball, I believe. And I believe it could be done without saturating the playoff situation, so I think it's a good idea." Upton, meanwhile, wasn't as insightful: "I think it could be [good for baseball]. There's a couple teams out there that are going to finish with some pretty good records that might not get in the playoffs. So I don't know. Whatever happens, we're OK with it." One wild card worked out for them in the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iowa Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 Talked about it in another thread somewhere.. I'm in favor of adding a 3rd wildcard for a total of 6 teams per league. Top two seeds in each league get a bye Season ends on a Sunday Tues-Thurs Wildcard Series (3 game series.. better seed gets all 3 home games) Saturday start of LDS I dunno.. i understand 5 days rest is too much in some peoples minds and people think baseball was meant to be played every day.. ....but I think 4 extra 3 game series in a 3 day span would be wildly entertaining and something baseball needs more of. I also think the bye team gets a big advantage with the other teams rotation's being out of order heading in to a 5 game LDS series, so I think that negates any type of disadvantage a 5 day rest may entail (even though I don't think there is one) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poptart Posted November 17, 2011 Author Share Posted November 17, 2011 I can't wait for the second place NL East team who has 94 wins losing the one game playoff to the second place NL West team who has 83 wins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 Stupid. Good thing it wasn't implemented a year sooner or else 9/28/2011 never would have happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 Meh. Im w/e about this. Just glad its one game and not 3 or 5. It's idiotic that a much better wild card team could be eliminated in a one game decision by a considerably weaker team. However, Admin is right in saying that more than one game is too much down time for the other teams. The whole idea is absurd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurpleHaze Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 When the Astros move to the AL West in 2013 there will be 15 teams in each league, therefore allowing year-long interleague play. Now that's where I draw the line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 When the Astros move to the AL West in 2013 there will be 15 teams in each league, therefore allowing year-long interleague play. Now that's where I draw the line. That sucks too, but the wild card stuff bothers me so much more. If they are going to have interleague play at all, it makes more sense to schedule it like they do now where it seems like a yearly event. After all, it's designed for exhibition purposes. Having it year-round completely alters that dynamic and exposes interleague play as being something awkward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanofthefish Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 I'm sorry this make baseball seem like all the other sports in having a watered down playoff field. Also with the Astros move to AL screws any chance of ever playing a balanced schedule. Time for Bud to go!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhxPhin Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 I hate the idea .... absolutely hate it I don't think it adds anything. Not sure what the point of doing a 1 game mini-playoff is ........ way to trivialize the entire season of a team that has a better record by forcing them into a 1 game do or die scenario and then putting them at an immediate disadvantage going into the next season as far as pitching being setup, etc I also don't buy for a minute that adding a 2nd wildcard will make more teams interested later in the season Look at this year - you had a really good wildcard race in both divisions - the 3rd team fell off near the end and it left a lot of drama about which team would emerge from the top two ...... as it is, you had TB & StL get in with Boston & Atlanta eliminated .... under the proposed you'd have both of them get in ........ Angels & Giants were on the edge of interest, but not close enough to really threaten for the 2nd spot ....... that next tier was far enough back that just one additional spot wasn't going to keep them more interested ... they would have been realistically eliminated about the same time 2010 you had the yankees & braves make it .... not a close race in the AL ... you would have had a little bit of additional drama at Boston & Chicago battled to see who would play the yankees for that 1 game ....... however, you would have diminished some of the importance of those yankees/red sox regular season matchups that baseball loves to promote In the NL SD would have made the 2nd spot and they were 4 games ahead of St.L and 7 ahead of CO .... seems like more drama having SD & Atlanta come down the stretch as opposed to knowing both of them are in unless they collapse 2009 there would be some drama for the 2nd spot .... but large gaps involved as well ..... in the AL you have boston 8 games clear of TX .... 4 teams within 3 games of each other for the 2nd spot though ..... so you could have an additional draw there - but why should boston have to play a 1 game season against a team they were at least +8 against? In the NL the rockies took it by 4 games ... you have 3 teams behind them within 2 games of each other .... yes, some drama for that 2nd spot - but again you are opening up the playoffs to a team that is in the mid-high 80s in wins 2008 Boston landed 6 ahead of the Yankees - who would have battled it out with MN for a 2nd spot ...... brewers edged the mets who would have needed to also hold off the cards & astros down the stretch 2007 in the AL you had the yankees with 6 games over detroit & seattle which would battle it out for the 2nd spot - both were 5 games clear of toronto ........ NL as usual was more compact with the rockies edging out the padres & mets ... one of those would have gotten the 2nd spot - however, they both finished 4 games clear of the braves and within 2 games of the WC .... it's not like it would have been more compelling down the stretch I really don't like this move if it's completed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
True CRaysball Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 I like this move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 I hate the idea .... absolutely hate it I think it actually diminishes my enthusiasm for the game of baseball by some extent. I really don't see a bright side or any redeeming quality whatsoever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhxPhin Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 I agree ...... it seems like a change for the sake of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mystikol87 Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 I like this move. Shameless plug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
True CRaysball Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 I like this move. Shameless plug. No, more like "linking to my expanded opinion". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mystikol87 Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 I like this move. Shameless plug. No, more like "linking to my expanded opinion". But you could have just copied and pasted it, right? Or summarized it. You want the click-throughs. That's understandable. Just calling it what it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Love Me Some Fish Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 I'm mixed on this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurpleHaze Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 I'm mixed on this. Ditto. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordMagnus Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 I don't like it, but a lot of people didn't like the wild card initially either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hovertical Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Initially, when the subject was first brought up many months ago (adding another WC team) the idea was to have a 3 game playoff for the two WC's....I thought that was tolerable but still didn't like the idea of adding another playoff team. I love that baseball is the toughest sport to earn a postseason berth. Now, with the idea of making it a one game "playoff" i hate it and highly disapprove. the system is fine how it is....quit effin' with it Selig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canada-marlin24 Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 basically your are playing to play in that game first then to win the wild card. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Beinfest Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 I feel like I've made this point 1000000 times and got sh*t for it every time. Not saying you gotta like it, but it just happened Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordMagnus Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 basically your are playing to play in that game first then to win the wild card. Which is dumb, because the team with the better record already won the wild card. One game playoffs should be for ties only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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