Happened to the Rays.
Happened to the Orioles.
Happened to the Dodgers.
Will happen to the Braves.
MLB playoff format stinks.
The four teams should quickly organize some kind of consolation playoff: Rays 3game vs Dodgers, Os 3game vs Braves, winners 3game each other, all money goes to Red Cross humanitarian aid.
MLB playoff format stinks.
The four teams should quickly organize some kind of consolation playoff: Rays 3game vs Dodgers, Os 3game vs Braves, winners 3game each other, all money goes to Red Cross humanitarian aid.
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If anything changes it will be MORE playoff games.
MORE games = MORE $$$$$
Ain't $$$$ what it's all about?
MLB should use a round robin tournament for the playoffs, similar to what they have in college baseball.
Gems built and managed for the long season often fail in short series. Managing a team in a short series successfully in a short series takes a different approach. It was the reason the Braves won all those division titles in the 90’s and 2000’s but filed in the playoffs. Bobby Cox could not or would not change his approach.
Happened to the Orioles.
Happened to the Dodgers.
The Orioles earned their first round bye and then got swept by Texas.
The Dodgers earned their first round bye and then got punked by Arizona.
It’s not the fault of MLB, the Rangers, the D-Backs or even the Dynastic Houston Astros, it is the fault of the Dodgers and Orioles.
I agree. Hate the new playoff format. Let there be ONE wildcard team and make them play the one seed … SEVEN games all series. 2 plays 3 and the winners play for the pennant. No wildcard round is actually one fewer game. (7 games vs3+5)