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MLB considers radical changes to playoff format, including top teams picking their opponents: report
NY Daily News ^ | 11 February 2010 | Bradford William Davis

Posted on 02/11/2020 8:58:46 AM PST by oh8eleven

MLB’s plan would add two new wild card teams to the American and National League, boosting the total amount of playoff teams from 10 to 14, per ESPN. Mirroring the NFL, the AL and NL top seed would get a first-round bye, while remaining division winners and wild cards face each other in a best-of-three.

More radical is a proposed system that would allow for division winners to pick their opponents, a selection that would be televised live on the final night of regular-season games.

(Excerpt) Read more at nydailynews.com ...


TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: baseball; mlb; playoffs
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To: CharlesWayneCT
the mascots will pitch and hit ...
Wouldn't surprise me. Last year in the minors, they started each extra inning with a runner on second.
Next thing you know they'll be calling tie games.
61 posted on 02/11/2020 1:24:01 PM PST by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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To: .44 Special

Baseball’s first strike was in 1972.


62 posted on 02/11/2020 4:31:11 PM PST by Luke21
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To: oh8eleven

Sounds awful.


63 posted on 02/11/2020 7:48:44 PM PST by EdnaMode
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To: oh8eleven

I still haven’t come fully to grips with the designated hitter. So just NO to this BS.


64 posted on 02/11/2020 7:54:30 PM PST by Lurkina.n.Learnin (If you want a definition of "bullying" just watch the Democrats in the Senate)
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