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Interesting article on SI about eliminating the wild card from MLB.

Posted by Krusty (aka Krustylu) Sep 2 '11, 06:35

I sort of agree. I've never been a fan of letting second place teams into the playoffs. The writer makes some interesting points and suggestions.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/joe_sheehan/09/01/wild.card/index.html?eref=sihp&sct=hp_t12_a3 (sportsillustrated.cnn.com)

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I've also heard an idea about taking 2 wild card teams from each league and having a 1-game playoff to determine the actual wild card. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 2, 06:54 2
- I don't like that one bit. A short series, one game or three, doesn't prove which team is better. - Krusty Sep 2, 07:00
- I would say yes to this, except a 3 game playoff series. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 2, 06:57
One problem with that is that the wild card team is likely better than at least 1 division champ. - the wrong element, bad guy Sep 2, 06:50
like that will happen. MLB Owners: "we hate money, please help us make less" -- nm - Beaker Sep 2, 06:39 23
- I don't think it would happen either but it's an idea worth bring up and discussing. - Krusty Sep 2, 06:41 22
  - On the list of why the current system is flawed, the wild card would be very far down the list. - the wrong element, bad guy Sep 2, 06:51 1
    - I agree there are bigger problems but the article wasn't about every problem, just the wild card and how it's affecting the pennant races and the game -- nm - Krusty Sep 2, 06:56
  - They will expand the playoffs before they shorten them. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 2, 06:47 15
    - Which is a horrible idea. Pretty soon the regular season will be meaningless like it is in the NBA and NHL. - Krusty Sep 2, 06:52 14
      - We're a long long way from that. 162 reg games with max 19 playoff games is by far the most lopsided. - TFox Sep 2, 06:55 13
        
        I don't think we are if MLB does what it wants over the next few years. - Krusty Sep 2, 06:58 11
        
        of course. but it all means more money, which is the only thing that really matters....nm - x Sep 2, 07:03
        
        and MLB's regular season is already twice as long as the NHL or the NBAs -- nm - Beaker Sep 2, 07:01
        
        I don't buy that the regular season is meaningless. - groiny Sep 2, 07:00 8
        
        I don't like that idea either. I hate the short playoff series. I don't believe the best team wins in a short series. - Krusty Sep 2, 07:07 7
        
        7 days is too long of a bye period, you want a max of 3 days off for playoffs. - groiny Sep 2, 07:09 6
        
        I'd rather teams have a long rest and a seven game series than a short series. I *hate* the idea of a short series in the playoffs. - Krusty Sep 2, 07:11 5
        
        same. But I could handle a 1 gamer just because it is like a tie breaker rather than actual series -- nm - Beaker Sep 2, 07:11 3
        
        the problem with that idea is Justin Verlander. - groiny Sep 2, 07:13 2
        
        Exactly. A longer series will gives us a more true idea of which team is better. -- nm - Krusty Sep 2, 07:16 1
        
        3 games is sufficient. - groiny Sep 2, 07:17
        
        you would, I imagine baseball players would not. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 2, 07:11
        
        yikes! nm -- nm - groiny Sep 2, 06:56
  - the Wild Card isn't ruining pennant races, the inequity of salaries does that just fine -- nm - Beaker Sep 2, 06:42 3
    - They're both a problem that needs to be addressed. - Krusty Sep 2, 06:50 2
      - So you would rather a team with a .600 winning % miss the playoffs because the team ahead of them - groiny Sep 2, 06:52 1
        
        Simply put, yes. -- nm - Krusty Sep 2, 06:55

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