The Dodgers/Giants is certainly a more compelling matchup but the Redbirds are at least as much baseball royalty a s the effin' Dodgers. Certainly more than the Cubs.dixichkn said:
That was seriously a question on ESiPN this morning.
Those clowns are so far up the Yankees/Dodgers/RedSox/Cubs asses you'd need a colonoscopy to find em.
Go STROS. #SIUEFA
How often has this ever happened?WoMD said:
107 wins vs 106 wins at this point in the post season is flat out absurd. The two (wins-wise) best teams in baseball playing against eachother in the first round (don't count the stupid wild card game)? Freaking ridiculous.
Farmer1906 said:How often has this ever happened?WoMD said:
107 wins vs 106 wins at this point in the post season is flat out absurd. The two (wins-wise) best teams in baseball playing against eachother in the first round (don't count the stupid wild card game)? Freaking ridiculous.
I agree, it was an issue. Now with the WC, the issue is somewhat elevated. When they went to two WCs then its helped solve one problem while creating another. It went from rewarding the top non division winner with a DS spot to sending them into a crazy 1 game playoff while rewarding another non division winner that previously was out of the running.WoMD said:Farmer1906 said:How often has this ever happened?WoMD said:
107 wins vs 106 wins at this point in the post season is flat out absurd. The two (wins-wise) best teams in baseball playing against eachother in the first round (don't count the stupid wild card game)? Freaking ridiculous.
Well technically, before the playoff expansion it used to happen regularly. ****, back in 93 the giants didn't even make the playoffs with 103 wins. But right now, with the number of teams making the playoffs compared to before and the number of rounds, coupled with the absurdity of the total wins between the two teams in this series…yeah, this is a very unique situation. And add in that it's such a huge rivalry between two teams playing against eachother for the first time in the post season ever, and it's set up for quite a series. I'm hoping for an easy giants win of course, but would not be upset if every game is epic and nerve wracking to get there.
Definitely has the feel of previous college football seasons where the national championship was actually the SEC championship, even if both teams don't actually make it to the actual championship game.
Farmer1906 said:I agree, it was an issue. Now with the WC, the issue is somewhat elevated. When they went to two WCs then its helped solve one problem while creating another. It went from rewarding the top non division winner with a DS spot to sending them into a crazy 1 game playoff while rewarding another non division winner that previously was out of the running.WoMD said:Farmer1906 said:How often has this ever happened?WoMD said:
107 wins vs 106 wins at this point in the post season is flat out absurd. The two (wins-wise) best teams in baseball playing against eachother in the first round (don't count the stupid wild card game)? Freaking ridiculous.
Well technically, before the playoff expansion it used to happen regularly. ****, back in 93 the giants didn't even make the playoffs with 103 wins. But right now, with the number of teams making the playoffs compared to before and the number of rounds, coupled with the absurdity of the total wins between the two teams in this series…yeah, this is a very unique situation. And add in that it's such a huge rivalry between two teams playing against eachother for the first time in the post season ever, and it's set up for quite a series. I'm hoping for an easy giants win of course, but would not be upset if every game is epic and nerve wracking to get there.
Definitely has the feel of previous college football seasons where the national championship was actually the SEC championship, even if both teams don't actually make it to the actual championship game.
I think any further expansion waters down the regular season too much. So if this is the worst-case scenario (106 win team having to go thru the WC) then I think we can deal with it every decade or so.
Not perfect, but still probably the best playoff format.
Proposition Joe said:
I mean, 106 win team still didn't win the division. To have any other kind of format would basically be saying divisions on longer matter... Which goes completely against the unbalanced schedule 20 years ago.
The best incentive to winning the division is not having to play a 1-game playoff to decide your fate.
The old format had far too many teams out of the hunt by the end of July which baseball (and it's fans) don't want.
4 teams were still battling it out for WC2 in the NL the final month of the season.
In the old format, the playoff teams would have been set in mid-August.
The more they hate the Astros, the more I like it.dixichkn said:
That was seriously a question on ESiPN this morning.
Those clowns are so far up the Yankees/Dodgers/RedSox/Cubs asses you'd need a colonoscopy to find em.
Go STROS. #SIUEFA
baseball needs relegation and promotion. The idea of a club being sent down to AAA for bad performance will keep fans interested all year.Proposition Joe said:
I mean, 106 win team still didn't win the division. To have any other kind of format would basically be saying divisions on longer matter... Which goes completely against the unbalanced schedule 20 years ago.
The best incentive to winning the division is not having to play a 1-game playoff to decide your fate.
The old format had far too many teams out of the hunt by the end of July which baseball (and it's fans) don't want.
4 teams were still battling it out for WC2 in the NL the final month of the season.
In the old format, the playoff teams would have been set in mid-August.
Then why not start the year w/Strangers, O's, Backs, & Pirates already there?ThunderCougarFalconBird said:
baseball needs relegation and promotion. The idea of a club being sent down to AAA for bad performance will keep fans interested all year.
Many European leagues have multiple "farm" teams playing inside the same pyramid. For instance, Borussia Dortmund's "B" team plays in the German third tier.jkag89 said:
Might work if the minor leagues remained independent but unworkable as set up now since they are farm teams to develop talent for MLB clubs.
You and me both, although I'm hoping the Braves then end the Giant's dream.Iraq2xVeteran said:
As a San Francisco Giants fan, I was grateful the Giants ended the Los Angeles Dodgers run of 8 consecutive NL West division titles. By winning the division, they avoid an elimination game and was well rested by the time they beat the Dodgers 4-0 in Game 1. The Dodgers/Giants NL Division Series is currently tied at 2-2 with Game 5 in San Francisco tonight. Each team has 109 total wins. Giants have 107 regular season wins and 2 playoff wins, and the Dodgers have 106 regular season wins and 3 playoff wins. I believe the winner of this series will beat the Atlanta Braves in the NL Championship Series. I hope the Giants end the Dodgers' dream of repeating as world series champions.
TexAg91 said:
so, maybe not?
