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Last edited by UnderPressure; 02-29-2012, 02:58 PM.Using a stolen chant from Boston Celtics fans whenever an L.A. team is playing up there just reeks of inferiority complex.
If hitting a baseball is the toughest thing to do in sports, then pitching must be the easiest thing to do in sports.Tags: None
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Last edited by Mr. Laser Beam; 02-29-2012, 03:11 PM.It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java that thoughts acquire speed, the hands acquire shakes, the shakes become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.
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Hurt the Tigers in '06 when they had at least a week off after destroying the A's, while my Birds and the Mets went all 7. There was talk about the Detroit hitters being rusty after the wait."It ain't braggin' if you can do it." Dizzy Dean
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Originally posted by UnderPressure View PostByes are not made for baseball. It's actually a tremendous disadvantage for the team that has it. Just look at what happened to the Rockies in 2007, who basically had a vacation after owning the Cubs and the D-backs prior to the World Series.
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Originally posted by Herr28 View PostHurt the Tigers in '06 when they had at least a week off after destroying the A's, while my Birds and the Mets went all 7. There was talk about the Detroit hitters being rusty after the wait.
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Originally posted by GiambiJuice View PostI'm a big fan of Bud Selig, but I am strongly against adding playoff teams. I think it's going to ruin the regular season.
System adds flexibility while boosting the significance of division championships. I'm a big fan of both of those things.Last edited by Imgran; 02-29-2012, 05:58 PM.
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Originally posted by GiambiJuice View PostI'm a big fan of Bud Selig, but I am strongly against adding playoff teams. I think it's going to ruin the regular season.San Francisco Giants, World Series Champions in 2010, 2012, and 2014!!!
"Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts" ~ Albert Einstein
"Royals wear crowns, but Champions Kiss the Ring" ~ Jeremy Affeldt
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Originally posted by Imgran View PostNot this way. This accentuates the division pennants while giving additional teams something to fight for. In terms of the regular season it's a bit of a godsend. If anything it undoes some of the damage the 8 team playoff structure did to the regular season. Especially in the American Leauge East. Now NYY and BOS have no choice but to go at it like cats and dogs -- which I will hate a couple month from now but is good for the league. But at the same time, the other three AL East teams have more hope than they have had in awhile, since it's been true a couple times that all 3 of the 3 current best AL East teams were better than at least 1 division winner
System adds flexibility while boosting the significance of division championships. I'm a big fan of both of those things.Using a stolen chant from Boston Celtics fans whenever an L.A. team is playing up there just reeks of inferiority complex.
If hitting a baseball is the toughest thing to do in sports, then pitching must be the easiest thing to do in sports.
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Originally posted by ol' aches and pains View PostNow fully 1/3 of MLB will be in the playoffs. This is not a good thing.
I see no logical reason to do this. If a team's in the playoffs, does it really matter if they're the division leader or the wildcard? Both have an equal chance of advancing. Remember 2002? Both teams in the WS were wildcards!
They're only doing this to make money from the TV broadcast of the play-in game. I'm firmly convinced of that.It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java that thoughts acquire speed, the hands acquire shakes, the shakes become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.
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Originally posted by scrabblehack View PostI don't like it.
So what if there's a tie? They have to have a one-game playoff to see who goes to the one-game playoff? Yuck.
Also the one game could be dominated by a star pitcher. Rather than settle which team is better it would seem to invite
controversy.
This is not a compelling argument.
As for domination by a star pitcher, that's the point of having one.
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Originally posted by Mr. Laser Beam View PostAgreed. It dilutes the very concept of the playoffs. The whole point is that a team that makes the playoffs is a better team, it's accomplished something. Having half the bloody league be in the playoffs is like giving everyone in the class an A, regardless of how their performance went.
I see no logical reason to do this. If a team's in the playoffs, does it really matter if they're the division leader or the wildcard? Both have an equal chance of advancing. Remember 2002? Both teams in the WS were wildcards!
They're only doing this to make money from the TV broadcast of the play-in game. I'm firmly convinced of that.
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Originally posted by Mr. Laser Beam View PostI see no logical reason to do this. If a team's in the playoffs, does it really matter if they're the division leader or the wildcard? Both have an equal chance of advancing. Remember 2002? Both teams in the WS were wildcards!Using a stolen chant from Boston Celtics fans whenever an L.A. team is playing up there just reeks of inferiority complex.
If hitting a baseball is the toughest thing to do in sports, then pitching must be the easiest thing to do in sports.
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