Harold's Leg Lift Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 He's the worst thing to happen to baseball since domes and artificial turf. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxAce Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 Ugh... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South Side Hit Men Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 (edited) On 10/21/2020 at 7:23 PM, SoxAce said: Ugh... Sad, but expected. Cheapen the regular season to the point where it's just a 162 exhibition season. It was bad enough with the addition of a wild card, allowing also rans which couldn't win a four or five team division to be "champion". 16 teams (+ perhaps they'll go to 22 teams like the NHL this year) makes the season a complete farce. With World Series ratings the lowest ever, hard to argue "expanded playoffs" has increased fan interest. Another short term money grab at the expense of long term fan interest and upholding the integrity of the regular season. Several Rotisserie League teams is my primary tie-in to the sport at this point. Edited October 23, 2020 by South Side Hit Men 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 10 hours ago, South Side Hit Men said: Sad, but expected. Cheapen the regular season to the point where it's just a 162 exhibition season. It was bad enough with the addition of a wild card, allowing also rans which couldn't win a four or five team division to be "champion". 16 teams (+ perhaps they'll go to 22 teams like the NHL this year) makes the season a complete farce. With World Series ratings the lowest ever, hard to argue "expanded playoffs" has increased fan interest. Another short term money grab at the expense of long term fan interest and upholding the integrity of the regular season. Several Rotisserie League teams is my primary tie-in to the sport at this point. I'm good with expanding playoffs (especially since there will a couple more teams in the next few years), but 16 is definitely too much. It would be better with more teams thinking they have a shot to win it later in the year rather than out of it by May/June. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hi8is Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 Like expanding to 14 teams in the playoffs. Muck all over the extra innings rule. Hope that they'll also add two new expansion teams, one in Portland and another in Nashville. That would also justify an expanded post season pool more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zenryan Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 (edited) I’m ok with expanded playoffs but I think it should be 12 teams. Six in each league. You should be rewarded for winning your division over 162 game season so no byes or short series. Division winners l to ALDS/NLDS. Wild Cards 3 plays Wild Card 2. Winner plays Wild Card 1. Single game/winner take all. Then reseed going into divisional series based on overall wins. But WC playoff winner doesn’t get home field in any round during DS or LCS. Or atleast not in the divisional round. Edited October 23, 2020 by zenryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hawk Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 I hope that they do not go with the 2nd base gimmick nor this play-off team addition. There should be a premium for playing well and winning in the regular season. Letting a team like the Stros with a losing record make the play-offs is hokey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hi8is Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 Madspread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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