Texsox Posted October 1, 2004 Share Posted October 1, 2004 (edited) If three clubs are tied for first place in the NL Wild Card race with an identical winning percentage at the conclusion of the regular season and the tied clubs do not have identical records against one another in the regular season, how is the tie broken? If the three tied clubs have identical records against one another in the regular season, the Office of the Commissioner shall supervise a draw that results in the clubs being designated Club A, Club B and Club C. If the tied clubs do not have identical records against one another in the champoinship season, they will be designated Club A, Club B and Club C based on their records in head-to-head competition during the championship season as follows: If Club 1 has a better record against each of Clubs 2 and 3, and Club 2 has a better record against Club 3, then Club 1 shall choose a designation as Club A, Club B or Club C. Club 2 shall choose a designation from the remaining two designations, and Club 3 shall be assigned the remaining designation. If Club 1 has a better record against each of Clubs 2 and 3, and Club 2 and Club 3 have the same record against each other, then Club 1 shall choose a designation as Club A, Club B or Club C. The Office of the Commissioner shall supervise a draw between Clubs 2 and 3, the winner of which shall choose one of the remaining two designations. The remaining club shall be assigned the remaining designation. If Club 1 and Club 2 have the same record against each other but each has a better record against Club 3, then the Office of the Commissioner shall supervise a draw between Clubs 1 and 2, the winner of which shall choose a designation as Club A, Club B or Club C. The club losing the draw shall choose a designation from the remaining two designations. Club 3 shall be assigned the remaining designation. If Club 1 has a better record against Club 2, Club 2 has a better record against Club 3, and Club 3 has a better record against Club 1, then the three clubs shall be ranked on the basis of overall winning percentage within that three-club group, and the club with the highest winning percentage from among that three-club group shall have first choice among designations as Club A, Club B or Club C. The club with the next-highest winning percentage among the group shall have the next choice between the two remaining designations, and the club with the lowest winning percentage shall be assigned the remaining designation. If two or more of the clubs within this three-club group have the same winning percentage among the group, the Office of the Commissioner shall supervise a draw between the clubs so tied to determine priority of selection among the designations. Club A shall play Club B at the ballpark of Club A on Monday. The following day, the winner of the first game shall be the home club in a second game against Club C. The winner of the game between Club C and the club that wo[n the Club A-Club B game shall be declared the division champion. Where would the tiebreaker games be played? Major League Baseball has conducted a series of coin tosses to determine the sites for potential two-team tiebreakers that would clinch division and Wild Card playoff berths. WHERE DO THEY GO? NL West • Los Angeles at San Francisco NL Wild Card • Chicago at San Francisco • Houston at San Francisco • San Diego at San Francisco • Chicago at Houston • Chicago at San Diego • Houston at San Diego The first tiebreaker criteria in each instance, again, will be head-to-head regular-season records. The rule of thumb, though, is that a tiebreaker game will be played if one of the two teams involved in the tie would be eliminated from postseason contention. Let's say there are two teams tied after the last game of the season and one team has a 10-9 lead in the season series. If the losing team in that tiebreaker scenario is assured of being the Wild Card, a one-game playoff would not be needed. But if the losing team was otherwise eliminated, a game would be played. For those having trouble making heads or tails out of what is going on, here is how the potential two-team tiebreaker scenarios will work in terms of home-field advantage: NL West # Los Angeles at San Francisco NL Wild Card Bottom line: If a California team needs a tiebreaker game, it is going to happen in that team's home state. Also, it is worth noting that MLB did not toss coins for the Dodgers other than the NL West tiebreaker. They would need to conduct another one or more this week should LA fall into Wild Card ground. # Chicago at San Francisco # Houston at San Francisco # San Diego at San Francisco # Chicago at Houston # Chicago at San Diego # Houston at San Diego from houston.astros.com Edited October 1, 2004 by Texsox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSoxShuf Posted October 1, 2004 Share Posted October 1, 2004 Did you just type that entire thing out. :fthecubs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted October 1, 2004 Share Posted October 1, 2004 God did the IRS write that? :banghead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted October 1, 2004 Author Share Posted October 1, 2004 Did you just type that entire thing out. :fthecubs + c + v From the astros site, used not by permission. I am hoping for a three way tie in some fashion. I would prefer the LA -SF - Astros but the Cubs losing in a sudden heartbreak, stuck up their ass, game would be fun also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSoxShuf Posted October 1, 2004 Share Posted October 1, 2004 I want the cubs to have no part in this scenario losing a 7.5 game lead in a month is funny enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted October 1, 2004 Author Share Posted October 1, 2004 God did the IRS write that? :banghead What is an attorney? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjm676 Posted October 1, 2004 Share Posted October 1, 2004 :fthecubs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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