WhiteSoxfan1986 Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article...sp&c_id=mlb Looks like he is thinking about giving wild-card teams fewer home games (makes no sense) and expanding the LDS to best of seven. I don't agree with either. Looks like he is sick of seeing teams like the Sox, Marlins, Tigers advancing and wants to give they Yankees a better chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 I wouldn't really mind a best of 7 in the ds's, I don't mind the best of 5 either, I could be on board with either of those. Giving the Wild Card less home games is just real dumb imo though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 Fewer home games would be a joke. I think an NFL type playoff scheme would be really interesting. Have 4 rounds - wild card round, divisional round, championship round, and world series. It would lengthen the baseball season and would allow for fewer messes like we've seen in this postseason, where there are 4 solid, but not spectacular, teams in the LCS. In that scenario this year, Minnesota and New York would have had first round byes, while the Tigers played the Sox and the Angels played the A's. I have no doubt in my mind the divisional series is completely different if that scenario occurred this year. First round is 5 games, ALDS is 7, and nothing changes beyond that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWSGuy406 Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 QUOTE(witesoxfan @ Oct 16, 2006 -> 05:24 AM) Fewer home games would be a joke. I think an NFL type playoff scheme would be really interesting. Have 4 rounds - wild card round, divisional round, championship round, and world series. It would lengthen the baseball season and would allow for fewer messes like we've seen in this postseason, where there are 4 solid, but not spectacular, teams in the LCS. In that scenario this year, Minnesota and New York would have had first round byes, while the Tigers played the Sox and the Angels played the A's. I have no doubt in my mind the divisional series is completely different if that scenario occurred this year. First round is 5 games, ALDS is 7, and nothing changes beyond that. More teams? Bah... Baseball seems to be the only sport where, if you made the playoffs, you really earned it. Football comes in second, but you can usually pick out one team per year that really isn't that good, and is just a product of playing poor teams or having teams in its division suck real hard. BTW -- before anyone brings it up, the NL of 2006 (sans the Mets) is an exception, not the rule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 (edited) QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Oct 16, 2006 -> 12:27 AM) More teams? Bah... Baseball seems to be the only sport where, if you made the playoffs, you really earned it. Football comes in second, but you can usually pick out one team per year that really isn't that good, and is just a product of playing poor teams or having teams in its division suck real hard. BTW -- before anyone brings it up, the NL of 2006 (sans the Mets) is an exception, not the rule. I completely agree. I actually love the playoff system as it is, no need to add more teams. A 162 game season with more than 4 teams getting in the playoffs would get a bit ridiculous imo. I would honestly be real pissed off if more spots were added to the playoffs. Edited October 16, 2006 by Rowand44 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shipps Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 I have no problem with the way the playoffs are set now.Detroit is the best team in the AL and last year the Sox were the best team in mlb.In the end, baseball usually comes out with the best at the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan101 Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 LDS's need to be 7 games, great idea. But why less home games, it's not like the Wild Card has home field. That part is stupid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Oct 16, 2006 -> 12:27 AM) More teams? Bah... Baseball seems to be the only sport where, if you made the playoffs, you really earned it. Football comes in second, but you can usually pick out one team per year that really isn't that good, and is just a product of playing poor teams or having teams in its division suck real hard. BTW -- before anyone brings it up, the NL of 2006 (sans the Mets) is an exception, not the rule. I do anything to try and get the Sox in the postseason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteSoxfan1986 Posted October 16, 2006 Author Share Posted October 16, 2006 QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Oct 16, 2006 -> 12:30 AM) I completely agree. I actually love the playoff system as it is, no need to add more teams. A 162 game season with more than 4 teams getting in the playoffs would get a bit ridiculous imo. I would honestly be real pissed off if more spots were added to the playoffs. That's my favorite thing about baseball, its an accomplisment to make the playoffs, and every team that makes it has a decent chance of winning it all. You can't say that about basketball, where there are teams under .500 in the playoffs every year. If I were stern I would cut the # of teams in the playoffs in half, but that will never happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Critic Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 I love the best-of-5 LDS. I really like that there's a decent chance for upsets in the first round - it spices things up a bit. Seems like Greasy Buddy just wants to find a way to screw things up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilMonkey Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 None of these would work unless they shortened the regular season. Otherwise we will be playing World Series games on Turkey-day while wearing parkas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 Dear Mr. Selig- Please do not do anything to further lengthen the season, which already extends far too late in the year for teams not in the tropics. Thank you. -Baseball Fan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanOfCorn Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Oct 16, 2006 -> 08:25 AM) Dear Mr. Selig- Please do not do anything to further lengthen the season, which already extends far too late in the year for teams not in the tropics. Thank you. -Baseball Fan From the desk of the Commissioner's Office Major League Baseball New York, New York We will be doing away with all off-days and adding 30 days of double-headers. Why? Because I'm the commissioner and a car salesman, that's why. Baseball's biggest fan, Allan Huber "Bud" Selig, Jr. PS. Shut it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 Umm, I think some of you mis-read one thing. One change that will not be discussed is expanding the Division Series to a best-of-seven format instead of best-of-five. He doesn't want the season lasting any longer than it does now, and there's resistance to shrinking the regular season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamTell Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 Leave it the way it is. The Wild Card was a great idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Oct 16, 2006 -> 02:40 PM) Umm, I think some of you mis-read one thing. Good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greasywheels121 Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 The Wild Card has frequently been a better team record-wise than the division winners. Taking home games away from them would be a f***ing horrible idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baines3 Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 That's a terrible idea. Next thing they will do will be to get the World Series to end in November. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyCaucasian Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 yet more proof that Selig is the worst commisioner in the history of sports. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RME JICO Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 No way you take away home games, that is just silly. The only thing they could do is make 2 Wild-Card teams play a 3 game series to determine who plays in the ALDS. Instead of a play-in game, have a play-in series. This would then give the Division winners a couple of extra days rest - thus giving them a bigger advantage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLAK Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 QUOTE(whitesox1976 @ Oct 17, 2006 -> 12:27 AM) That's a terrible idea. Next thing they will do will be to get the World Series to end in November. The logical extension is to put the World Series in a warm weather tourist site every year similar to how they run the Super Bowl. Don't just pooh, pooh the idea. With an extra layer of playoffs the home teams would get just as many or more $ dates on their own field as they do now. Baseball could market a 10 day virtual Mardi Gras for the big rollers at the World Series. IIRC the playing clubs keep the gate from the divisional, the leagues take the LCS money and MLB takes the WS. Last year I hit the lottery for a game on the ALDS, paid through the nose for a connection on the ALCS and was completely shut out of the WS. I would have seen just as many or more games if Bud added another layer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RME JICO Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 QUOTE(TLAK @ Oct 17, 2006 -> 09:03 PM) The logical extension is to put the World Series in a warm weather tourist site every year similar to how they run the Super Bowl. Don't just pooh, pooh the idea. With an extra layer of playoffs the home teams would get just as many or more $ dates on their own field as they do now. Baseball could market a 10 day virtual Mardi Gras for the big rollers at the World Series. IIRC the playing clubs keep the gate from the divisional, the leagues take the LCS money and MLB takes the WS. Last year I hit the lottery for a game on the ALDS, paid through the nose for a connection on the ALCS and was completely shut out of the WS. I would have seen just as many or more games if Bud added another layer. I don't think they will put the World Series in a neutral location. That would be really odd to play 7 games in one location. You can't compare it to the SuperBowl since the SB is only one game, not a 7 game series with days off in between. If anything they will make the ALDS 7 games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baines3 Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 QUOTE(Athomeboy_2000 @ Oct 17, 2006 -> 10:28 AM) yet more proof that Selig is the worst commisioner in the history of sports. He is the worst commisioner I've ever seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 How many have you seen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baines3 Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 (edited) With Major League baseball, I can remember from Bowie Kuehn (spelling?) on, and Selig is the worst. On the other hand Fay Vincent was pretty bad. Edited October 19, 2006 by whitesox1976 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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