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Please explain the MLB playoff format for me...

Posted on 10/6/12 at 4:23 pm
Posted by sicboy
Because Awesome
Member since Nov 2010
77649 posts
Posted on 10/6/12 at 4:23 pm
I'm a Cards fan, and I'm happy they get a chance to defend. But none of this has made ANY sense to me. I hate the play in game. Atlanta had a better year than St. Louis, and 1 game decides who moves on? THEN the Cards get homefield advantage against the Nationals? An actual division winner who was 10 games better than them?

I already think it's idiotic that an All Star game decides homefield for the Series. This screwed over St. Louis big time in '04 against the Red Sox.
This post was edited on 10/6/12 at 4:25 pm
Posted by The Easter Bunny
Minnesota
Member since Jan 2005
45572 posts
Posted on 10/6/12 at 4:24 pm to
They don't get homefield against Washington, just the first 2 games. It's dumb, but not all the way dumb
Posted by UltimateHog
Oregon
Member since Dec 2011
66005 posts
Posted on 10/6/12 at 4:25 pm to
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I hate the play in game


Love the play in game.

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Atlanta had a better year than St. Louis, and 1 game decides who moves on?


Simple, win the game.

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THEN the Cards get homefield advantage against the Nationals?


No, the Nationals have home field advantage.
Posted by hehateme2285
Katy, TX
Member since Dec 2007
5155 posts
Posted on 10/6/12 at 4:26 pm to
It changes next year from the 2-3 format. And the Nationals do have home field

And I like the play in game. It actually makes the division important again
This post was edited on 10/6/12 at 4:27 pm
Posted by jcole4lsu
The Kwisatz Haderach
Member since Nov 2007
30922 posts
Posted on 10/6/12 at 4:27 pm to
Next year it'll be a three game series probably
Posted by tigerpimpbot
Chairman of the Pool Board
Member since Nov 2011
67125 posts
Posted on 10/6/12 at 4:31 pm to
It's funny how slow baseball is to adapt to the 21st century, and then when they do, they create a cluster frick that looks like they took 3 minutes to plan it out.
Posted by tduecen
Member since Nov 2006
161244 posts
Posted on 10/6/12 at 4:32 pm to
I like the play in game, it actually penalizes teams for not winning division.
Posted by motorbreath
New Orleans Saints fan
Member since Jun 2004
6381 posts
Posted on 10/6/12 at 5:37 pm to
Get rid of divisions. 2 leagues. Seeded playoffs. No interleague play until the world series. Will never happen but it's better than any other format in recent years.

The people who say "just win the game" are dumb. Anything can happen in one game no matter who is playing. It's as fair as a coin flip.
Posted by kengel2
Team Gun
Member since Mar 2004
31067 posts
Posted on 10/6/12 at 5:41 pm to
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and 1 game decides who moves on?


I think its dumb that it takes 100 games to get to that 1 game.
Posted by volfan30
Member since Jun 2010
40965 posts
Posted on 10/6/12 at 5:46 pm to
The wild card as a whole is dumb as frick without balanced schedules.
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