re: 1 Game wild card is awful, but at least the right team won

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why?

Think of it more as an extension of the regular season. The goal for that game isn't for the better team to win, they should have separated themselves in the regular season. It's a second chance they're given and for people to be entertained.

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Here's where I don't like it. Many times the 2 wildcard teams have been one team that played a team that finished 4+ games behind the other. If it was just an extension of the regular season, one game shouldn't put the trailing team over the top. This game also comes down to where each team is in the rotation with the game being played right after the regular season. In a sport like baseball, winner take all games are stupid. For instance, the Braves were 6 games ahead of the Cardinals in 2012. They had an identical record to the West Champion Giants. Cardinals win one game, they go to the playoffs.

This game was created for money, nothing more. If they want to make it reasonably fair, have a 3 game series at least.