Kyyle23 Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 4 minutes ago, flavum said: Agreed, but then why do it at all? There will be under .500 teams at 8 in each league, more than likely. 6 in each league this year, I would have totally understood. 8 in each league...dumb. Teams picking their opponent...dumber. It's honestly not worth worrying about. This season will very likely not have many things that carry on afterwards, it's a short tournament. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Kyyle23 said: It's honestly not worth worrying about. This season will very likely not have many things that carry on afterwards, it's a short tournament. I totally think they’ll be greedy enough to keep it going after this season. (If it passes) Keeping the postseason the same this year would make the 60-game season more exciting and legitimate. When you make the playoffs in baseball, it’s supposed to feel great. When you come up a game or two short, it’s supposed to hurt. That’s part of the baseball fan experience. Just letting every mediocre team in would be boring. Edited July 23, 2020 by flavum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wegner Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 The 60 game sprint to the playoffs is unique enough. They do not need to add elements like picking your opponent. I'm also against expanding the # of teams that get in. In a 60 game season, if your team is not in it for at least a wild card for a pretty good stretch of the season, your team is just not very good this year. I know the Nationals started out poorly and still won it all last year, but you just don't get that luxury this year. Every game is important. Play like every game counts...that's what makes this actually an exciting season imho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonofaRoache Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 11 minutes ago, wegner said: The 60 game sprint to the playoffs is unique enough. They do not need to add elements like picking your opponent. I'm also against expanding the # of teams that get in. In a 60 game season, if your team is not in it for at least a wild card for a pretty good stretch of the season, your team is just not very good this year. I know the Nationals started out poorly and still won it all last year, but you just don't get that luxury this year. Every game is important. Play like every game counts...that's what makes this actually an exciting season imho You sir are correct. A lot of baseball is seeing if things work, tanking, sunday lineups, waiting for things to get better, and knowing you have 162 games. Now, teams know they have 60, they know there will probably be 8 playoff teams, and they know they must try to win each game. I think all playoff teams will be worthy this season. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptatc Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 43 minutes ago, MiddleCoastBias said: Hopefully this is truly a one-off thing and not laying the groundwork to implement it in future seasons. Agreed. Personally, I don't mind more teams but the "choosing" of the opponent should be just for this season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptatc Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 38 minutes ago, flavum said: Agreed, but then why do it at all? There will be under .500 teams at 8 in each league, more than likely. 6 in each league this year, I would have totally understood. 8 in each league...dumb. Teams picking their opponent...dumber. After the awful fighting between the owners and the union, the league could use some goodwill and interest for the fans. It's purely a way to get the fans back into the game until the game loses it again with the CBA battle and probable work stoppage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtySox Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 49 minutes ago, MiddleCoastBias said: Hopefully this is truly a one-off thing and not laying the groundwork to implement it in future seasons. I doubt it will be a one time thing. They were definitely negotiating for it going forward earlier this year. In what form and function, who knows though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justBLAZE Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 2 hours ago, Kyyle23 said: Based on their negotiations that led to the 60 game schedule, my feeling is that they will totally get this taken care of in the 25 hour window. But this was already agreed upon originally, it was everything else they had beef about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 3 minutes ago, justBLAZE said: But this was already agreed upon originally, it was everything else they had beef about. My point was mostly that they fucked that up royally and I have no confidence that they could do this with no hiccups in one day 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chainsmoker Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 I’m all for doing whatever crazy crap they feel like in a 60 game season. However, I think expanded playoffs would be here to stay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiddleCoastBias Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 41 minutes ago, Chainsmoker said: I’m all for doing whatever crazy crap they feel like in a 60 game season. However, I think expanded playoffs would be here to stay. Listening to the talking heads on MLB Network today, they're saying this a good thing to expand and that the league "probably" wants to expand to 32 team and a more traditional 16-team playoff like the other leagues. League-owned network. Not sure how often those opinions are their own, or if this is a talking point they've been fed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 Expansion and bigger playoff pool 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 2 minutes ago, bmags said: Expansion and bigger playoff pool 👍 Was it approved? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Look at Ray Ray Run Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 So terrible for them to announce a major change to the rules like this 4 hours before the season starts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 I think there is something special to the selectivity of baseball playoffs. But, for me that doesn't come close to outweighing how disappointing it is when you have a pretty damn good year and miss the playoffs due to circumstance. 2010 was one of my favorite years in the 21st century teams. 2006 and 2003 were really special to me. 2012 was meh. Was 2008 really much better than any of those teams? Not at all, but it holds such a bigger place even with a pretty uneventful first round series (obviously game 163). I would definitely be way happier if all of those were playoff teams. If you have a ~.530 win percentage you should be pretty much in the playoffs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 2 minutes ago, Look at Ray Ray Run said: So terrible for them to announce a major change to the rules like this 4 hours before the season starts. Didn't the nba change the playoff format in season? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 6 minutes ago, Chisoxfn said: Was it approved? No I'm just giving my thumbs up to the idea to provide some counterbalance to the overwhelming negative sentiment toward it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Look at Ray Ray Run Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 (edited) I don't hate the change, I hate the timing and I'd hate if it were permanent. Edited July 23, 2020 by Look at Ray Ray Run Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bmags Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 5 hours ago, bmags said: gonna guess this isn't happening. epic. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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flavum Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 They’ll never go backwards on this. Dummies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wegner Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 How about ESPN gets to pick who plays who in the playoffs?...plus if the Yankees or Red Sox lose, they still advance to the next round. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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