Expanded Playoffs

[RubinRock]

16 team playoffs

 

[Rock Strongo]

16 team playoffs

hmmmm

 

[molsaniceman]

According to ESPN's Marly Rivera, the MLBPA has agreed to a proposal for expanded playoffs in 2020.
The agreement is now subject only to ratification by the owners, but they're sure to be on board given the added revenue. It must be made official by the first pitch between the Yankees and Nationals on Thursday night. The expectation is that 16 teams will be invited to the 2020 postseason, as opposed to 10. ESPN's Buster Olney reported earlier that the No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3 seeds in each league -- the division winners -- would be able to pick their opponent among the other five clubs during a televised selection show.

 

[bksballer89]

This is bad

 

[molsaniceman]

oel Sherman of MLB Network reports that ownership has ratified the proposal for expanded playoffs in 2020.
The MLBPA reportedly agreed to the proposal earlier on Thursday, and now it's all but official. The format will expand the playoffs from six teams to 16 in 2020; meaning there will be more teams that make the playoffs this summer than miss. It's also been reported that the added income will go to television networks to help make up for their lost revenue this spring, and that the division winners -- aka the first three seeds -- will get to pick their opponent in a televised selection show. Let's get weird.

 

[mr.hockey4242]

oel Sherman of MLB Network reports that ownership has ratified the proposal for expanded playoffs in 2020.
The MLBPA reportedly agreed to the proposal earlier on Thursday, and now it's all but official. The format will expand the playoffs from six teams to 16 in 2020; meaning there will be more teams that make the playoffs this summer than miss. It's also been reported that the added income will go to television networks to help make up for their lost revenue this spring, and that the division winners -- aka the first three seeds -- will get to pick their opponent in a televised selection show. Let's get weird.

Watch the Twins not win the division but have the blatantly best record of the teams eligible to be selcted.......and the Yanks pick em anyways.

We all know its coming

 

[msgkings322]

This is bad

This whole year is a giant asterisk, might as well mess around with it. Fine with me.

 

[thunderc]

Stupid, they are scared shitless of the big teams not being there.

 

[mr.hockey4242]

Meh, I think its fine for this year.

Gives us fans more games too. I need all the action possible

 

[Cedrique]

Everybody gets a trophy!

 

[The Derski]

Confirmed according to ESPN bottom line.

 

[The Derski]

Confirmed according to ESPN bottom line.

Late to the party. Ignore me.

 

[bksballer89]

Meh, I think its fine for this year.

Gives us fans more games too. I need all the action possible

I hate it. Best of 3 is so trash. At this point, just invite every team and turn it into baseball version of March Madness

 

[mr.hockey4242]

I hate it. Best of 3 is so trash. At this point, just invite every team and turn it into baseball version of March Madness

Best of 3 means some shitty team has to get red hot against a couple aces twice rather than once..or 3 times.

Splits the difference. For 1 year.

Shit baseball is all about winning series, win series you make the playoffs. Win 1 more, you make the top 8.

 

[Stakesarehigh]

Tigers won't be eliminated until the end of August now

 

[Robotech]

Best of 3 means some shitty team has to get red hot against a couple aces twice rather than once..or 3 times.

Splits the difference. For 1 year.

Shit baseball is all about winning series, win series you make the playoffs. Win 1 more, you make the top 8.

I want to see a team with a losing record win the World Series.

 

[VikingFan2k2]

I want to see a team with a losing record win the World Series.

It's possible, but unlikely. Any sub .500 team that makes it is likely going to climb above .500 just in their run. Because you need 13 wins to win it all.

Or were you OK with a team that starts the playoffs at 29-31 and goes all the way?

 

[Robotech]

It's possible, but unlikely. Any sub .500 team that makes it is likely going to climb above .500 just in their run. Because you need 13 wins to win it all.

Or were you OK with a team that starts the playoffs at 29-31 and goes all the way?

I'm okay with the latter.

 

[VikingFan2k2]

I'm okay with the latter.

Then that is very possible, there might be multiple teams under .500 that make the playoffs considering over half of the teams make it.

 

[Duffman]

So it basically turns into the NBA playoffs where the top 8 teams from each conference make it? Should make the last week of the season more entertaining.