Playoffs will be a mess this year

[Used 2 B Hu]

With the added teams, the short season, the postponements, and what seems like a year of parity among the clubs.

So far, nobody is winless, and nobody is undefeated after only 4-6 games apiece for most clubs. Might be hard for anyone to go on a long streak. I think we may see a bunch of .500 clubs at the end, and they will have to go to some weird tie-breakers. There won't really be time for any one game play-ins.

Should just go ahead and do an end-of-season tournament with all 32 teams. Maybe give division winners some kind of bye. The season will already have several asterisks, who cares if an under .500 team ends up winning it all?

 

[CaptainStubing]

i've been thinking about this as well. if ever there was a year we would get a fluke champion, it would be this year. short season. 16 teams make the playoffs.

padres vs. mariners world series would be hilarious

 

[soxfan1468927]

i've been thinking about this as well. if ever there was a year we would get a fluke champion, it would be this year. short season. 16 teams make the playoffs.

padres vs. mariners world series would be hilarious

I actually think it would be funnier if the Dodgers or Yankees won and then they will forever defend the title against people saying it comes with an asterisk.

I honestly don't think Padres or Mariners fans will care as much as Dodgers/Yankees fans.

 

[Used 2 B Hu]

I actually think it would be funnier if the Dodgers or Yankees won and then they will forever defend the title against people saying it comes with an asterisk.

I honestly don't think Padres or Mariners fans will care as much as Dodgers/Yankees fans.

Troof, lots of teams fans wouldn't care if it came with an asterisk, just give us a title.

 

[soxfan1468927]

Troof, lots of teams fans wouldn't care if it came with an asterisk, just give us a title.

Luckily I don't have to worry about it.

 

[Stakesarehigh]

With the added teams, the short season, the postponements, and what seems like a year of parity among the clubs.

So far, nobody is winless, and nobody is undefeated after only 4-6 games apiece for most clubs. Might be hard for anyone to go on a long streak. I think we may see a bunch of .500 clubs at the end, and they will have to go to some weird tie-breakers. There won't really be time for any one game play-ins.

Should just go ahead and do an end-of-season tournament with all 32 teams. Maybe give division winners some kind of bye. The season will already have several asterisks, who cares if an under .500 team ends up winning it all?

There's a lot of bad pitching out there. I haven't heard of a lot of these fourth and fifth alleged starters and managers are pulling guys early in their pitch counts.


Hopefully a few weeks in it will settle some but it's made for some high scores Later in games

 

[nynasty]

Someone, can't remember who, but I agree, said to make it really interesting the lower seeds should have to win game 1 of their respective playoff series or they're out.


Because right now, there's zero reward for finishing first.

 

[soxfan1468927]

Someone, can't remember who, but I agree, said to make it really interesting the lower seeds should have to win game 1 of their respective playoff series or they're out.


Because right now, there's zero reward for finishing first.

Give the higher seed steroids.

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

and what seems like a year of parity among the clubs.

 

[Used 2 B Hu]

There's a lot of bad pitching out there. I haven't heard of a lot of these fourth and fifth alleged starters and managers are pulling guys early in their pitch counts.


Hopefully a few weeks in it will settle some but it's made for some high scores Later in games

Yeah, managers are managing very differently because of the short season and so many teams being in the playoffs.

 

[mr.hockey4242]

With the added teams, the short season, the postponements, and what seems like a year of parity among the clubs.

So far, nobody is winless, and nobody is undefeated after only 4-6 games apiece for most clubs. Might be hard for anyone to go on a long streak. I think we may see a bunch of .500 clubs at the end, and they will have to go to some weird tie-breakers. There won't really be time for any one game play-ins.

Should just go ahead and do an end-of-season tournament with all 32 teams. Maybe give division winners some kind of bye. The season will already have several asterisks, who cares if an under .500 team ends up winning it all?

Play in games were never happening.

Even if every team gets 60 games in they were gonna go to tiebreakers to decide it. They announced that last week.

What exactly those TB's are?? No clue. And now with some teams probably playing less games, it may just be win %

 

[Used 2 B Hu]

Time to revise this thread: there won't be any playoffs because the season is about to be cancelled

 

[Pure Steel]

Time to revise this thread: there won't be any playoffs because the season is about to be cancelled

About 13 hours too late.....

 

[Big Lonnie]

Time to revise this thread: there won't be any playoffs because the season is about to be cancelled

Spoken like a true Met.

 

[Used 2 B Hu]

Spoken like a true Met.

S'up

I used to go see the O's. Never saw Cal but I did see Billy there once. Probably the first professional ball game I ever saw