Official 2023 Playoff Thread
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CrimsonCowboy
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Kind of saw this coming with Scherzer tonight
bravesnumberone
Well-known member
Continues to set up nicely for Philly. They’ll roll while the ALCS will wound up being dragged out.
msstate7
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What a complete DA at 3b
CrimsonCowboy
Moderator
That was the Diamondbacks chance, I’m afraid
I'd love for Arizona to win, but make no mistake. At least Philly is a playoff caliber team. Designing a playoff system that enables an 84 win negative run differential Arizona team to be on the brightest stage is just so bad.
Its funny - we talk about the sport struggling with ratings. How about don't design a playoffs that has all of its best star power on the sidelines.
Baseball is not a sport you can let half the league into the postseason. Its just not - and it hadn't been for basically 100 years. The integrity of the playoffs in this new form has simply been compromised - and I say that recognizing this has nothing to do with us this year, Philly was capable of being a top WC in a normal year, this is entirely just related to Arizona this year, and last year having the NLCS be two 87 win teams
Its funny - we talk about the sport struggling with ratings. How about don't design a playoffs that has all of its best star power on the sidelines.
Baseball is not a sport you can let half the league into the postseason. Its just not - and it hadn't been for basically 100 years. The integrity of the playoffs in this new form has simply been compromised - and I say that recognizing this has nothing to do with us this year, Philly was capable of being a top WC in a normal year, this is entirely just related to Arizona this year, and last year having the NLCS be two 87 win teams
Philly fans are buying DBacks tickets that they left cheap on purpose just to not go. I think that’s pretty lame? Let people go watch their team without paying exorbitant prices. They fight opposing fans when they go to their games and block them from going to their own. Terrible sports they are
bravesnumberone
Well-known member
Philly fans are trash for doing that but Arizona fans should have been all over it to begin with.
bravesfanMatt
Steve Harvey'd
50PoundHead
Hessmania Forever
Similar to 1987 Twins although they won their division in the pre-Wild Card era. They were 85-77, but had a negative run differential. They would have been the fifth-place team in the other division. But, they got hot and beat a 98-win Tigers' team in five games in the ALCS and went on to win the World Series 4-3 against a 95-win Cardinals' team.
I am absolutely befuddled how a garbage pitcher like Ranger ****ing Suarez has a 0.94 ERA in 28 innings over 8 post-season appearances (6 starts). Not only that, but he is a primary groundball pitcher that pitches in front of a defense that has been bottom 5 in all of baseball for 3 straight seasons.
It just boggles the mind.
It just boggles the mind.
NYCBrave
Well-known member
After Will Smith was completely dominant in 2021 playoffs after being very shaky the entire season, I no longer ask questions like this lol.
I agree. The wildcard should serve as insurance the top 2 teams in the league make the playoffs, even if they happen to be in the same division. It should not be a mechanism to showcase mediocre teams on October.
zitothebrave
Connoisseur of Minors
MLB could have accomplished most of what it wanted by just making the NLDS 7 games. If they want to reward the top 2 teams, have them get 5 home games to the lower seed getting 2.
50PoundHead
Hessmania Forever
Montgomery kind of gives off a Mickey "I don't pitch with my stomach" Lolich vibe.
MLB and the MLBPA both want more playoff games. Working with that in mind I'd expand the playoffs
4 WC in each league with the playoffs starting the day after the regular season ends.
4vs7 and 5vs6 1 game play in
The next day winners of the play in face each other in a best of 3 with game 1 and 2 as a double header with a game 3 if needed the next day.
The next day the remaining WC faces the 1 seed in a best of 7 LDS while the 2 and 3 seed face each other in a best of 7.
Then everything continues as normal
This way only one WC team makes the LDS and they'd likely have to use their 4th and 5th SP