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sleeper

Posts: 27,879

Nov 17, 2011 2:00pm

Houston Astros moving to the AL.

Additional 2 team will be given wildcards making it more like the NFL in which a third of the league makes the playoffs.

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/7246443/houston-astros-sale-approved-mlb

GoPens

Posts: 2,339

Nov 17, 2011 2:07pm

Wish the Brewers had moved back to the AL.

Interesting that the wildcard teams will just play a 1 game, winner moves on, series.

sleeper

Posts: 27,879

Nov 17, 2011 2:14pm

GoPens;976514 wrote:Wish the Brewers had moved back to the AL.

Interesting that the wildcard teams will just play a 1 game, winner moves on, series.

It should be at least a best of 3. What a joke.

Laley23

Posts: 29,506

Nov 17, 2011 2:25pm

All season baseball is played in series'. Why on earth is the WC game going to be a 1 game event? Thats dumb. Best of 3 is the clear way to go here, imo.

karen lotz

Posts: 22,284

Nov 17, 2011 2:36pm

All MLB wants is more teams to be in the race for more of the season so attendance won't drop off as quickly.

Laley23

Posts: 29,506

Nov 17, 2011 2:45pm

karen lotz;976565 wrote:All MLB wants is more teams to be in the race for more of the season so attendance won't drop off as quickly.

Which is why I really do like the added WC team. But make it a 3 game series.

GoPens

Posts: 2,339

Nov 17, 2011 2:49pm

I agree that it should be a 3 game wild card series, but under the current set-up the World Series almost goes into November as it is. The only solution would be to shorten the regular season, which we all know will never happen.

karen lotz

Posts: 22,284

Nov 17, 2011 2:49pm

Laley23;976573 wrote:Which is why I really do like the added WC team. But make it a 3 game series.

Yeah I like it too, but I don't think Selig has any interest in extending the playoffs more than one more game. If he can have 4 or 5 teams in each league play 2 more weeks worth of meaningful regular season games, he will ($$$$$$$$$$$). I agree it should be a 3 game series but I don't really think that is the motivation for adding a team.

sleeper

Posts: 27,879

Nov 17, 2011 2:51pm

GoPens;976581 wrote:I agree that it should be a 3 game wild card series, but under the current set-up the World Series almost goes into November as it is. The only solution would be to shorten the regular season, which we all know will never happen.

Or start the season a week earlier.

Commander of Awesome

Posts: 23,151

Nov 17, 2011 2:52pm

Wish they'd add a salary cap as well.

Raw Dawgin' it

Posts: 11,466

Nov 17, 2011 3:07pm

Wish baseball would go the way of the NBA...

Commander of Awesome

Posts: 23,151

Nov 17, 2011 3:16pm

Raw Dawgin' it;976615 wrote:Wish baseball would go the way of the NBA...

K.

Raw Dawgin' it

Posts: 11,466

Nov 17, 2011 3:23pm

Commander of Awesome;976645 wrote:K.

You'd really be sad if baseball was locked out and they didn't play? Couldn't care less about baseball. Way too boring and without salary caps it's the same teams every year. Also, the all star game having an impact is retarded

GoPens

Posts: 2,339

Nov 17, 2011 3:41pm

Would miss baseball in the summer. No other sport is playing and enjoy a cold one on a summer's day at the ballpark.

As far as starting the season a week earlier, it's bad enough now the first week of April. Can't imagine starting the last week of March in places like Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Boston, Minn. etc.

karen lotz

Posts: 22,284

Nov 17, 2011 3:42pm

2010: Yankees, Twins, Rangers, Rays, Phillies, Braves, Reds, Giants
2011: Yankees, Rays, Tigers, Rangers, Phillies, Brewers, Cardinals, Diamondbacks

50% turnover in one year.

SportsAndLady

Posts: 35,632

Nov 17, 2011 3:48pm

Raw Dawgin' it;976659 wrote:You'd really be sad if baseball was locked out and they didn't play? Couldn't care less about baseball. Way too boring and without salary caps it's the same teams every year. Also, the all star game having an impact is retarded

You don't care=everyone else must not care

Got it

ts1227

Posts: 12,319

Nov 17, 2011 3:55pm

Have they said if this will be end of unbalanced scheduling? When they originally talked about evening out the leagues 15/15, there was also talk of blowing up the divisions and just taking the 5 best teams. Since Houston will go to the AL West, apparently they aren't blowing up divisions... but going back to balanced schedules would at least take such a heavy emphasis off of the divisions.

Also, 15/15 means that interleague will have to be spread throughout the season, as it basically forces one series to be interleague at all times, correct?

GoPens

Posts: 2,339

Nov 17, 2011 3:59pm

ts1227;976696 wrote:Have they said if this will be end of unbalanced scheduling? When they originally talked about evening out the leagues 15/15, there was also talk of blowing up the divisions and just taking the 5 best teams. Since Houston will go to the AL West, apparently they aren't blowing up divisions... but going back to balanced schedules would at least take such a heavy emphasis off of the divisions.

Also, 15/15 means that interleague will have to be spread throughout the season, as it basically forces one series to be interleague at all times, correct?

Correct. There will always be an interleague matchup throughout the year involving someone. Heck, could have the season open with Cleveland and Pittsburgh.

like_that

Posts: 26,625

Nov 17, 2011 7:21pm

Raw Dawgin' it;976659 wrote:You'd really be sad if baseball was locked out and they didn't play? Couldn't care less about baseball. Way too boring and without salary caps it's the same teams every year. Also, the all star game having an impact is retarded

If a lockout brought a salary cap, I would be all for it.

Anybody know when baseball will negotiate their new CBA? Do they even negotiate? I feel like the owners just get bent over be the players union every day all day long.

karen lotz

Posts: 22,284

Nov 17, 2011 7:39pm

MLB came to a labor agreement today. The current deal was set to expire at the end of December (I think). Formal announcement will be made Monday.

U mad NBA??

HitsRus

Posts: 9,206

Nov 17, 2011 9:50pm

Wish baseball would go the way of the NBA...

you mean, to hell?

oh barf. barf barf barf.

Mulva

Posts: 13,650

Nov 18, 2011 12:20am

1 game playoff = dumb.

darbypitcher22

Posts: 8,000

Nov 18, 2011 7:38am

I don't like many of these changes. The Wild Card game should not come down to a 1 game playoff to determine it all; seems like such cruel fate when you've been battling for 162 all year to get to that point.

Also not a fan of the balanced leagues because it means interleague play is going to be dispersed all the way throughout. I definately don't want to see my team in the race in September and see its fate being decided by interleague games being played in San Diego or Miami than in Boston or Tampa Bay...

shook_17

Posts: 3,023

Nov 18, 2011 7:45am

Commander of Awesome;976589 wrote:Wish they'd add a salary cap as well.

+1. baseball will continue to be a joke as long as the yankees can spend 300 million a year on payroll while the lower markets pay 40 million.

darbypitcher22

Posts: 8,000

Nov 18, 2011 10:17am

^^^

Don't know why this continues to be an issue. Somebody proves it every year, a large payroll doesn't always add up to victories. Look at what Tampa Bay has been able to do and Florida, Minnesota, and Oakland before them