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Post by Walter on Oct 16, 2022 15:04:52 GMT -5
The 5th and 6th best teams in the National League will meet in the NLCS.
I do not think I am alone in asking the Q:
Why did we play 162 games again?
I confess I do not have much interest in who wins a Padres-Phillies series.
The AL, whether Astros-Yankees or the sexier Cinderella series of Astros-Guardians at least gives me a reason to watch.
But Padres-Phillies? Geez...
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Post by Mickey34jb on Oct 16, 2022 15:39:26 GMT -5
The 5th and 6th best teams in the National League will meet in the NLCS. I do not think I am alone in asking the Q: Why did we play 162 games again? I confess I do not have much interest in who wins a Padres-Phillies series. The AL, whether Astros-Yankees or the sexier Cinderella series of Astros-Guardians at least gives me a reason to watch. But Padres-Phillies? Geez... |
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Post by Walter on Oct 16, 2022 16:29:16 GMT -5
The 5th and 6th best teams in the National League will meet in the NLCS. I do not think I am alone in asking the Q: Why did we play 162 games again? I confess I do not have much interest in who wins a Padres-Phillies series. The AL, whether Astros-Yankees or the sexier Cinderella series of Astros-Guardians at least gives me a reason to watch. But Padres-Phillies? Geez... Hate to say it, but I'd bet TV would take a pass on Padres-Phillies even for the Reg. season Sunday Night Game of the Week, let alone the NLCS. |
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Post by Mickey34jb on Oct 16, 2022 16:52:39 GMT -5
2 teams with under 90 wins playing in the NLCS for a spot in the WS___Its who's hot and playing well in September going into October that matters Hate to say it, but I'd bet TV would take a pass on Padres-Phillies even for the Reg. season Sunday Night Game of the Week, let alone the NLCS. |
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Post by Walter on Oct 16, 2022 17:19:45 GMT -5
Hate to say it, but I'd bet TV would take a pass on Padres-Phillies even for the Reg. season Sunday Night Game of the Week, let alone the NLCS. Any sane TV Exec wants the best teams competing for all the Marbles. In an 18 game football schedule, a wild card makes some sense. After 162 games, we KNOW, WITHOUT ANY DOUBT, who the best teams in baseball are. And it ain't a team that is 6 or 7 games above .500 or a team that lost 15 of 19 to their division winner. One wild card per league is plenty for Baseball. That gives us a chance at Dodgers/Giants last season or Mets/Braves this season if a division has two good teams. But that's it. No more than that. |
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Post by Mickey34jb on Oct 16, 2022 17:32:31 GMT -5
Yankees/Dodgers World Series is what TV bosses want or Yankees/Mets WS to drive ratings Any sane TV Exec wants the best teams competing for all the Marbles. In an 18 game football schedule, a wild card makes some sense. After 162 games, we KNOW, WITHOUT ANY DOUBT, who the best teams in baseball are. And it ain't a team that is 6 or 7 games above .500 or a team that lost 15 of 19 to their division winner. One wild card per league is plenty for Baseball. That gives us a chance at Dodgers/Giants last season or Mets/Braves this season if a division has two good teams. But that's it. No more than that. |
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Post by Mickey34jb on Oct 17, 2022 15:31:31 GMT -5
The 5th and 6th best teams in the National League will meet in the NLCS. I do not think I am alone in asking the Q: Why did we play 162 games again? I confess I do not have much interest in who wins a Padres-Phillies series. The AL, whether Astros-Yankees or the sexier Cinderella series of Astros-Guardians at least gives me a reason to watch. But Padres-Phillies? Geez... |
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Post by daleko on Oct 20, 2022 17:10:23 GMT -5
Yankees/Dodgers World Series is what TV bosses want or Yankees/Mets WS to drive ratings Any sane TV Exec wants the best teams competing for all the Marbles. In an 18 game football schedule, a wild card makes some sense. After 162 games, we KNOW, WITHOUT ANY DOUBT, who the best teams in baseball are. And it ain't a team that is 6 or 7 games above .500 or a team that lost 15 of 19 to their division winner. One wild card per league is plenty for Baseball. That gives us a chance at Dodgers/Giants last season or Mets/Braves this season if a division has two good teams. But that's it. No more than that.
While it isn't a direct parallel. Think March Madness. I'm sure 'Cuse in '91, Meatchicken in '90, MSU in '16, Kantucky in '22, Georgetown in '13 and how about Virginia in '18, just to name a few of the many games that make it called March Madness, will all ask the same Q. And in their case it was a one and done. One and DONE. Some of the scrubs go on to fame by winning a couple/three more (St Peters comes to mind) but for some a win in that opening weekend becomes a story handed down forever. |
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Post by Walter on Oct 20, 2022 17:38:12 GMT -5
Any sane TV Exec wants the best teams competing for all the Marbles. In an 18 game football schedule, a wild card makes some sense. After 162 games, we KNOW, WITHOUT ANY DOUBT, who the best teams in baseball are. And it ain't a team that is 6 or 7 games above .500 or a team that lost 15 of 19 to their division winner. One wild card per league is plenty for Baseball. That gives us a chance at Dodgers/Giants last season or Mets/Braves this season if a division has two good teams. But that's it. No more than that.
While it isn't a direct parallel. Think March Madness. I'm sure 'Cuse in '91, Meatchicken in '90, MSU in '16, Kantucky in '22, Georgetown in '13 and how about Virginia in '18, just to name a few of the many games that make it called March Madness, will all ask the same Q. And in their case it was a one and done. One and DONE. Some of the scrubs go on to fame by winning a couple/three more (St Peters comes to mind) but for some a win in that opening weekend becomes a story handed down forever.You will always have instances where a Cinderella team wins it all. That's part of sports. But you don't have to cater to the idea. There are 750 people, roughly, playing MLB. All of them are uber-talented. Any one of them can go off and change the outcome of a series. But if you're going to give average teams a shot at all the marbles, then hell, give the bad ones the same opportunity. Give the Nats a shot. Give the Royals a shot. Heck, the Pirates and Nats both swept 3 game series against the Dodgers in LA., so anything is possible. OR......reward the best teams for grinding through 162 games and coming out on top. |
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Post by Mickey34jb on Oct 20, 2022 20:20:38 GMT -5
I remember well '06 here in St L the Cards (83-78) who went on to win it all. Maybe the reg season gives you the seedings and nothing more. While providing the necessary funding to pay for teams that are in the playoffs and not.
While it isn't a direct parallel. Think March Madness. I'm sure 'Cuse in '91, Meatchicken in '90, MSU in '16, Kantucky in '22, Georgetown in '13 and how about Virginia in '18, just to name a few of the many games that make it called March Madness, will all ask the same Q. And in their case it was a one and done. One and DONE. Some of the scrubs go on to fame by winning a couple/three more (St Peters comes to mind) but for some a win in that opening weekend becomes a story handed down forever. You will always have instances where a Cinderella team wins it all. That's part of sports. But you don't have to cater to the idea. There are 750 people, roughly, playing MLB. All of them are uber-talented. Any one of them can go off and change the outcome of a series. But if you're going to give average teams a shot at all the marbles, then hell, give the bad ones the same opportunity. Give the Nats a shot. Give the Royals a shot. Heck, the Pirates and Nats both swept 3 game series against the Dodgers in LA., so anything is possible. OR......reward the best teams for grinding through 162 games and coming out on top. |
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Post by Walter on Oct 20, 2022 23:13:35 GMT -5
You will always have instances where a Cinderella team wins it all. That's part of sports. But you don't have to cater to the idea. There are 750 people, roughly, playing MLB. All of them are uber-talented. Any one of them can go off and change the outcome of a series. But if you're going to give average teams a shot at all the marbles, then hell, give the bad ones the same opportunity. Give the Nats a shot. Give the Royals a shot. Heck, the Pirates and Nats both swept 3 game series against the Dodgers in LA., so anything is possible. OR......reward the best teams for grinding through 162 games and coming out on top. Oh, I get why MLB is doing what they're doing. From a structural perspective it at least gives more teams on the bubble a reason not to just throw up their hands and sell off the team in July. Perhaps the answer is as simple as making all teams play a 7 game series every step of the way. Just spitballin'...Maybe cut down the season back to 154 games and make the playoffs double elimination with winner and loser brackets. Stretch the playoffs out to an entire month of playoff baseball. This season, the NL loser brackets would be say...Dodgers/Braves and Mets/Cardinals, for another shot at the Padres and Phillies. Let's see if SD and Philly can hang. |
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Post by Mickey34jb on Oct 21, 2022 8:56:34 GMT -5
Nobody wants a consolation bracket...winners move on, losers go home. I agree with trimming down to 154 games and each round be a best of 7....To do that, expand the roster for teams to add more arms for those 7 game series....
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Post by oujour76 on Oct 21, 2022 9:01:33 GMT -5
I get what you're saying and baseball purists would agree with you___then you have fans like me that sees other sports including wild card teams in the playoffs that involves more fan bases. NFL, NBA NHL and college basketball with the at-large teams for the 64 team tourney. Oh, I get why MLB is doing what they're doing. From a structural perspective it at least gives more teams on the bubble a reason not to just throw up their hands and sell off the team in July. Perhaps the answer is as simple as making all teams play a 7 game series every step of the way. Just spitballin'...Maybe cut down the season back to 154 games and make the playoffs double elimination with winner and loser brackets. Stretch the playoffs out to an entire month of playoff baseball. This season, the NL loser brackets would be say...Dodgers/Braves and Mets/Cardinals, for another shot at the Padres and Phillies. Let's see if SD and Philly can hang. |
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Post by beuycek on Oct 21, 2022 9:42:39 GMT -5
Nobody wants a consolation bracket...winners move on, losers go home. I agree with trimming down to 154 games and each round be a best of 7....To do that, expand the roster for teams to add more arms for those 7 game series.... Why 154? Why not 140 or 130? Way too many games that cause the season to extend way too far into the cold weather. |
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Post by oujour76 on Oct 21, 2022 9:44:52 GMT -5
Nobody wants a consolation bracket...winners move on, losers go home. I agree with trimming down to 154 games and each round be a best of 7....To do that, expand the roster for teams to add more arms for those 7 game series.... Why 154? Why not 140 or 130? Way too many games that cause the season to extend way too far into the cold weather. |
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