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TroutPaste
10/02/24 6:03:33 PM
#1:


Top 2 Division Winners get bye to ALDS, NLDS
Wild Card #3 @ 3rd Division Winner
Wild Card #2 @ Wild Card #1

Pros: Rewarding the top 2 is a good idea, the Wild Card series is pretty short
Cons: 3rd Division winner is in a rough spot, unravels quickly

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Cartoon_Quoter
10/02/24 6:05:59 PM
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It's fine, but it could probably be better.

But, just get to 16/32 already.

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SkylightNight
10/02/24 6:09:39 PM
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16/32 would be so chaotic for baseball. That sport is way too volatile for it imo. If they make it 16/32 then be prepared for alot of sub .500 teams to win the whole damn thing
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Shotgunnova
10/02/24 6:10:21 PM
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Houston lost, so something's working correctly.

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TroutPaste
10/02/24 6:10:44 PM
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I'd expand to 32 teams, leave it at 12 playoff teams

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Cartoon_Quoter
10/02/24 6:12:58 PM
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SkylightNight posted...
16/32 would be so chaotic for baseball. That sport is way too volatile for it imo. If they make it 16/32 then be prepared for alot of sub .500 teams to win the whole damn thing

You're probably not wrong, but at the same time, baseball teams aren't really built for five day breaks, either. I'd rather get rid of the byes.

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TroutPaste
10/02/24 8:09:21 PM
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Yankees vs. AL Central confirmed

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pfh1001
10/02/24 10:59:54 PM
#8:


As long as the Cheatros lose, I'm happy.
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Jeff_AKA_Snoopy
10/02/24 11:05:58 PM
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I don't believe it is broken. What's wrong with it as it is?

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Ryven
10/02/24 11:09:45 PM
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I like it more tbh. A one game playoff doesnt feel right.

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Delirious_Beard
10/02/24 11:26:12 PM
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more playoff spots is automatically bad in my eyes. imo the system we had prior with just two wild cards was perfect, but these greedy owners ofc care more about money than a more legitimate postseason

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Jeff_AKA_Snoopy
10/02/24 11:27:38 PM
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I think the more playoff spots you have, the less important such a long regular season will have. At least IMO

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TroutPaste
10/03/24 10:10:55 AM
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The 3 divisions + 1 Wild Card was the cleanest format

I like this one, though. I'd say it's kinda broken, but it's broken in an enjoyable way. Poor Orioles, died for the Astros sins

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TroutPaste
10/03/24 10:12:13 AM
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Also, when they move to 32 teams it'll probably go back to 8 team east/West divisions. Pre-1994

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Garioshi
10/03/24 10:20:02 AM
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TroutPaste posted...
Cons: 3rd Division winner is in a rough spot, unravels quickly
It's probably going to be a coinflip whether the 3rd division winner is worse than Wild Card #1. The AL Central was abysmal for years and the division winner was sometimes worse than teams that MISSED the wild card altogether.

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Cartoon_Quoter
10/03/24 10:23:55 AM
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TroutPaste posted...
Also, when they move to 32 teams it'll probably go back to 8 team east/West divisions. Pre-1994

Probably. But I'm hoping for a more radical realignment. Northeast, southeast, central, and west. There's no reason to keep the al nl split anymore.

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