tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4225973709205976903.post7893395854775462685..comments2024-01-09T04:37:08.681-05:00Comments on Studious Metsimus: Why I Like The Extra Wild CardEd Leyro (and Joey Beartran)http://www.blogger.com/profile/18392639274179350916noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4225973709205976903.post-67101906277231138862012-03-05T08:37:33.380-05:002012-03-05T08:37:33.380-05:00The only thing I would like to see with the new ro...The only thing I would like to see with the new round of playoffs is a 'tiered' system - 1st round, one game, winner take all; 2nd round, best 2 out of 3; 3rd round, best 3 out of 5; World Series (still) 4 out of 7. Make it harder to 'win' the next round. This would also help to not have the World Series end in November.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4225973709205976903.post-91506379069592859372012-03-04T22:14:46.773-05:002012-03-04T22:14:46.773-05:00You'd probably agree with my colleague's p...You'd probably agree with my colleague's post then. He wrote "Why I Don't Like The Extra Wild Card" right after I wrote this piece. You can read his piece by clicking here: <br /><br />http://studiousmetsimus.blogspot.com/2012/03/joeys-soapbox-why-i-dont-like-extra.htmlEd Leyro (and Joey Beartran)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18392639274179350916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4225973709205976903.post-32867897589674361422012-03-04T19:43:23.833-05:002012-03-04T19:43:23.833-05:00You're wrong. For all the reasons you started ...You're wrong. For all the reasons you started this article with. Why allow a mediocre team to make the playoffs like all the other sports? There is no excuse for teams that go .500 to be in the playoffs, this is why I don't watch basketball. <br />If we were to recreate this new playoff format over the past ten years only 3 times would we have seen the two wild card teams finish within less than 5 games of each other. Last year, 2005 and 2003. Also only 3 times in those same 10 years has there been a team that failed to make the playoffs that had a better record than a division winner; 2009 Rangers, 2008 Yankees, and the 2003 Mariners. <br />Why reward those mediocre teams that can't finish within 5 games of the Wild Card winner, and in some cases even further back in their division?<br />It's also crazy to put a teams season on the line in one game if it's not to break a tie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com