Boras calls for 9-game World Series

[oakfan162]

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I'm making the notion for 0 games. That's right, I'm calling for a weighted coin flip, where the team with fewer home runs during the season will need to win 2 out of 3 coin flips.

The managers will call it in the air.

No way!


League that the winner from the HR Derby comes from gets to call two of the coin flips!

[CoRruPt-]

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I like the idea of announcing all the awards and HoF inductees that Boras mentioned, but everything including HoF inductees should be done before the WS starts and not during it to avoid distraction.

But 9 games? Good God. And having the first 2 games in a city outside the two teams that are competing for the title is idiotic (I don't see too many cities lining up to do it IMO, no matter how much Boras wants it, the WS is not the Super Bowl). You don't need to make the WS all gimmicky. America's pastime doesn't need Boras ruining a hundred years plus of tradition.

Is this just a one-man thing? Shouldn't Boras at least get some backers for his master plan before he makes a fool out of himself?

[The Chef]

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I also like the announcing of awards and HOF prior to the world series but not the rest of his plan. I do however think they should stop playing the earlier rounds during the day, I will never understand how you have the first round of the playoffs running at noon on the west coast, seems like they could do more with it if they started it later in the day.

[Tomahawk]

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Lets say this idea goes through and Los Angeles wins the rights to host the first two games in a huge bidding war. They advertise all year that the first two games of the World Series will be played in LA with Hall of Fame inductions and an award ceremony. The Dodgers also happen to have a fantastic year then win the pennant after the NL wins the All-Star game. That means LA gets to host the first two games of this 9 game series then the Dodgers get to host the next 2 games and the final 2 games. Seems fair to me 6 out of 9 games played in LA including the first 4 with the winner of series having to win 5 games. I'm sure a certain owner in NY would be bidding to host the thing in NYC every year.

I love the idea of the awards being announced and I think it would be cool to announce the players selected to the HOF. You could even announce the AL awards the first game in the AL park and the NL awards the first game in the NL park. However, the 9 games idea is absurd.

The best thing they could do is stick to the 2-3-2 format and start all of the games earlier so the majority of the KIDS in this country could see the end of game before bedtime. Watching the highlights in the morning before school doesn't create the same kind of anticipation or intensity.

[SportsTop]

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Some of you guys are funny saying nine games is just so much longer than seven games. It's a possible two more games. They played nine game World Series up until 1921 or 1922 and exactly none of them went the full nine games.

I don't think it's a bad idea myself (except for the neutral site for the first two games). If baseball were smart they could market the idea and gain some more interest.

[dalnet22]

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No way!


League that the winner from the HR Derby comes from gets to call two of the coin flips!

Better yet, how about we start focusing on league pride rather than individual team championships. That's right.. let's make the World Series about the National League vs. the American League! Here's how the 7 day challenge would work:

Day 1 - Parkers Brothers Faceoff - a variety of board games played by the top managers from each league.
Day 2 - Fielding Challenge for the top defensive players of the year.
Day 3 - Pitching Challenge for the top starting and reliefpitchers of the year. A cardboard cutout of Bud Selig stands at the plate, and each pitcher must try to avoid the desire to drill him.
Day 4 - Dugout Slugout - year's most suspended / angry players duke it out in a simulated on-field brawl using padded boxing gloves and foam bats.
Day 5 - Hoo Gotz Speed? Challenge for the top base stealers.
Day 6 - Home Run Derby for your best players, since hitting is all that really matters.
Day 7 - 1 game playoff between the NL All Stars and the AL All Stars from the second half of the season.

Whichever league wins on each day receives a piece of the championship trophy. In the end, both leagues will come together on live TV to put the trophy back together, symbolizing the unity found within America. The entire event will be sponsored by the RIAA.

[CoRruPt-]

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Tomahawk makes a good point. The 'host' city could very well be one of the two teams already in the WS and thus have a huge advantage tipped in their favor. And there's no way you'll know if the host city makes it to the WS or not because it's most likely determined at least a year before the event.

The only way I see it work is if cities that don't have MLB teams host it. That way you avoid a city potentially hosting 6 of 9 games of the WS. But then there aren't that many big markets without MLB teams, so it's a moot point.

[BaseballCtchr]

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Better yet, how about we start focusing on league pride rather than individual team championships. That's right.. let's make the World Series about the National League vs. the American League! Here's how the 7 day challenge would work:

Day 1 - Parkers Brothers Faceoff - a variety of board games played by the top managers from each league.
Day 2 - Fielding Challenge for the top defensive players of the year.
Day 3 - Pitching Challenge for the top starting and reliefpitchers of the year. A cardboard cutout of Bud Selig stands at the plate, and each pitcher must try to avoid the desire to drill him.
Day 4 - Dugout Slugout - year's most suspended / angry players duke it out in a simulated on-field brawl using padded boxing gloves and foam bats.
Day 5 - Hoo Gotz Speed? Challenge for the top base stealers.
Day 6 - Home Run Derby for your best players, since hitting is all that really matters.
Day 7 - 1 game playoff between the NL All Stars and the AL All Stars from the second half of the season.

Whichever league wins on each day receives a piece of the championship trophy. In the end, both leagues will come together on live TV to put the trophy back together, symbolizing the unity found within America. The entire event will be sponsored by the RIAA.

How can anyone forget about the thinkin man's game....Rock, Paper, Scissors.

[dkgojackets]

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Tomahawk makes a good point. The 'host' city could very well be one of the two teams already in the WS and thus have a huge advantage tipped in their favor. And there's no way you'll know if the host city makes it to the WS or not because it's most likely determined at least a year before the event.

The only way I see it work is if cities that don't have MLB teams host it. That way you avoid a city potentially hosting 6 of 9 games of the WS. But then there aren't that many big markets without MLB teams, so it's a moot point.

Just hold it in Kansas City every year.

[dalnet22]

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How can anyone forget about the thinkin man's game....Rock, Paper, Scissors.

You know, I think this would be a fine challenge for the managers.

[CoRruPt-]

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Just hold it in Kansas City every year.

[snepp]

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They played nine game World Series up until 1921 or 1922 and exactly none of them went the full nine games.

They didn't play nine game series up until that time, there were only a couple of years that they did that. The first WS and 1919 are the only two I believe. Also, that's a perfect example of why they shouldn't go with a nine game series, how often would it actually go nine games?

[ZM Punk]

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This is a really bad idea.

Look at the NBA for example. Just because you have playoffs for 2 months doesn't mean you're going to have better ratings.

Sometimes less is better.

[SportsTop]

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They didn't play nine game series up until that time, there were only a couple of years that they did that. The first WS and 1919 are the only two I believe. Also, that's a perfect example of why they shouldn't go with a nine game series, how often would it actually go nine games?

Actually there were four seasons they played a best of nine. I still don't think it's a bad idea. Just because a series has never gone nine games doesn't make it a bad idea.

[RedKamel]

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This is a really bad idea.

Look at the NBA for example. Just because you have playoffs for 2 months doesn't mean you're going to have better ratings.

Sometimes less is better.

Agreed, 7 works just fine, no need to trick it up.