MLB Off-Topic

[Master Live 013]

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How exactly would a 6 team playoff work?

[Majingir]

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How exactly would a 6 team playoff work?

Make it like NFL. Top 2 teams in each league/conference get BYE into 2nd round? A 3-5-7-7 format? 3 games is the WC series. 5 game is the LDS. 7 is LCS and WS.

[Master Live 013]

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A team getting a week off (plus whatever they rested after clinching)? That wouldn't help the hitters timing. Plus you can't cram up any more games to October; things are getting out of hand with some WS games this year scheduled for November.

Plus I like that few teams make the postseason, makes it special and a real achievement. Not ridiculous like the NBA where over half of the teams make the playoffs.

[Majingir]

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A team getting a week off (plus whatever they rested after clinching)? That wouldn't help the hitters timing. Plus you can't cram up any more games to October; things are getting out of hand with some WS games this year scheduled for November.

Plus I like that few teams make the postseason, makes it special and a real achievement. Not ridiculous like the NBA where over half of the teams make the playoffs.

Would 12/32 teams making playoffs really be a bad thing? I mean, look at how much better things are for MLB with 2nd WC spot already. You have more meaningful games for more teams now, so more fans attending and watching games since they're not completely out of playoff race.

[dubcity]

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Lets find a good home for the Rays before considering expansion.

Or the A's.

[Mabster]

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Or the A's.

Their home is fine. They just need a new stadium.

[Speedy]

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Charlotte can't sustain a MLB team. They're doing okay with the Knights, but that's because tickets are pretty cheap, and it's only around 13,000 seats.

I agree...the Carolinas have a heavy alliance toward Atlanta that I don't perceive can be broken/swayed. I'd be amazed if they have a team in Mexico.

[redsox4evur]

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Just been informed Pete Rose is seriously considering ownership in a Las Vegas franchise known as the Las Vegas Betters.

[jb12780]

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Just been informed Pete Rose is seriously considering ownership in a Las Vegas franchise known as the Las Vegas Betters.

This sounds like an onion tweet.

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[Majingir]

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Just been informed Pete Rose is seriously considering ownership in a Las Vegas franchise known as the Las Vegas Betters.

lol, obviously that is a joke. But if anyone ever goes after a Vegas team, I'd think we might see some billionaire going after MLB,NBA AND NHL team at once.

[Master Live 013]

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Just been informed Pete Rose is seriously considering ownership in a Las Vegas franchise known as the Las Vegas Betters.

It wouldn't surprise me.

[Majingir]

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Jays promoted prospect Jeff Hoffman to AA. Could end up being one of the steals in that draft class. Astros were gonna take him 1st overall in 2014 but then his TJ Surgery made them back off him completely. He slipped to 9th and Jays took him.

[Master Live 013]

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Would 12/32 teams making playoffs really be a bad thing? I mean, look at how much better things are for MLB with 2nd WC spot already. You have more meaningful games for more teams now, so more fans attending and watching games since they're not completely out of playoff race.

Well, you only addressed 1 out 3 points I made. What about:

• The fact now MLB has playoffs games running into November? How would an additional week fit in?
• How about the possibility of having too much time off might be a detriment to #1 seeds negating the advantage, of, well, being the #1 seed.

As for your point about the WC, it certainly has had a positive effect on some aspects like:

1. keeping plenty of teams in the playoff hunt like you stated
2. plus the fact that it has made Division Titles important again since teams are scared ****less of their season coming down to a 1 playoff, winner takes all game.
3. WC teams will more likely burn their best pitcher on the take all game making him unavailable to start the DS penalizing the WC even further and conferring a tangible advantage to the higher seed.

Bad thing I see about the WC is the ridiculous nature of having a 162 game season coming down to 1 game. I don't think baseball lends itself well to that format (if you happen to actually care about the best team advancing).

[AC]

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Jays promoted prospect Jeff Hoffman to AA. Could end up being one of the steals in that draft class. Astros were gonna take him 1st overall in 2014 but then his TJ Surgery made them back off him completely. He slipped to 9th and Jays took him.

No, they weren't. He was likely going to go 4th, and the promotion is stupid as hell. Jays aggressive promotions are getting on my nerves.

Also I'm pretty sure the Jays-specific thread cares more about Jays prospects than this one

[redsox4evur]

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No, they weren't. He was likely going to go 4th, and the promotion is stupid as hell. Jays aggressive promotions are getting on my nerves.

Also I'm pretty sure the Jays-specific thread cares more about Jays prospects than this one

Yea unless it's their #1 prospect getting promoted to the MLB or prospects being traded most fans don't care about prospects.