Oct 9, 2024
4:06:26pm
4:06:26pm
Dodgers, Phillies, Padres, and Mets all played 162 games.
Out of that sample, Dodgers (1 seed) won 9 more games than the Mets (6 seed). Dodgers won 5 more than the Padres. Phillies won 6 more games than the Mets.
So do we need to deliberately structure the postseason to favor the team that won its division by 5 or 6 games out of 162?
And keep in kind that MLB already does - it gives the winner 6 days off to rest all its pitchers and heal everybody up. Gives them 5 games to win 3.
Is the goal to make the postseason LESS exciting? Make it more predictable, and simply replicate what happened during the regular season? Why?
Out of that sample, Dodgers (1 seed) won 9 more games than the Mets (6 seed). Dodgers won 5 more than the Padres. Phillies won 6 more games than the Mets.
So do we need to deliberately structure the postseason to favor the team that won its division by 5 or 6 games out of 162?
And keep in kind that MLB already does - it gives the winner 6 days off to rest all its pitchers and heal everybody up. Gives them 5 games to win 3.
Is the goal to make the postseason LESS exciting? Make it more predictable, and simply replicate what happened during the regular season? Why?
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I think the bigger problem is that people forget that playoffs aren't about (russkiejedi, Oct 9, 2024 at 6:05pm)
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