Wacha phenomenon

[notin]

It's a real Sophie's Choice everyone.

 

Reduce the season to 150 games and make me happy.

 

Keep the season at 162 games and make jacko happy.

 

Or split the difference at 156 games and make neither of you happy..

[Bellhorn04]

I'm afraid we've lost mvp to a sad little dream world where the season is 150 games and Mookie still patrols right field for us...

[mvp 78]

I'm afraid we've lost mvp to a sad little dream world where the season is 150 games and Mookie still patrols right field for us...

 

Just wait until the MVP Sox of 2024. That roster is going to be stacked.

[mvp 78]

Or split the difference at 156 games and make neither of you happy..

 

Is the season starting later, ending earlier or are you adding more off days?

[mvp 78]

And the winner is "keep the season at 162 games because the owners refuse to lose any revenue".

 

Going to start a working group with some MLBPA members where we just listen to Pete Seeger, follow the National Weather Service and cross out days on the calendar.

[notin]

Is the season starting later, ending earlier or are you adding more off days?

 

All of the above. Also robot umps, expanded rosters and we will speed up the game by changing the HBP to just declaring the batter out…

[Kimmi]

That defies the laws of probability.

 

Under the previous system, the two Wild Card teams in each league had only 50% as good a pure statistical chance as the division winners.

 

I get all that. One of the wildcard teams will be eliminated in each wildcard game.

 

What I'm saying is that the wildcard teams that prevail have as good a chance of winning it all as any other team does.

[Kimmi]

I love the long season. Nothing better after a long day to grab a beverage and watch baseball. Don't shorten the season!

 

100%

[moonslav59]

I get all that. One of the wildcard teams will be eliminated in each wildcard game.

 

What I'm saying is that the wildcard teams that prevail have as good a chance of winning it all as any other team does.

 

There are no longer one game for WC match-up. The 3rd best division winner joins the 3 WC teams for a 3 game series at the higher record's home field, but yes, 2 teams will be sent packing in the first round, in b oth leagues.

 

The 3rd Div winner & 3 WC teams have a much lower chance of winning it all that the teams with first round byes. Having to win 3 series sure beats having to win 4.

[mvp 78]

All of the above. Also robot umps, expanded rosters and we will speed up the game by changing the HBP to just declaring the batter out…

 

Sounds reasonable.

[mvp 78]

I get all that. One of the wildcard teams will be eliminated in each wildcard game.

 

What I'm saying is that the wildcard teams that prevail have as good a chance of winning it all as any other team does.

 

Wild Card rounds are now best of 3. More time for cold beverages on cold fall days.

[notin]

Wild Card rounds are now best of 3. More time for cold beverages on cold fall days.

 

They have cold fall days in Florida?

[mvp 78]

They have cold fall days in Florida?

 

Sometimes, it gets so cold out that my neighbor even has to put a shirt on to take the trash out in the morning.

[mvp 78]

Sometimes, it gets so cold out that my neighbor even has to put a shirt on to take the trash out in the morning.

 

Average temperature for my town in November per the Google Machine:

 

November 80° / 64°

 

That's brisk, baby... Ladies will start to wear parkas with fur trim to Publix, while their dudes will still be wearing tank tops and board shorts.

[Kimmi]

There are no longer one game for WC match-up. The 3rd best division winner joins the 3 WC teams for a 3 game series at the higher record's home field, but yes, 2 teams will be sent packing in the first round, in b oth leagues.

 

The 3rd Div winner & 3 WC teams have a much lower chance of winning it all that the teams with first round byes. Having to win 3 series sure beats having to win 4.

 

Yes, I knew it was a 3-game series. I misspoke.

 

I understand exactly what you all are saying about the teams without byes having to get through an extra round. Even so, if the Sox make it into the playoffs, I like their chances of winning the WS as much as I like any other team's chances. Even the Yankees, who will presumably have that bye.

 

The goal is to make it in.

[Kimmi]

Wild Card rounds are now best of 3. More time for cold beverages on cold fall days.

 

I was aware of that. For me, the more baseball the better. I'd be happy if they played into December.

[mvp 78]

I was aware of that. For me, the more baseball the better. I'd be happy if they played into December.

 

That would make for terrible baseball in Boston. They would have to pick an alternate site for the games to be played at.

[Kimmi]

That would make for terrible baseball in Boston. They would have to pick an alternate site for the games to be played at.

 

I know it's not reasonable in most of the northern cities. My point is that the more baseball, the better. Do not shorten the season.

[mvp 78]

I know it's not reasonable in most of the northern cities. My point is that the more baseball, the better. Do not shorten the season.

 

Think of it less as "shortening" and more as "optimizing."