tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1850507948925077616.post6712287539238373959..comments2023-11-03T05:22:37.868-04:00Comments on FIVE O'CLOCK LIGHTNING: How I Would Fix the PlayoffsMichael in New Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01449933463450154603noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1850507948925077616.post-48029058627884169902007-09-10T12:26:00.000-04:002007-09-10T12:26:00.000-04:00Now this is a good thread. An anonymous blogger po...Now this is a good thread. An anonymous blogger posting pointed, obnoxious comments. Good job, everyone! I do like the idea of making it more difficult to win the Wild Card and forcing them to exhaust their pitching more before getting to the post-season. I'd prefer just dumping the wild card altogether, but obviously that's a non-starter.Michael in New Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01449933463450154603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1850507948925077616.post-44306599112780254392007-09-07T17:03:00.000-04:002007-09-07T17:03:00.000-04:00If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball.If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1850507948925077616.post-64813652589644206382007-09-07T16:40:00.000-04:002007-09-07T16:40:00.000-04:00I just took a straw poll at my office, and it's be...I just took a straw poll at my office, and it's been decided that your office is filled with idiots.<BR/><BR/>My office would like to challenge yours to a game of dodgeball to decide this matter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1850507948925077616.post-72490169544656822672007-09-07T15:47:00.000-04:002007-09-07T15:47:00.000-04:00@ anonThe whole point of the one game playoff woul...@ anon<BR/>The whole point of the one game playoff would be to use up the Wild Card teams' best pitchers. That would be the reward to the team with the best regular season record - a tired, depleted team without their ace until game 4 in a best of five series. <BR/><BR/>The only thing that it would cheapen would be winning the Wild Card and that's the most untraditional part of the playoffs anyway! It gives us more entertainment, forces teams to win their division and gives a better reward to the team with best record in each league.<BR/><BR/>I just did a straw poll of my office and it's been decided: This idea is great.priv8petehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08581174665532176849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1850507948925077616.post-60583431998221704672007-09-07T14:03:00.000-04:002007-09-07T14:03:00.000-04:00The Stark link didn't work for me so I don't know ...The Stark link didn't work for me so I don't know when he published that idea, but I'll go on record as saying you pitched it to me before he ever thought of it.<BR/><BR/>And I'll also go on record as saying this is one of the best ideas I've ever heard. <BR/><BR/>I say we run with this...let's start a grass roots movement...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1850507948925077616.post-65407107228174781962007-09-07T13:59:00.000-04:002007-09-07T13:59:00.000-04:00Not since the invention of red wine ice cream and ...Not since the invention of red wine ice cream and expansion of the Big Dance to include 65 teams, have I heard such an idiotic suggestion.<BR/><BR/>You might as well shorten the season down to 154 games again and allow the top 8 teams from each league into the playoffs. At least you wouldn't be cheapening the Divisional Series by using up the aces in your Wild Card game... and while we're at it, why even play a one game series. We could just flip a silver dollar at the end of the season to see if Wild Card A or Wild Card B should be allowed to play in the playoffs.<BR/><BR/>But it's okay... I still love you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1850507948925077616.post-47241763046181370052007-09-07T09:57:00.000-04:002007-09-07T09:57:00.000-04:00I decided to Google this idea and it appears that ...I decided to Google this idea and it appears that Jason Stark wrote about it a while back. Here's the link to his article:<BR/><BR/>http://espn.go.com/mlb/columns/stark_jayson/1551057.htmlpriv8petehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08581174665532176849noreply@blogger.com