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Old 10-06-2016, 08:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Rudeboyelvis View Post
Something needs to change. I don't know if an additional wild card series is the answer as this is already going into November should either DS or CS series' got the full 7 and the WS goes 7.
The main negative impact of a one game playoff - besides being patently senseless - is that it severely handcuffs the winner as they now have to go on the road AND lose they their Ace for the first 3 games.

In my opinion I would do away with the game all together and utilize a series of criteria to determine who the two wild card teams are with descending tie-breaking marks - for instance:

Overall Record
Head to Head record
Total Road Wins
Total Road Runs Scored

Something like that. Seems the most logical approach
Or use the same system and have 1 wild card team. Teams basically will compete for that as if it is a division. If that ends in a tie then a one game playoff.
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