Playing a 1 game playoff after a 162 game season is the dumbest idea in the history of sports.

[CHOPTALK]

What a joke.
Bud Selig is the 2nd worst commish in the history of sports.
Its a good thing he is leaving.

Allstar game to decide home field.
A one game playoff in a game like baseball.

 

[nuckers]

162 game season is a joke.

 

[Jstack34]

+1

 

[PatsFan1283]

Ehh not like all that stuff is in place because it is 1 guys idea. They all liked it...

I agree it is stupid. What's even more stupid is they don't rig it to let the Sox or Yanks in, who is gonna wanna watch the A's and Royals!

 

[joebatters]

Agree 100%

 

[The Guesser]

I actually like the concept. Puts a strong premium on winning the division.

 

[dirtymoose]

This play by play guy is awful. Not as bad as Joe Buck. But bad. Did you guys just hear that home run or lack there of home run call....

 

[JohnnyMac]

I actually like the concept. Puts a strong premium on winning the division.

Agree. It puts the wild card winners at a disadvantage because they have to burn a pitcher in the one game playoff. This is the only way to make the expanded playoffs fair to the division winners.

 

[Albatross]

Don't like it either.

 

[JustinCruise]

I actually like the concept. Puts a strong premium on winning the division.

Agree

Plus this is just great dramatic tv right now

 

[loomis41973]

I actually like the concept. Puts a strong premium on winning the division.

Same here. One of his best ideas.

Keeps more eye$ on games late in the season.

 

[Stax]

Helluva ball game

 

[neverbend]

Lou Boudreau won the pennant and the AL MVP because of a one game playoff, he probably thought it was a great idea!

 

[JustinCruise]

How can people say baseball is boring?

 

[JustinCruise]

small markets more incentivized to retain rosters if they're still in the hunt, less selling off at the trade deadline, more excitement at end of season, more engaged fan bases. and as someone said, premium on winning the division. plot lines galore.

Bingo

 

[PatsFan1283]

small markets more incentivized to retain rosters if they're still in the hunt, less selling off at the trade deadline, more excitement at end of season, more engaged fan bases. and as someone said, premium on winning the division. plot lines galore.

Atleast let them play a best of 3 to get in the playoffs then or something though.

To play everyday for 6 months and it comes down to 1 day just makes the sport with the most variance even more random.

I do agree from a dollars and entertainment perspective it makes a lot of sense though.

 

[JustinCruise]

Chop you haven't had a hit since the beatles.

Every thread you start turns to utter shit

Start a thread about how stupid this playoff game is and it becomes one of the best playoff games in years