The current situation allows wild cards pretty much the same privileges as division champions. Many people argue that it's fair to good teams who play in tough divisions to have a wild card, while others believe it takes significance out of the regular season to have a wild card. Should there be any wild cards? If so, should they be allowed a free pass to the Division Series, or should they have to play an extra round in the playoffs? DEVILRAYS Rad Stadium<
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Should the MLB wild card be removed?
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Protocool
Re: Should the MLB wild card be removed?
Hell no. the wild card stays, unless magically Bud decides to
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DEVILRAYS
Re: Should the MLB wild card be removed?
I'm not asking "Will it stay?" I am asking "Should it stay?"<
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>My personal opinion is that the wild card isn't necessarily bad as long as the wild cards have to fight through an additional round of playoffs or something. In other words, with 3 divisions to a league, the ideal number of playoff teams per league is 5, that being 3 division champions (all of whom skip to the divisional playoffs) and two wild cards, the winner between them in the wild card round advancing to play the top division champion. Kind of like the NFL used to do. Or if they went to 2 divisions per league, the ideal number of playoff teams might be 6 (top 3 from each division.)<
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>Now, as for what they're GOING to do, none of the above is correct. What they're GOING to do is go to 4 divisions per league, keep the playoffs at 4 teams per league, and claim they're restoring the pennant race whereas there's no way they're going to include enough division games to make that possible. That and as long as Selig's commissioner, only about 6 teams every year will have a chance to win in each league, thereby ruining even more pennant races. DEVILRAYS Rad Stadium<
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>My personal opinion is that the wild card isn't necessarily bad as long as the wild cards have to fight through an additional round of playoffs or something. In other words, with 3 divisions to a league, the ideal number of playoff teams per league is 5, that being 3 division champions (all of whom skip to the divisional playoffs) and two wild cards, the winner between them in the wild card round advancing to play the top division champion. Kind of like the NFL used to do. Or if they went to 2 divisions per league, the ideal number of playoff teams might be 6 (top 3 from each division.)<
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>Now, as for what they're GOING to do, none of the above is correct. What they're GOING to do is go to 4 divisions per league, keep the playoffs at 4 teams per league, and claim they're restoring the pennant race whereas there's no way they're going to include enough division games to make that possible. That and as long as Selig's commissioner, only about 6 teams every year will have a chance to win in each league, thereby ruining even more pennant races. DEVILRAYS Rad Stadium<
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