- Scherzer has not been sharp his last few outings (but gets to pitch WC game @ 5:10pm in the shadows if it is a sunny day)
- Muncy is out awhile, a week at least TBD
- Kershaw is injured, out for the year probably
- Bellinger is not Bellinger any more this year
Dodgers spent $280M on player salaries, TB $80M
They would be favorites but not heavy .
They will still be + money to win the WS even if they win the WC game
How pissed are the giants to get the 1 seed and have to play a 100 win team (if the dodgers win on tuesday)
Didnt they used to have a rule that if the wildcard winner was in the same division as the 1 seed, then the wild card winner would play the 2 seed? Of course that probably happened when there was only 1 wild card team
Didnt they used to have a rule that if the wildcard winner was in the same division as the 1 seed, then the wild card winner would play the 2 seed? Of course that probably happened when there was only 1 wild card team
I realize the whole idea of the new wild card set up is to introduce more excitement, give a team a "chance" that would otherwise be "out".
BUT after 162 games, to put everything on the line, for one game, and, to boot, when the shadows in LA at 5:10pm might be a huge factor (if the outfield is sunny for 5 innings but the infield is in the shade) is not right. Game will be won on a bad hop, a broken bat bloop single, something like that.
Baseball playoffs SHOULD be a minimum 3 game series, even if all 3 are at the winningest home team. Sure the season is too long already, I get it, Bania. But, WTF?
BUT after 162 games, to put everything on the line, for one game, and, to boot, when the shadows in LA at 5:10pm might be a huge factor (if the outfield is sunny for 5 innings but the infield is in the shade) is not right. Game will be won on a bad hop, a broken bat bloop single, something like that.
Baseball playoffs SHOULD be a minimum 3 game series, even if all 3 are at the winningest home team. Sure the season is too long already, I get it, Bania. But, WTF?
If there was ever a time to change how the playoffs work this would be the time.
The Dodgers a wild card team but yet in every other division in baseball they win by double digits outside of the AL East where they would still win by 6 games.
They should seed the teams based on wins.
NL would be
Giants 107
Dodgers 106
Brewers 95
Cardinals 90
Braves 88
Cardinals and Braves in a best of 3 and winner takes on Giants, while Dodgers play Brewers.
AL would be
Rays 100
Astros 95
White Sox 93
Red Sox 92
Yankees 92
Red Sox and Yankees in a best of 3 and winner takes on Rays, while Astros play Whitesox
That solves a lot of crap right there and if they want to put some kind of plus for a division winner in the first round, then give them home field for that round only but the higher seeds are home in best of 5 or 7.
You say the season is too long, they could shorten the season a week and it would end where it does now. Don't want to lower 162 games, no problems, get back to scheduling double headers. Hell they are only 7 innings anyway.
Don't want to schedule double headers then you have what you have now. Anything can happen in one game. It's not a tie breaker, it's an actual playoff game. Guarantee if Dodgers lose, then all hell breaks loose, not that it shouldn't happen with 90 win St Louis...….. just saying.
The Dodgers a wild card team but yet in every other division in baseball they win by double digits outside of the AL East where they would still win by 6 games.
They should seed the teams based on wins.
NL would be
Giants 107
Dodgers 106
Brewers 95
Cardinals 90
Braves 88
Cardinals and Braves in a best of 3 and winner takes on Giants, while Dodgers play Brewers.
AL would be
Rays 100
Astros 95
White Sox 93
Red Sox 92
Yankees 92
Red Sox and Yankees in a best of 3 and winner takes on Rays, while Astros play Whitesox
That solves a lot of crap right there and if they want to put some kind of plus for a division winner in the first round, then give them home field for that round only but the higher seeds are home in best of 5 or 7.
You say the season is too long, they could shorten the season a week and it would end where it does now. Don't want to lower 162 games, no problems, get back to scheduling double headers. Hell they are only 7 innings anyway.
Don't want to schedule double headers then you have what you have now. Anything can happen in one game. It's not a tie breaker, it's an actual playoff game. Guarantee if Dodgers lose, then all hell breaks loose, not that it shouldn't happen with 90 win St Louis...….. just saying.
