Add 4 teams to the play-offs. Then give the top 2 from each league a bye??
I know traditionalists will take exception and I consider myself somewhat of one, hey why shouldn't pitchers hit??
That said, there are many upsides: More cities interested for a longer period, 162 games is a long season.
I hate seeing a team earn the right to be #1 and then get ousted in a best of 5. This way, the grueling regular season victors get some reward. (besides an extra home game-162 games for 1 home game)
Wild card teams have won it alot recently.
Other sports all have more and look what it does for the NFL.
2007-03-28 15:01:54 · 12 answers · asked by Bob Loblaw 7 in Sports ➔ Baseball
The regular season loses meaning? No. it gains meaning for more teams. Also, there are always a couple of divisions wrapped up early.
2007-03-28 15:54:33 · update #1
Not a bad idea.
Getting more teams into the post season would probably help things overall, and I agree that the top 2 teams deserve a bye in the first round.
It's true that getting more teams into the post season has improved the quality and viewability of other pro sports.
2007-03-28 18:49:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
How about a salary-cap instead? I am a Red Sox fan and I'm saddened by the fact that they have become a near twin of the Yankees in the spending department. Yeah, it's great for me that every year I can, as a fan, be optimistic about my team's chances of making a World Series run, but I don't see how adding more playoff teams would make things better for fans of teams like Kansas City and Milwaukee--fans that I have amazing respect for--for their loyalty to teams that can't compete with the big dogs. I'm not really that much of a purist. I embraced the wild card only because of the inevitable division expansion when the league went to 30 teams. But I wish that there was no DH rule in the American League. I was fortunate to be able to watch David Ortiz play first base in Seattle for two games last July--it eases my conscience.
Anyway, I can see your point. Some teams really deserve to get there sometimes--like the more recent Cleveland teams (particularly the 2005 Indians), and the Phillies last year.
A team that earns the right to be #1 and chokes in a five-game series does not deserve to get to the World Series. The system now is a good one, I think. Maybe just expand the Division Series to seven games?
Anyway, enjoy baseball this year. Should be an incredible season.
2007-03-28 23:28:05 · answer #2 · answered by Jason C 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No - the simple reason is weather. We would be seeing the World Series being played in November. If anyone north of Houston was in the Series, you could be playing the World Series in a freakin' snowstorm. They are the Boys of Summer" - playing with mittens on doesn't seem like the right thing, does it? You would have to end the regular season after about 144-150 games if you even wanted to try it, and there would still be issues. And you can't move the World Series to an indoor or neutral site - that would be a farce. Almost as bad as Bud giving the winner of the All-Star game home field advantage, even though he prevents the best teams from being fielded by insisting on sticking with the tradition of every team being represented.
2007-03-29 08:00:32 · answer #3 · answered by hankshammers 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely not. I think that the unique thing about Major League Baseball is the length of its schedule. Over the course of 162 games, the best teams will rise to the top. If you expand the playoffs to let even more teams in, the regular season loses meaning.
2007-03-28 22:43:59 · answer #4 · answered by Sports Fix Chicago 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Good idea in theory, but to do the playoffs that way, the season would have to be shortened. Go to a 136 game schedule, add the four teams, and we'll see some of the best pennant and playoff races ever. I would actually love to see two teams fighting it out for the last spot. Maybe then baseball wouldn't be so anti-climactic in September.
2007-03-29 09:30:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I like it. What I'd like to see is the season shortened , go back to 154.
While a late season game, say, between the Mets and Phillies might draw a lot of atttention, a late season game between Kansas City and Cleveland could be cancelled due to lack of interest.
You'd be replacing these "ho=hum" games with meaningful games.
2007-03-28 23:00:01 · answer #6 · answered by TedEx 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
As much a s it pains me to say so - I agree with you. When MLB expanded the playoffs several years ago I saw it as an improvement. It generated more interest in MLB. Just as long as they don't go to the extreme that the NHL & NBA do. I think they let too many teams in.
By the way - nice glasses!
2007-03-28 22:08:31 · answer #7 · answered by MajorTom © 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
No way. The playoffs would take forever, that's one thing the MLB has right. The NHL and NBA playoffs are too long.
2007-03-29 02:10:56 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it would be great to have more teams in the playoffs. I think it would motivate more teams to stick in it longer.
2007-03-29 10:51:27 · answer #9 · answered by Christina A 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it would be cool for more teams to get to play
2007-03-28 22:16:28 · answer #10 · answered by Santito 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋