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triron

(22,240 posts) Wed Oct 16, 2019, 11:17 AM Oct 2019

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So now a team has won the pennant without winning its division.

I think it calls into question the implementation of 'wildcard'.

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So now a team has won the pennant without winning its division. (Original Post) triron Oct 2019 OP

The best team over the whole season isn't necessarily the best team in October. n/t PoliticAverse Oct 2019 #1

Then why not start the season in September and play about 30 games for the season? triron Oct 2019 #8

Not the first time aeromanKC Oct 2019 #2

16 wild card teams have won the Series. Yankees and Red Sox were the reason for this underpants Oct 2019 #4

I haven't a problem with this. Congrats to the Nationals ... Auggie Oct 2019 #3

As the Rockies did in '07 CanonRay Oct 2019 #5

It validates the wildcard process SCantiGOP Oct 2019 #6

+1 Kurt V. Oct 2019 #7

Your thought is the same as mine. Blue_true Oct 2019 #9

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)

1. The best team over the whole season isn't necessarily the best team in October. n/t

Reply to triron (Original post)

Wed Oct 16, 2019, 11:18 AM

Oct 2019

triron

(22,240 posts)

8. Then why not start the season in September and play about 30 games for the season?

Reply to PoliticAverse (Reply #1)

Wed Oct 16, 2019, 10:55 PM

Oct 2019

But you are correct in your assertion.

aeromanKC

(3,464 posts)

2. Not the first time

Reply to triron (Original post)

Wed Oct 16, 2019, 11:19 AM

Oct 2019

underpants

(186,407 posts)

4. 16 wild card teams have won the Series. Yankees and Red Sox were the reason for this

Reply to aeromanKC (Reply #2)

Wed Oct 16, 2019, 11:34 AM

Oct 2019

AL
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_American_League_Wild_Card_winners

NL
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_National_League_Wild_Card_winners

When this was started I read several articles about how this was really just to keep the Boston and Yankees fans around for the postseason

Auggie

(31,774 posts)

3. I haven't a problem with this. Congrats to the Nationals ...

Reply to triron (Original post)

Wed Oct 16, 2019, 11:31 AM

Oct 2019

they earned it.

CanonRay

(14,810 posts)

5. As the Rockies did in '07

Reply to triron (Original post)

Wed Oct 16, 2019, 11:36 AM

Oct 2019

SCantiGOP

(14,190 posts)

6. It validates the wildcard process

Reply to triron (Original post)

Wed Oct 16, 2019, 11:59 AM

Oct 2019

If a wildcard team can dominate a division winner it strongly proves the fairness and need for the wildcard process.

Kurt V.

(5,624 posts)

7. +1

Reply to SCantiGOP (Reply #6)

Wed Oct 16, 2019, 02:18 PM

Oct 2019

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)

9. Your thought is the same as mine.

Reply to SCantiGOP (Reply #6)

Thu Oct 17, 2019, 10:11 PM

Oct 2019

I don't see how a team that was a wild card winning it's league championship invalidates the wild card process, when I read that I had to do a breathalyzer on myself, and I don't even drink alcohol or anything close to it.

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