MLB's playoff format means the Dodgers could face the very real prospect of being relegated to a wild-card playoff contest even if they win 100 games.
, on pace to win the NL East with 88 victories, would get a bye into the Division Series. They could lose their first playoff game and their next game would be the next day, not next spring.
said. “The two best teams, in the sample of a major league season, should have the best chance of meeting in the postseason, and not just in the first round.”, running the visiting dugout at Dodger Stadium: Bud Black, now the manager of the Colorado Rockies. What happened to the 1993 Giants has not happened again. But, with every playoff team starting with a best-of-five series, there was no significant incentive to win your division. Some teams eased up in September, preferring to aim for the most favorable postseason matchup rather than the best record.So, in 2012, MLB added a second wild card. Win your division or face a sudden-death playoff game. The league’s television partners loved it and paid up to show it.
This is not a crisis that threatens the sport. Still, Black wonders why the Dodgers should be penalized for playing in the same division as the Giants. He does not have the vested interest Roberts does, but he endorses the NBA format too.“You might be in a good division. This is a good division. If you’re a good team in a good division, that should count for something.”
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