Let's not forget the 1987 Twins winning it all with a regular season record of 85-77, 52 losses on the road, 25 losses at home. No wild card back then, but still a .525 team won it all. Compare that to the Sox record of 98-64 in 2004. 13 games different in the regular season.
Let's face it. The Wild Card was really the only way to go when the league expanded beyond 14 teams. Sure there's more revenue in the extended play-off rounds, but it just had to happen after 14 teams anyway. It was the right thing to do. ________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Steve Gendron Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 10:29 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Winning the Wildcard I know baseball purists hate it, but I really like the wildcard system, and I think it is good for baseball. It keeps many more teams engaged as the season winds down, and as you suggest, the second place team in a strong division is often a better playoff contender than division winners. How many wildcard entries have won the world series? Angels back in 2002 (I think), Sox in 2004. Have there been others? ________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ray Salemi Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 7:08 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Winning the Wildcard There has always been part of me that says, "Ho hum, another wildcard. I guess it will have to do." Then I realized that the wildcard race is actually quite difficult to win. It hearkens back to the days of old when you were competing against the entire league in the standings, and you could not hide behind a weak division. -- Author of "Leading After a Layoff: Reignite Your Team's Productivity in Just 12 Weeks" www.leadingafteralayoff.com <BR --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Red Sox Citizens" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
