I think wildcard teams have the same chance of winning the WS as division winners. Especially in cases such as this year where the WC team has more wins.
On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 10:29 AM, Steve Gendron <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > > > > > -- Author of "Leading After a Layoff: Reignite Your Team's Productivity in Just 12 Weeks" www.leadingafteralayoff.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
