not sure about the tournament, but i agree with interleague play. or at least limit it to one or two series.
plus, since the NHL is so keen on playing hockey in baseball stadiums. I think MLB should schedule some games on a hockey rink. Think of the hijinks! On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 12:06 PM, rdsalemi <[email protected]> wrote: > I would still like to get rid of interleague play, and have a set of > midseason regional round-robin tournaments instead. It would give folks two > championships to shoot for. > > On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 10:59 AM, Beaudoin, John <[email protected] > > wrote: > >> 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 >> >> >> >> > > > -- > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
