Relegation is a hoot. That would be another interesting twist to MLB. A six-team league with the bottom team relegated to the regular pool.
Let the revenue elephants fight it out. On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 1:12 PM, William Marino <[email protected]>wrote: > I don’t think its fewer interleague games, I think it would be better > interleague games. Sox vs. Dodgers, Phillies, Cardinals, Cubbies, Mets, > etc, would all be great series. Then, though, I guess it starts to look > like a premier league, like EU soccer. > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Tom Salemi > *Sent:* Thursday, September 24, 2009 1:05 PM > > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: Winning the Wildcard > > > > Again, that's why I'd favor fewer interleague games. I could get amped up > with a home/away serise against the phillies (assuming the mets were the > regular rivals of the yanks) > > > > it's too random now to generate much excitement. > > On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 12:28 PM, William Marino <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I like interleague play for two reasons: first, it creates new > opportunities for rivalries. Some of them would be geographic, like the > Nats and O’s (of course, it would be helpful if the teams didn’t suck), and > others that seem like they just should happen—wouldn’t a Cubs- Red Sox > rivalry be interesting? Admittedly, this has not gotten as much traction as > I would have thought. The second reason is that it provides so much data > about how much better the American League is than the National League. That > needs to be addressed for the long-term health of the game, and interleague > play stats make that point. > > > > Btw, not sure wild card winners would fair as well as division champs in > the WS. Wild card teams have only one 4 out of 28 times (including both > leagues). How do the division champions stats look, anyone know? > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *tomsalemi > *Sent:* Thursday, September 24, 2009 12:17 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: Winning the Wildcard > > > > 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 > > > > <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. 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