Artvin I heard Mike Francesa hammering on this idea during his radio program today. He saw no drawbacks to the idea – letting top seeds choose their opponent in the first round of the playoffs as a reward for having the best record during the regular season. It certainly would work well for baseball. He said, […]
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Put Strategy Into Playoff Matchups
24-Sep-08Quibdó Several people have complained about how the wildcard has diminished the importance of baseball’s regular season. More often than not, at least one wildcard team has made it to the World Series, often doing better than the team that beat them out for the division title. Given one badly timed three-game losing streak (or even […]