uh... the wild card was added as soon as divisional realignment occurred. There's never been a bye in baseball.
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uh... the wild card was added as soon as divisional realignment occurred. There's never been a bye in baseball.
Yeah, 1994 was the first year they had the Wild Card.
As for the bye, wrong sport!
My bad. I screwed up. Good link though.
http://www.baseball-almanac.com/ws/postseason.shtml
No worries.
I do enjoy Baseball Almanac. Personally, I like the playoffs too. The uncertainty involved is indisputably entertaining, which is why I don't really mind the Wild Card either. As much as those of you who like to make of comparisons to the NBA or NHL playoff system do so, it really doesn't at all come close to that level of "let everyone in". I would, however, support a realignment to a four division structure, thereby eliminating the wild card. Doing that would likely make the unbalanced schedule easier to create, as well.
Has this actually been proposed? I cant see the AL East giving up on teams since they sell out most. Baltimore now calls their stadium Yankees south and who knows with Toronto.
nope
30 teams....Quote:
Originally Posted by ohms_law
The Wild Card was added 30 years ago? Huh? the league leader had a bye? What are you talking about?
The Wild Card first appeared in MLB in the 1995 postseason. At no point in MLB history has anyone ever had a bye in the postseason.
And the NBA has 16 teams in the playoffs, not 12.
Doing away with these ton of extra off days in the playoffs would shorten it some, as well.
And yes, I know, those are a new thing.