First off, had the Pats beatn that 8-8 Chargers team their fans are whining about, they'd be in the playoffs right now.
Secondly, swampdog, I think you need to put the bong downQuote:
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First off, had the Pats beatn that 8-8 Chargers team their fans are whining about, they'd be in the playoffs right now.
Secondly, swampdog, I think you need to put the bong downQuote:
Originally Posted by Swampdog
Never picked it up. You can compete with Dickay for the "Knows Nothing About This Subject" award, I guess.
When, in a non-strike season, has this occurred again?Quote:
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You think I refer to 1994, when there was no postseason? No. I refer to a season when there was postseason play, a champion crowned, and the team with the best record in baseball was excluded.
Do some research, then get back to me.
It was a different strike season, & thus is comparing apples to oranges. They finished 2nd in both halves, which they were given the headsup of beforehand, wouldn't be good enough to qualify for the postseason, since it wasn't counted as 1 full seasonQuote:
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The point is....was.... there have always been "unfair" results in sports, as far as who makes the postseason, and who doesnt. Nothing better illustrates this than the team with the best regular season record failing to even reach the postseason. That is hardly "apples and oranges".
The players went to strike, with the Reds having the second best record. As the strike ends, everyone agrees that its ok for the "first half winners" to play the "second half winners." You're right, a split season format is the exact same scenario as the postseason typically is & therefore isn't an apples to oranges comparisonQuote:
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My question of when did it happen in a non-strike season still stands unanswered
You have the answer, and your insistence on obtaining an answer is simply a smokescreen. You know it. You obviously didnt know about the Reds (remember the "bong" insult?), so this attempt to muddy the water deserves no further response.
I won the Inaugural SportsMogul Fantasy Football Championship, I don't have to take this nonsense :p
1981??? tahts tohe only season I remmber being split off the top of my headQuote:
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Very funny. That made me laugh. I concede.Quote:
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TNP: Yes, 1981.
Yeah, the 1981 Reds had the best overall record in the reg season (66-42, .611), but failed to qualify for the postseason.
On the "failed to make the playoffs injustice" theme, I read about an NFL team that lost just once, and did not qualify for the postseason. I'm not looking it up, but I think it was around 1968 or so.
67 colts, finished 2nd in their division at 11-1-2Quote:
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