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Playoffs Gone Wild: Does October Scheduling Mar Baseball’s New Playoff Format?

Posted in Baseball, CBA, MLB, Yankees on March 3, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

(The following was originally published at SB*Nation’s Pinstripe Alley) Major League Baseball finally got around to finalizing the details of its expanded playoff format, which will now feature a one-game playoff (or, perhaps more accurately, play-in) between two wild cards in each league. Although some have expressed concerns about the potential dilution of the post season, the […]

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Baseball Deals in Second Wild Card, but Should It Also Stack the Deck?

Posted in Baseball, CBA, MLB, Post Season, Yankees on March 2, 2012 | 6 Comments »

Even the most ardent baseball purist would probably admit that the wild card has positively impacted the sport’s popularity. And yet, because there has been no handicap assigned to the wild card, the system has effectively de-emphasized the importance of winning the division. Although frequently lamented (particular at the Captain’s Blog), this tradeoff has been […]

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