Theo Epstein's proposed Wild Card Changes

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Theo Epstein's proposed Wild Card Changes 

Post#1 » by Quake Griffin » Fri Sep 18, 2015 5:42 pm

http://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/09/theo-epstein-wild-card-best-of-three-mlb-chicago-cubs

“We threw out something a few years ago about making it a two out of three, but with a doubleheader the first day because days are at a premium that time of year, and you don’t want the teams that win the division to have to wait too long and then get cold. It’s not fair to them. That didn’t pass. It got rejected.

“But we’ll see. I think honestly, not just kissing up here, but the commissioner (Rob Manfred) and his people have a really good feel for how to appeal to TV and also what’s fair, what respects the integrity of the regular season. And they’re open-minded. So I would expect that it evolves over the years, maybe in the next (collective bargaining agreement).”


I'm in on that double header.
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Re: Theo Epstein's proposed Wild Card Changes 

Post#2 » by Higga » Mon Sep 21, 2015 2:52 pm

Na, I like the one game Wild Card. Royals-As was awesome last year.

If you don't win the division, you get one more shot. Thats it.

Division winners should be given more of an advantage.
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