Comments on: On the Wild Card and Three Divisions in MLB http://gfmorris.com/2004/08/18/on-the-wild-card-and-three-divisions-in-mlb/ The Life and Times of Geof F. Morris Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:03:05 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: The Indiana Jones School of Management http://gfmorris.com/2004/08/18/on-the-wild-card-and-three-divisions-in-mlb/comment-page-1/#comment-3144 The Indiana Jones School of Management Mon, 04 Oct 2004 16:54:54 +0000 http://ijsm.org/archives/2004/08/18/on-the-wild-card-and-three-divisions-in-mlb/#comment-3144 <strong>Two Divisions Per League: Followup</strong> Because someone asked, I'll follow up on a piece from August: On the Wild Card and Three Divisions in MLB. AL West: Oakland: 90-71 Anaheim: 87-74 Minnesota: 84-77 Texas: 83-79 Chicago: 79-83 Seattle: 75-87 Kansas City: 60-102 AL East: Bo... Two Divisions Per League: Followup
Because someone asked, I’ll follow up on a piece from August: On the Wild Card and Three Divisions in MLB.

AL West:
Oakland: 90-71
Anaheim: 87-74
Minnesota: 84-77
Texas: 83-79
Chicago: 79-83
Seattle: 75-87
Kansas City: 60-102

AL East:
Bo…

]]> By: Geof F. Morris http://gfmorris.com/2004/08/18/on-the-wild-card-and-three-divisions-in-mlb/comment-page-1/#comment-3141 Geof F. Morris Thu, 19 Aug 2004 16:17:23 +0000 http://ijsm.org/archives/2004/08/18/on-the-wild-card-and-three-divisions-in-mlb/#comment-3141 What baseball has is far better, though. :) As for Braves/Yankees being dominant: this isn't abnormal in baseball's history. Yankees, Cardinals, Dodgers, Giants, Athletics, Red Sox, Reds. What baseball has is far better, though. :)

As for Braves/Yankees being dominant: this isn’t abnormal in baseball’s history. Yankees, Cardinals, Dodgers, Giants, Athletics, Red Sox, Reds.

]]> By: Rick http://gfmorris.com/2004/08/18/on-the-wild-card-and-three-divisions-in-mlb/comment-page-1/#comment-3140 Rick Thu, 19 Aug 2004 15:33:56 +0000 http://ijsm.org/archives/2004/08/18/on-the-wild-card-and-three-divisions-in-mlb/#comment-3140 "What makes baseball’s postseason work is WIN OR GO HOME." Exactly. So you have to wait from April through October before things really begin to matter. And then in recent years, you're guaranteed that 25% of the playoffs will consist of the Yankees and Braves. And it's still not exactly a win or go home situation in the playoffs since they play a series. Pro football has this characteristic, as does the college basketball tournament. Advocates of the bowl system say that this is true for every game in the college football season. In all those cases, one slip-up means the end of the season. Baseball doesn't have that. “What makes baseball’s postseason work is WIN OR GO HOME.”

Exactly. So you have to wait from April through October before things really begin to matter. And then in recent years, you’re guaranteed that 25% of the playoffs will consist of the Yankees and Braves.

And it’s still not exactly a win or go home situation in the playoffs since they play a series. Pro football has this characteristic, as does the college basketball tournament. Advocates of the bowl system say that this is true for every game in the college football season. In all those cases, one slip-up means the end of the season. Baseball doesn’t have that.

]]> By: Geof F. Morris http://gfmorris.com/2004/08/18/on-the-wild-card-and-three-divisions-in-mlb/comment-page-1/#comment-3139 Geof F. Morris Thu, 19 Aug 2004 15:08:49 +0000 http://ijsm.org/archives/2004/08/18/on-the-wild-card-and-three-divisions-in-mlb/#comment-3139 Rick: I was waiting for co-workers to call me back, and I read that and just went off the handle. I was apoplectic. I needed to vent. IJSM was, is, and will be a bitch-blog. As for the regular season being boring, that's just because Americans don't like things that take a long time. ;) What makes baseball's postseason work is WIN OR GO HOME. That's any playoff, though. Rick: I was waiting for co-workers to call me back, and I read that and just went off the handle. I was apoplectic. I needed to vent. IJSM was, is, and will be a bitch-blog.

As for the regular season being boring, that’s just because Americans don’t like things that take a long time. ;)

What makes baseball’s postseason work is WIN OR GO HOME. That’s any playoff, though.

]]> By: Rick http://gfmorris.com/2004/08/18/on-the-wild-card-and-three-divisions-in-mlb/comment-page-1/#comment-3138 Rick Thu, 19 Aug 2004 14:48:44 +0000 http://ijsm.org/archives/2004/08/18/on-the-wild-card-and-three-divisions-in-mlb/#comment-3138 This is how you spend your time after lunch?! :) America loves the playoffs. Why? Because if you lose you go home. That is drama. That same drama is what sucks intelligent people into shows like Big Brother and The Amazing Race. I am a casual baseball fan. I understand the basics of the game and if I happen to catch a game, it's not too bad. To me, the problem with baseball is the lack of interest in each individual game. How am I supposed to get excited about this Friday's game... the same teams are going to play again on Saturday and Sunday (and very likely already played yesterday for that matter). I would try to continue, but my rant was just interrupted by two phone calls in a row. So you get off the hook on this. This is how you spend your time after lunch?! :)

America loves the playoffs. Why? Because if you lose you go home. That is drama. That same drama is what sucks intelligent people into shows like Big Brother and The Amazing Race.

I am a casual baseball fan. I understand the basics of the game and if I happen to catch a game, it’s not too bad. To me, the problem with baseball is the lack of interest in each individual game. How am I supposed to get excited about this Friday’s game… the same teams are going to play again on Saturday and Sunday (and very likely already played yesterday for that matter).

I would try to continue, but my rant was just interrupted by two phone calls in a row. So you get off the hook on this.

]]> By: Geof F. Morris http://gfmorris.com/2004/08/18/on-the-wild-card-and-three-divisions-in-mlb/comment-page-1/#comment-3143 Geof F. Morris Thu, 19 Aug 2004 01:28:14 +0000 http://ijsm.org/archives/2004/08/18/on-the-wild-card-and-three-divisions-in-mlb/#comment-3143 Yes, no matter how you shake it, the D-backs suck dead bunnies through a bent straw. The scary thing is, the third-order win-loss projection gives them about ten games above their present record. Yes, no matter how you shake it, the D-backs suck dead bunnies through a bent straw.

The scary thing is, the third-order win-loss projection gives them about ten games above their present record.

]]> By: Sean http://gfmorris.com/2004/08/18/on-the-wild-card-and-three-divisions-in-mlb/comment-page-1/#comment-3142 Sean Thu, 19 Aug 2004 01:14:15 +0000 http://ijsm.org/archives/2004/08/18/on-the-wild-card-and-three-divisions-in-mlb/#comment-3142 Woo! Diamondbacks are the suck! Woo! Diamondbacks are the suck!

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