BASEBALL REDUX
This year both of the League Championship Series featured a division winner against the team in their division that came in second. In my usually-not-humble-enough opinion, this should settle any lingering doubt about the wild card people may have. Whoever wins tonight, once again the wild card team has shown that they belong.
As a final note, this does not mean that adding two more wild cards in each league would continue the quality playoff trend. In fact, I don't think either league was five deep. This year, the two best non-wild card records in the National League were the San Francisco Giants at 91-71 and the Cubs at 89-73. Neither team was really a playoff caliber team. In the American League Oakland at 91-71 and Texas at 89-73 were the next two. Again, neither was really a playoff caliber team. I guess what I'm saying is that the current system is like the Baby Bear's porridge . . . just right.
This year both of the League Championship Series featured a division winner against the team in their division that came in second. In my usually-not-humble-enough opinion, this should settle any lingering doubt about the wild card people may have. Whoever wins tonight, once again the wild card team has shown that they belong.
As a final note, this does not mean that adding two more wild cards in each league would continue the quality playoff trend. In fact, I don't think either league was five deep. This year, the two best non-wild card records in the National League were the San Francisco Giants at 91-71 and the Cubs at 89-73. Neither team was really a playoff caliber team. In the American League Oakland at 91-71 and Texas at 89-73 were the next two. Again, neither was really a playoff caliber team. I guess what I'm saying is that the current system is like the Baby Bear's porridge . . . just right.
posted by David at 7:24 PM
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