Broken Bat - Suggestions: 2-round, best-of-5 playoffs

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#61296	10/12/2018 1:43:49 pm	Feb 19th, 2038
DWilliamsNSH Joined: 09/28/2018 Posts: 4 Inactive	Promotion & relegation stays the same, however, the top 2 teams from each division play in the East/West Division Series, winners advance to League Championship Series. Format would be traditional. Thoughts?

#61297	10/12/2018 2:44:27 pm	Mar 1st, 2038
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	I actually like the current system. Real world playoffs look like your suggestion, especially in other pro sports, mostly for financial benefits. Up until the 80s baseball kept it traditional with very few playoff teams. I like that. It rewards being king of the long, marathon season. Also for me, one third of the teams being in the playoffs would be too much. Updated Friday, October 12 2018 @ 2:46:54 pm PDT

#61302	10/12/2018 5:06:36 pm	Mar 2nd, 2038
DWilliamsNSH Joined: 09/28/2018 Posts: 4 Inactive	I have a concrasting opinion. I personally beleive that 33 - 60% of teams should make the playoffs, similar to how hockey & basketball do it. Broken Bat Baseball shouldn't be a 8 team playoff, but I believe playoffs should be a minimum of 2 rounds. Plus, it would add more competitivness as it would give teams that cant get promoted something else to play for.

#61323	10/14/2018 3:03:58 pm	Mar 5th, 2038
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2236 New York Lancers V.4	Never a fan of this. The current system works great, and there are many, many leagues here that come down to the last handful of games, and sometimes to the last series. It ain't broke.

#61326	10/14/2018 7:22:56 pm	Mar 6th, 2038
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9592 Haverhill Halflings III.1	Also, the three game series we play in Cup elimination are total luck fests. The 7 game series is nice because it feels like the best team wins more often than not. I feel like reducing it to 5 would make it more luck based.

#61425	10/21/2018 5:29:06 am	Mar 18th, 2038
Benchwarmer Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 445 Inactive	If the divisions were larger, maybe. But I think the current system works fine. There can be plenty of tension running up to the end of the season. I've been involved in several pennant races that came down the the last series of the season, a couple of times against the team I am competing with. It doesn't get more exciting than that. No need to throw in an artificial playoff, that would be less exciting in my opinion. Updated Sunday, October 21 2018 @ 5:30:56 am PDT

#61430	10/21/2018 2:51:35 pm	Mar 19th, 2038
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9592 Haverhill Halflings III.1	The only teams I ever see ease up at the end are those who are WAY ahead, or those who are WAY behind. Generally those in the middle are still fighting on one side or the other (to promote or avoid demotion).

#61433	10/21/2018 6:04:21 pm	Mar 20th, 2038
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5198 Waterloo Dinosaurs Legends	I do like the current system. I've suggested this before. Everyone plays their opposite at the end of the season. Why? 7 game play off series are fun. Problem? 1 vs. 1 are playing for the title. What is everyone else playing for? Just becomes spring training. Need a carrot.

#61436	10/21/2018 10:05:30 pm	Mar 20th, 2038
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	What is everyone else playing for? Rating points, a couple prestige points maybe? Oh..and some DOP of course! I think everyone would agree that it is an improvement over no games at all. A little extra east vs. west action. And @OP: I'm also not in favor of the proposed change. Pretty much for the same reason you mentioned. (this is not hockey or basketball)

#62035	12/16/2018 11:51:07 pm	Oct 20th, 2038
buffmckagan Joined: 12/22/2013 Posts: 651 Scranton Bears Legends	Haven't read the other responses, but the current system works best. It would make no sense for a weaker team to be ultimately leapfrog a stronger team just because it played better in a 7-10 day span (of game time). If a second-place team won the playoffs, but didn't get promoted, feels like a waste of time to have even tried. If a first-place team loses the playoffs, and doesn't get promoted, then a generally quality season is lost. Having two teams make the playoffs per division would totally ruin any meaning to winning your division