Major League Baseball 2016

[BigRedBuster]

For the Mets getting swept by the Braves. And just to make it worse they were robbed of a walk-off HR last night.

That was an absolute amazing catch. I was watching it on MLB when it happened.

So....what's the mechanism to deal with a three way tie for the wild card?

I'm having a problem deciding which team I would rather play in the first round.

Cards: Big rival so weird things tend to happen.

Giants: They tend to get hot in the off season and play better than in the regular season.

Mets: We just haven't had good luck against them this year.

 

[Mavric]

It looks like they use records between the teams and they use about the most convoluted process imaginable.

2. Three Clubs Do Not Have Identical Records Against One Another
• If Club 1 and 2 have identical records against one another, but each has a better record against Club 3, then Clubs 1 and 2 would follow the two-Club tiebreak rules to break their tie to pick the first designation.

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Three-Club Tie for Two Wild Card Spots:
After Clubs have been assigned their A, B and C designations, Club A would host Club B. The winner of the game would be declared one Wild Card winner. Club C would then host the loser of the game between Club A and Club B to determine the second Wild Card Club.

As I see it:

Mets tied Cards 3-3
Mets over Giants 4-3
Cards over Giants 4-3

So it would appear that the Mets would get to choose whether they want to be team A, B or C. I can't imagine why anyone would choose to be B but you could make a pretty good argument that team C would be the best spot. If you choose A, you have two chances to win one game so that would likely be the choice but if you choose C you get an extra day of rest to play a team that just lost and - presumably - used their best pitchers in the first game.

 

[BigRedBuster]

Cubs are not involved in this three way. I'm assuming you meant to type "Cards".

I would agree with your last paragraph. If you choose C, theoretically, you get to play a team that is in the worst situation.

 

[Mavric]

Yeah, don't know where I got off on the Cubs. I corrected the above post. Thanks.

It looks like the Mets and Cards would go to intraleague records to see who gets the first pick. I think the Cards would win that.

 

[PaulCrewe]

Jose Fernandez taken away from the world in a boating accident early this morning. The kid, yes kid @ 24, was so good and had such a future. Thoughts and prayers to his family and Marlin organization.

 

[Danny Bateman]

Just awful, awful stuff.

It feels dirty to analyze a player's talent when something like this happens, but he truly was a transcendent talent. A generational type of pitcher.

We lost a great player and a great person today.

 

[Danny Bateman]

Papi is another one of my favorite players. It's heartwarming to see MLB players showing their support for Jose.

 

[BigRedBuster]

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[suh_fan93]

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[Mavric]

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[admo]

Playoffs so far (at the moment)

National League

Standing by.... Wild Cards

American League

Standing by..... Wild Cards

x-Toronto Blue Jays official logo technical difficulties-

 

[MLB 51]

Playoffs so far (at the moment)

National League

Standing by.... Wild Cards

American League

Standing by..... Wild Cards

x-Toronto Blue Jays official logo technical difficulties-

Boston clinched the A.L. East

 

[Mavric]

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[BigRedBuster]

Playoffs so far (at the moment)

National League

Standing by.... Wild Cards

American League

Standing by..... Wild Cards

x-Toronto Blue Jays official logo technical difficulties-

Detroit and St. Louis wouldn't like your post.

 

[Mavric]

There's not tying in baseball.

Or .... at least .... there shouldn't be......