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  1. spinowner
    I agree. The overabundance of off days lessens the advantage that a team with a deep starting rotation has. I think that's unfair. How about this: The first four games of every postseason series would be played on consecutive days, then one day off, then the remainder of the series (if necessary). If there have to be day games because of travel, then so be it. This pretty much requires teams to use four different starters. You'd have to pitch someone on short rest twice to get him three starts in a 7-game series. Edited to add: In the interest of uniformity and fairness all series should be scheduled on the same days, and there would be one day off between the last scheduled game of one series and the first game of the next one, including the day between the WC game and the LDS. A team that wins its series in fewer games receives the reward of being better able to reset their rotation compared to a team that requires more games to win.
  2. spinowner
    I think I agree about the schedule being too unbalanced, but I'm going to withhold further comment until after the season ends and I can make an analysis I have in mind. I'll probably start a thread about that in a month or two.
  3. spinowner
    Point well taken.
  4. spinowner
    I was going to make this point myself, although I would still keep the postseason at 10 teams. Finish the regular season 1 week sooner. In that scenario I think the WC series could be three games, with seven game series from that point onward.
  5. spinowner
    I certainly get the "More baseball, please!" viewpoint. But certainly there could be fewer off-days during the postseason and I favor moving forward to the next series as soon as both teams are ready. I can understand the reasoning behind having set scheduled dates but in this era where teams don't share stadiums with football teams (except Oakland?) the schedule can be flexible. I think completing the postseason as quickly as possible is desirable because of the increased risk of adverse weather conditions as October progresses into November.
  6. spinowner
    Correct, although the winner is almost always one of the best ten teams.
  7. spinowner
    I am on the side of the argument in favor of the 1-game WC series because it gives more incentive to win a division. I think having 2 WC teams is the correct approach because it makes it more likely that the teams with the best records qualify for the postseason.
  8. spinowner
    Many of us remember Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 of 1991. I believe playing baseball at Target Field after such an event would have been impossible.
  9. spinowner
    This is a really good point. The postseason determines which team gets to be called the champion, not which team is the best.
  10. spinowner
    Bud Selig never really considered the integrity of the game in his decisions, IMO. It was only what he felt would maximize revenue. That said, I think 10 teams making the post season is about right. Letting everyone in would make for too long of a postseason, plus the regular season would be almost meaningless. Playing 162 games just to establish seeding for the postseason is ridiculous.
  11. spinowner
    I have a few comments but won't have time to put them all in one note so more will follow. First, and I know this is nitpicking, I think we should all try to use the correct terminology. In MLB, the games in which the 10 qualifying teams play down to determine the World Champion are referred to as the postseason. Playoffs are the games played in the event of a tie after 162 games to determine which team(s) qualify for the postseason. A playoff game is part of the regular season, and as such the game is often referred to as game 163. The postseason game between two wild card teams to determine who advances to the postseason division series is NOT game 163.
  12. spinowner
    I think this link is more clear: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1901_Major_League_Baseball_season As noted, two American League teams relocated, one after the 1901 season and another after the 1902 season. Another note is that between 1891 and 1911 the official spelling of Pittsburgh was Pittsburg. The final h was officially returned after that.
  13. spinowner
    That's odd. One would think that the teams playing for the wild card berth should be treated the same as if it were a 2-way tie for the second wild card.
  14. spinowner
    That's what Mauer used to do (and often still does) and he wound up with an MVP and three batting titles.
  15. spinowner
    When the North Stars were pirated away by that total scuzz Norm Green most of my hockey fandom went away. I've never been able to get myself interested in the Wild. The only good hockey moment of the last 20 years for me was UMD winning the NCAA a few years back. As for the Gophers, they are the Yankees of college hockey, and, worse, their fans are the Yankee fans of college hockey.
  16. spinowner
    The worst thing about winter is that it's Not Baseball Season.
  17. spinowner
    Go ahead. Make my drink.
  18. spinowner
    Escoboom!
  19. spinowner
    They say when a pitcher is doing well that batters think the ball is the size of an ebelskiver.
  20. spinowner
    Do I get credit for Mauer sitting at 3 for 3?
  21. spinowner
    Especially since Target Field only hold about 43,000.
  22. spinowner
    Done. So how do we know whether saying something like this is a jinx or not? Could it be that it's just a bunch of superstitious hooey? Or have I just jinxed the jinxes and anti-jinxes by speaking ill of superstitions?
  23. spinowner
    I think their radio guys are top notch as well.
  24. spinowner
    Gotta get these three loons in.
  25. spinowner
    The Vikings have a game tonight?
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