Plan the parade: MLB playoffs WILL expand

[number15]

Its comfirmed...... Jays have a chance again.


realgm.com

Commissioner Bud Selig expects the playoffs to expand from eight teams to 10 for the 2012 season, according to an Associated Press report.

Read more: http://baseball.realgm.com/src_wiretap_ ... z1KC5RTa5f

[number15]

Its comfirmed...... Jays have a chance again.


realgm.com

Commissioner Bud Selig expects the playoffs to expand from eight teams to 10 for the 2012 season, according to an Associated Press report.

Read more: http://baseball.realgm.com/src_wiretap_ ... z1KC5RTa5f

[WpgPage]

Hoping this happens but wont count on it until I see a new CBA.

[hyper316]

yes!!! playoff here we come! so is top team of each league going to get a buy or something? how is this goin to work?

[evilRyu]

SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEET!!!

[WpgPage]

Selig today said something like 2 WC teams play each other Division winners get a bye.

[rarefind]

the only problem is that the team with the "bye" will sit cold turkey for a good week and a half. that is more of a disadvantage if you ask me, but this system will make the league much more money.

[LittleOzzy]

[Modern_epic]

the only problem is that the team with the "bye" will sit cold turkey for a good week and a half. that is more of a disadvantage if you ask me, but this system will make the league much more money.

More likely the WC round is 3 games, and it lets the teams with the bye set their rotation while having the WC need to use their #4 guy in game 1.

[Wo1verine]

AA just caught a big time break.. No he can convince ownership to go out and get a big bat like Pujols next winter..

[Randle McMurphy]

Still going to be difficult to beat out the teams in the other divisions for that spot (with the unbalanced schedule), but this will help.

Now Rogers just has to spend the cash.

[hyper316]

the only problem is that the team with the "bye" will sit cold turkey for a good week and a half. that is more of a disadvantage if you ask me, but this system will make the league much more money.

More likely the WC round is 3 games, and it lets the teams with the bye set their rotation while having the WC need to use their #4 guy in game 1.

fly back-to-back-to-back over 3 days? or spread 3 games over 5 days..? i doubt it

[Hoopstarr]

The owners want it both ways and Selig is a milquetoast commish. They want the extra playoff teams and they want to keep the full 162 game season too. The season should be cut to 156 games to make room for the extra 5 game series.

[Modern_epic]

the only problem is that the team with the "bye" will sit cold turkey for a good week and a half. that is more of a disadvantage if you ask me, but this system will make the league much more money.

More likely the WC round is 3 games, and it lets the teams with the bye set their rotation while having the WC need to use their #4 guy in game 1.

fly back-to-back-to-back over 3 days? or spread 3 games over 5 days..? i doubt it

4 days, 1-travel-2

[tiger7]

Finally a good decision from Selig.

[s e n s i]

15 GAME FLEX PACK WITH SEPTEMBER LOADED GAMES HERE WE COME.

[keuken_4]

this is awesome news for jays fans. i think we can all expect that we are not contending this year. but if another WC spot is added there could conceivably be 3 teams from the AL east making the playoffs. With Drabek, Romero, Morrow all hopefully improving and developing into top of the rotation starters, as well as the addition of Brett Lawrie and development of JPA, next year looks like a legit shot. Does this make it possible that Prince fielder is now on our radar?

[A-Mac87]

LMAO

But seriously!? 10 teams??? F*ck Selig pisses me off, why 10? Doesn't 12 teams in the playoffs make ALOT more sense? Copy the NFL playoff format. Eat **** and die Bud Selig.

[darth_federer]

GREAT NEWSSSS

[baulderdash77]

I think it should be 12 teams too. The new format is going to be very strange with 8/12 of playoff teams having byes.