***Baseball Playoff Question*** (1 Viewer)

[NoCheese]

162 games in the regular season and the first series is only 5 games? The series (5 games) represents only 3% of the entire regular season; whereas in hockey for instance, the 1st series is 7 games, which represents 8.5% of the regular season. Throw in the fact that there are only 4 playoff teams per league vs 8 per conference in hockey, and it really seems the ALDS/NLDS should be 7 games, with the ALCS/NLCS being 9 games. Anyone else consider this before or have an explanation as to why this is the case?

 

[Berserker]

I think there's too many teams in the playoffs. You can't figure out who the best team is over 162 games?

I think we should go back to the old way and only 2 teams from each league make the playoffs.

I love the hockey playoffs, but they have way too many teams in. They should knock it back to 4 per conference. Same with basketball.

 

[igbomb]

162 games in the regular season and the first series is only 5 games? The series (5 games) represents only 3% of the entire regular season; whereas in hockey for instance, the 1st series is 7 games, which represents 8.5% of the regular season. Throw in the fact that there are only 4 playoff teams per league vs 8 per conference in hockey, and it really seems the ALDS/NLDS should be 7 games, with the ALCS/NLCS being 9 games. Anyone else consider this before or have an explanation as to why this is the case?

If it ain't broke...(Actually, with the season already stretching into late fall, extending it would be a horrible idea.)

 

[Please See Mine]

So that the world series won't go into November.

 

[Your Mother]

162 games in the regular season and the first series is only 5 games? The series (5 games) represents only 3% of the entire regular season; whereas in hockey for instance, the 1st series is 7 games, which represents 8.5% of the regular season. Throw in the fact that there are only 4 playoff teams per league vs 8 per conference in hockey, and it really seems the ALDS/NLDS should be 7 games, with the ALCS/NLCS being 9 games. Anyone else consider this before or have an explanation as to why this is the case?

If it ain't broke...(Actually, with the season already stretching into late fall, extending it would be a horrible idea.)

It is broke. It's a piss-poor solution to determining which team is the "best" in the majors, going to best of 7 makes it a little less bad.I'd like to see them go best of 9 for all series'.