tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post8738418520133310371..comments2023-12-15T07:22:02.492-05:00Comments on The Tao of Stieb: O! The wonders of a best-of-five seriesTao of Stiebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12459135109404905466noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-61117605423935778602008-10-09T11:41:00.000-04:002008-10-09T11:41:00.000-04:00Looking at Baseball Prospectus' adjusted standings...Looking at Baseball Prospectus' adjusted standings, they have 4 of the best 5 teams playing in the AL East. The Jays would win every other division, save the NL central but they get the wildcard.<BR/><BR/>BALANCE THE F**KING SCHEDULE OR EXPAND THE F**KING PLAYOFFSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-6376957624335211272008-10-08T15:29:00.000-04:002008-10-08T15:29:00.000-04:00Make the 1985 ALCS a best of 5 instead of best of ...Make the 1985 ALCS a best of 5 instead of best of 7 (like every prior year) and the Jays are your 1985 World Series Champions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-10673416044595090502008-10-08T15:03:00.000-04:002008-10-08T15:03:00.000-04:00^^^^^^^I agree. The fact that Tampa is doing well ...^^^^^^^<BR/><BR/>I agree. The fact that Tampa is doing well just makes my skin crawl for some reason. Boston already has their titles; one more won't hurt me that bad. I can't handle having another AL East team with a World Series to lord over us.<BR/><BR/>No, you're bitter.Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04390254345607484482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-30474708447542620032008-10-08T14:41:00.000-04:002008-10-08T14:41:00.000-04:00I can't believe people want TB over BOS. Can you ...I can't believe people want TB over BOS. Can you imagine fucking Rays Nation?!! The last thing this world needs is more bandwagoning in the AL East. Go Boston, I wanna see Manny vs. the Sox.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-33355445259718953142008-10-08T02:21:00.000-04:002008-10-08T02:21:00.000-04:00The team with the most wins should be able to chos...The team with the most wins should be able to chose their opponent or the team with the least wins.<BR/>-brent in KoreaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-23090891020999007922008-10-08T00:20:00.000-04:002008-10-08T00:20:00.000-04:00baseball has a somewhat retarded playoff system.th...baseball has a somewhat retarded playoff system.<BR/><BR/>they need a seed system and each round should be best of 7. <BR/><BR/>CONFIRM/DENY?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-60900921991453479922008-10-07T23:30:00.000-04:002008-10-07T23:30:00.000-04:00tbqh what I really want to see is Manny win a worl...tbqh what I really want to see is Manny win a world series with LAD in Fenway.<BR/><BR/>Perfect to spite both the Sox and the Angels.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-67270263742342654432008-10-07T23:23:00.000-04:002008-10-07T23:23:00.000-04:00LAAAAAAAAAAAA spent all of September playing the A...LAAAAAAAAAAAA spent all of September playing the A's, Mariners and Rangers. Yeah, they were ready for October baseball.<BR/><BR/>Fuck em.<BR/><BR/>And the Sox too.<BR/><BR/>Go Rays.Navin Vaswani (@eyebleaf)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08445618400360263938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-90233482523062042222008-10-07T20:49:00.000-04:002008-10-07T20:49:00.000-04:00I second Lloyd, LAA was always overrated and got w...I second Lloyd, LAA was always overrated and got what they deserved.<BR/><BR/>That said, the whole MLB playoff system is complete garbage to begin with. I won't respect it until they use a balanced schedule in the regular season. If they're not gonna do that, at least allow 6 playoff teams to account for the unfairness. Preferably they would implement both ideas.<BR/><BR/>What could possibly be so bad about having 6 teams? It helps the best teams because they could either get byes or they get to play weaker teams in the 1st round. The 3-4 seeds would get a more fair match up and it would avoid this LAA vs. BOS type of BS. And then most importantly, 2 more teams get in the playoffs. It's just ONE MORE 5 game series! I would argue that it makes the regular season even MORE relevant and the playoff revenue for the MLB and teams is just frosting on the cake.<BR/><BR/>People keep comparing this idea to the NBA where too many teams get in and it lasts forever but it's nothing like that. A balanced schedule ensures that everyone who gets in deserves to be there and since they play simultaneously every day, it wouldn't even lengthen the playoffs.SPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15861389212599241745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-26227804779163400992008-10-07T20:01:00.000-04:002008-10-07T20:01:00.000-04:00http://www.baseballprospectus.com/statistics/stand...http://www.baseballprospectus.com/statistics/standings.php<BR/><BR/>BP's strength-of-competition adjusted standings (the third one there on the right), has the Angels as the 7th best team in the AL, and 13th in baseball.<BR/><BR/>They really weren't particularly good at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-39830545576189220352008-10-07T19:21:00.000-04:002008-10-07T19:21:00.000-04:00Actually, Lloyd probably nailed it.We never though...Actually, Lloyd probably nailed it.<BR/><BR/>We never thought that the Angels were that good...we just didn't think that they were that BAD either.Tao of Stiebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12459135109404905466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-45408850448367541902008-10-07T18:35:00.000-04:002008-10-07T18:35:00.000-04:00They always talk about TV markets and how the MLB ...They always talk about TV markets and how the MLB wants NY to be in the playoffs. Not sure if it's true, but fuck it's short-sighted. You think maybe Toronto would catch baseball fever if we got into the playoffs?<BR/><BR/>Of course, I am posting this from Butt-Fuck, Nova Scotia, so what the hell do I know.<BR/><BR/>And, no, it wasn't known as Butt-Fuck until I moved here.Darren Priesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04577092117174508443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-83387757397869874472008-10-07T18:09:00.000-04:002008-10-07T18:09:00.000-04:00The division series kind of make sense to me - the...The division series kind of make sense to me - the best record (Angels) take on the wild card (Red Sox), with the other two division winners to fight amongst themselves. I just really wish they'd change it to a seed system, so the Jays might have a shot at making the playoffs, instead of this 4 teams per league nonsense.Ian Hunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01074587524873409802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-54276311431313703862008-10-07T17:35:00.000-04:002008-10-07T17:35:00.000-04:00It got the Angels home field against an East Coast...It got the Angels home field against an East Coast team. And they promptly lost them both. The Angels just weren't that good.Drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07271534213351978408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-90170024453064700962008-10-07T17:32:00.000-04:002008-10-07T17:32:00.000-04:00I'd be in favour of 7 games, but the Red Sox would...I'd be in favour of 7 games, but the Red Sox would be up 3-1 now. Do you think the Angels would have won 3 straight?Darren Priesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04577092117174508443noreply@blogger.com