OPINIONS ON NEW FORMAT FOR DIVISIONAL SERIES

[19braves77]

The truth is that baseball home teams win 53.6% of the time as opposed to road teams winning 46.4%. Therefore the home team advantage is worth 7.2%. That a source from Las Vegas .

Here is how Vegas breaks down Game by Game for a Home team: Chance of Winning

Game 1: 54.2%
Game 2: 53.8%
Game 3: 53.5%
Game 4: 50.2%

Vegas believes that Game 1's are tougher for the road team generally having to travel into a new city. By game 4, the effects of travelling subside and nullify the home field advantage.

 

[rum151man]

The truth is that baseball home teams win 53.6% of the time as opposed to road teams winning 46.4%. Therefore the home team advantage is worth 7.2%. That a source from Las Vegas .

Here is how Vegas breaks down Game by Game for a Home team: Chance of Winning

Game 1: 54.2%
Game 2: 53.8%
Game 3: 53.5%
Game 4: 50.2%

Vegas believes that Game 1's are tougher for the road team generally having to travel into a new city. By game 4, the effects of travelling subside and nullify the home field advantage.

but in a normal format the high seed would have game 1&2 then on the road for game 4 its 50-50
under new format gives lower seed game 1 &2 advantage and makes game 4 50-50 for them

so under new format the lower seed has the advantage in games 1 & 2 and 50-50 for game 4

higher seed only has the advantage in game 3 and 50-50 for game 4 according to your stats


like im saying the Higher seed should have the homefield advantage not the lower seed

 

[rum151man]

basically it comes down to im bitter as an A's fan and I feel its BS. the A's have little to no playoff experience facing the Tigers who have way more playoff experience and the A's can use any advantage we can get, even if its 7%

 

[petMonster]

there is a big difference- when at home and its loud they are cheering for strikes and outs and that pumps you up and motivates you, when your on the road and the fans are screaming and heckling you its when your walking batters and giving up hits and that adds preasure on you.......

are you even seerious right now

I am totally serious right now. I'm not trying to be an ass or anything...ultimately I agree with you in that if I was an MLB player and I was about to play in the postseason, I would rather play at home just because I would want my team's fans to be able to see the game in person, I'd want to know they are cheering for me, and also because all those little things you mentioned (your special song playing on the intercom, you don't have to deal with a hotel rooms or flying, etc). But what I'm saying is that those things do not equal talent and focus, and talent and focus is what wins.

Also, I like the idea that a team is good enough to win based on talent and focus alone, and not because they are entitled to something. For example, it bugs me when I see pro golfers get pissed when a camera shutter goes off...if you were really worthy of winning a PGA title, then a noise among the spectators shouldn't phase you. Everywhere you look there's this sense of entitlement in the sports world among fans and athletes and I hate that. Pro sports are supposed to be for the tough and elite. Go out and win it...win it with no doubt, away from home, in the cold weather, with fans booing you, and despite bad calls from the officials. If you can do that, then I have respect for you. If not, then I don't want to hear any XXXXXing from you or your fans.

I know a lot of people will disagree with me because most people nowadays forget that sports are just games and they take it way too seriously, but this is just my opinion of the whole homefield advantage thing. If you're the best, it shouldn't matter. Man up and win.

 

[rsmath]

Don't forget the two wildcard teams have to play a game versus each other and waste their Ace, energy, etc. right? So they head into this game 1 and they are already behind the 8-ball IMO.

nope. The wildcard team starters are rested and ready to go for DS game 4 or 5, when they are needed to try to keep their team from being eliminated in the DS or to help their team win the DS and move on to the LCS.

I don't see any big deal about a sudden death one game wild card game other than you have to hope you woke up on the correct side of the bed that day!

 

[Brewer Andy]

nope. The wildcard team starters are rested and ready to go for DS game 4 or 5, when they are needed to try to keep their team from being eliminated in the DS or to help their team win the DS and move on to the LCS.

I don't see any big deal about a sudden death one game wild card game other than you have to hope you woke up on the correct side of the bed that day!

But the division winner can potentially run their #1 starter out twice in this 5 game series if needed. For some teams that's bigger than for others.

 

[rum151man]

But the division winner can potentially run their #1 starter out twice in this 5 game series if needed. For some teams that's bigger than for others.

This is only the case for the 1 vs. 4
The 2 vs 3 both have their #1's rested & ready

 

[jbmm161]

I like the 2-3 format. If the higher seed steals a road game then they can clinch at home.

 

[James52411]

I like the 2-3 format. If the higher seed steals a road game then they can clinch at home.

Agree. This is how the 5 game league championship series were held for a long time anyway.

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[rum151man]

Like I said BS format, A's down 2-0 and should have had the chance to be playing at home for those 2 games. Now if they lose Tuesday they only got to play 1 home game as the higher seed

 

[nborton]

If anything it puts more pressure on the lower seed. If you don't win both games at home you are really behind the eight ball needing to win 2 on the road. I have a feeling more often than not the higher seed is gonna split. Putting them at a huge advantage.

What's hurting the A's isn't the format, but the Tigers are a bad match up. Big K pitching vs. big K hitting. You're not going to win anywhere striking out 23 times in two games. 4 Ks away from a full game of striking out.

 

[rum151man]

I don't care about most teams I only care about the A's & I feel they got screwed with this format

 

[Hallsgator]

It's not a new format, it's a one year thing.

 

[vwnut13]

I like the 2-3 format. If the higher seed steals a road game then they can clinch at home.

And if they can't then they have to sweep at home.

 

[rum151man]

It's not a new format, it's a one year thing.

Making it new for this year.......

 

[thefatguy]

I thought it was only this season because they didn't have room to resked after announcing the extra play in game.

 

[rum151man]

I thought it was only this season because they didn't have room to resked after announcing the extra play in game.

it is only for this year

 

[gt2590]

Just another Dumb Idea by a Dumb Commisioner...

And just to be clear, this is not 'cuz I'm an A's fan, who I think got royally screwed by this new set-up.

I said the same thing in February when the A's had no shot of even being close to a Wild Card or division winner...

 

[petMonster]

Like I said BS format, A's down 2-0 and should have had the chance to be playing at home for those 2 games. Now if they lose Tuesday they only got to play 1 home game as the higher seed

I'd argue that the Tigers are the higher seed here despite the record. If you recall, before the season started Detroit was the huge favorite to win it all. And then at the trade deadline they made some great moves and became even stronger. It took them a while to get going but they are locked in right now. And like you mentioned earlier, momentum counts for something, and they've got a lot of it right now. If Detroit wins this series, it will by no means be a shocker to anybody. Homefield or not, Detroit is one of the stronger teams in the AL postseason right now.

 

[rum151man]

I'd argue that the Tigers are the higher seed here despite the record. If you recall, before the season started Detroit was the huge favorite to win it all. And then at the trade deadline they made some great moves and became even stronger. It took them a while to get going but they are locked in right now. And like you mentioned earlier, momentum counts for something, and they've got a lot of it right now. If Detroit wins this series, it will by no means be a shocker to anybody. Homefield or not, Detroit is one of the stronger teams in the AL postseason right now.

I totally agree about detroit & thats why I felt it was so important for us to start at home, as you can see we are now down 0-2. The other teams in the playoffs have more experience then us and it wont effect them as much as the A's. as you see reds 2-0 on road & yankees & nats won on the road as well. just as another example say it was the other way around in the Yankees Orioles series where the O's were the higher seed & they had to start on the road I would say that is totally wrong just as in the A's series. the other 2 series are more evenly matched & have more playoff experience.

If the A's lose game 3 then where in the hell was our home field advantage ??????? 1 game at home not to mention its not fair to the A's fans if we only get 1 game at home. It just sucks as an A's fan and I feel totally shafted. I said this before game 1 so you cant say im making excuses now after being down 0-2.

I was hoping for a split in the series to go back to Oakland for 3 tied up 1-1 but that didnt happen

& can you honestly say that the Detroit crowd didnt have any positive effect in these games????