10 Team Playoff Possibility: MLB Commissioner Bud Selig said on Thursday that "he expects the MLB Playoffs to expand to 10 teams starting in the 2012." This would up the playoffs team from 8 to 10 and add an additional wild card team for each league. The 3 division teams would get byes and the 2 wild cards would probably play a best of 3 series to advance to the League Division Series. There is many questions about this. First how would the series play out, 3 or 5 games. If this those happen 3 teams would get byes and then those players could get cold and it is very hard to turn it on in baseball. Second could the 3rd place team in a division get the 2nd wild card or would the team have to be a 2nd place team from a second division. Last how would tiebreakers work, if 3 teams are tied for 2 spots how do we eliminate 1 team. I think 12 teams work better there is a problems with this. If allow only the top 2 teams from each division we won't have tiebreaker problems. Byes will still a have factor with the teams with byes. Also would we allow a 3rd place team to make with format.
Instant Replays Additions: Also on Thursday AP source said MLB is leaning to expand instant replays to include trapped balls and fair or foul down the line. This would be nice after many bad calls the last few years on these things. One problem to figure out is can Mangers challenge plays if so how many and what is the limit. Do the umpires still pause the game and go look at it or is there someone who looks at in a booth and calls downs to the umpires. out-or-safe calls on the bases and ball-or-strike decisions wouldn't be included. Balls and strike should be reviewed because it would take way to long. I think that out-or-safe calls on the bases should be included. Then when do you allow these replay uses. I think only in game changing plays, but then define game changing. Game changing under 5 runs, 3 runs, 1 run, after the 5th after the 7th, only in the 9th. Another things MLB will after to figure out.
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