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Originally Posted by nutt
This. One of the leagues (I think two maybe) take the top four teams and do a double round-robin as their semifinal playoff round. Then, they play a best-of-three (I think) for the League Championship.
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Venezuela (LVBP)
8 teams
Regular Season 63 games
Postseason: 6 team playoff first round (best of seven). The best two losers (based on regular season) play a wild card game for the 4th spot on the semifinals (also best of seven). Then the two winners play the final (best of seven).
Mexican Pacific League
8 teams.
Regular season: 68 games. Split season (first half 35 games, second half 33 games).
Instead of sorting teams by wins, those teams receive points by ranking after each half season.
Then they are sorted for playoffs based on those points. top 6 teams play first three series (best of seven). Best team eliminated gets into the semi finals (best of seven). Both winners to the finals (best of seven).
Similar to the Venezuelan league but without the wild card game.
Points given after each half season:
1st -> 8pts
2nd -> 7pts
3rd -> 6pts
4th -> 5pts
5th -> 4.5pts
6th -> 4pts
7th -> 3.5pts
8th -> 3pts
If a team wins both halves they would get 16 points.
Don't know why this is so twisted.
Dominican Republic (LIDOM)
6 teams
Regular season: 50 games
Best 4 advance to a round robin where each team plays 18 games.
Best two play finals (Best of nine).
Puerto Rico (LBPRC)
5 teams
Regular Season: 40 games
First 4 advance to playoffs.
1v4, 2v3 (best of seven)
Winners advance to finals (best of nine)