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Originally Posted by Le Grande Orange
Except that the 'larger sample regular season' isn't as definitive as you appear to think it is, as the articles by Birnbaum and Palmer indicate. Luck plays a considerable role in the regular season records of clubs.
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i didn't say they were absolutely perfect... i did say the conclusions that can be made are absolutely far more certain than whatever a few playoff series tell you.
also, adding layers of playoffs only reduces the chances of the 'best' team winning... so, what exactly is the goal if not the crowning the best team as the champion?
e.g. take 3 playoff series and a % chance of winning of some amzingly awesome team just to show a high end of the spectrum: like 80%, 70%, 60% in championship. .8*.7*.6= .336.. it's probably slightly higher because sometimes they play weaker teams? but that may be balanced by upsets of their own? meh call it a ballpark guesstimate at best. i bet the best team wins in current mlb system about 1/5 at best and no worse than 1/10.
regardless of that, i also said i don't mind playoffs and having more teams makes more money and makes the sport better in the future -- best guess is that positive is more important than crowning a somewhat arbitrary champion.
the mob likes more playoff teams, so the mob gets more playoff teams. this is the same group of people that burned women if they knew math and thought the world was flat, lol... just with fancier electronic toys. popularity may have the most benefits, but it doesn't in any way mean it is logical, rational, or reasonable.