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Originally Posted by Akrobat
No offense, but the "extra day off" idea has no merit. What if the Cardinals won in 4 games while the Red Sox won in 7? The Cardinals would have an extra 3-4 days off. What if the Red Sox won in 5 while the Cardinals won in 6? Every year you are going to have a team with more days off then the rest. There's no proof that an extra day off helps a team win, and furthermore it could be said that an extra day off can get a team out of their groove. Let them play the game, as I don't think the Cardinals care that Boston had an extra day off. The fact that they got to the World Series is all that is on their mind right now. You won't see Albert Pujols say: "Man, this is crap that Boston got an extra day off. They are going to beat us now!" If your team is relying on who is more rested rather than who has more talent, you wouldn't be in the World Series to begin with.
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I wonder if there is any kind of data on the success of teams related to days off.