Playoff Sweeps

RchW · 03-13-2008, 07:42 PM

In my solo leagues I always make the 1st round best of 7. I've never felt that 5 game series were fair to the better team. I've played variations of MLB set ups since v5 and never seen four sweeps like this.

johnnybourbon · 03-14-2008, 11:13 AM

uncanny! I've never seen anything like that either. The closest thing that I can compare it to is my rival Brooklyn Dodgers sweeping me in the World Series 6 years in a row, the 7th year I lost in 6.
Which team is yours? who ended up winning it all?

ctorg · 03-14-2008, 11:41 AM

I've had two-round playoffs where every series was a sweep a few times. I know I've had three-rounders where the first round was all sweeps at least once, but certainly not often.

RchW · 03-14-2008, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by johnnybourbon

uncanny! I've never seen anything like that either. The closest thing that I can compare it to is my rival Brooklyn Dodgers sweeping me in the World Series 6 years in a row, the 7th year I lost in 6.
Which team is yours? who ended up winning it all?

Still in progress. I'll let you know who wins. I am Texas.

BTW Atlanta was last years WS Champion and won 101 games this year only to be bounced by the wild card team.

ctorg · 03-14-2008, 12:03 PM

I recently had a league where a team that won over 130 games (out of 162) was swept in the first round of the playoffs by a team that won less than 90 games. It was probably the biggest upset I've ever seen in OOTP. The 130-win team was pretty much an all-star team.

RchW · 03-15-2008, 03:23 PM

The second round results were just as surprising.

Somehow I don't expect a sweep in the WS.

RchW · 03-17-2008, 09:27 PM

Dola

Here you go. Almost perfect.

tysok · 03-17-2008, 10:13 PM

2060 and the Cubs lose the series... have they won earlier at least or are they going for 200 years?

RchW · 03-17-2008, 10:51 PM

LOL I had to check. They won in 2006. That's like a stick in the eye. I simulated this league until 2020 before taking over a team. They've lost 4 other times since then.

woodfeld · 03-19-2008, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by RchW

LOL I had to check. They won in 2006. That's like a stick in the eye. I simulated this league until 2020 before taking over a team. They've lost 4 other times since then.

I think Twins fans would be rather ecstatic the returns they got from the Santana trade turned into 7 World Series appearances and 5 World Series championships in the next 10 years.

Also of note there is the White Sox greatness in even numbered years from 2018-2026. Just curious, did they keep that streak going after 2026?

03-13-2008, 07:42 PM	#1
RchW Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Toronto ON by way of Glasgow UK Posts: 15,629	Playoff Sweeps In my solo leagues I always make the 1st round best of 7. I've never felt that 5 game series were fair to the better team. I've played variations of MLB set ups since v5 and never seen four sweeps like this. Attached Images __________________ Cheers RichW If you’re looking for a good cause to donate money to please consider a Donation to Parkinson’s Canada. It may help me have a better future and if not me, someone else. Thanks. “Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition …There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.” Frank Wilhoit

03-14-2008, 11:41 AM	#3
ctorg Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Queens, NY Posts: 9,848	I've had two-round playoffs where every series was a sweep a few times. I know I've had three-rounders where the first round was all sweeps at least once, but certainly not often. __________________ My music "When the trees blow back and forth, that's what makes the wind." - Steven Wright Fjord emena pancreas thorax fornicate marmalade morpheme proteolysis smaxa cabana offal srue vitriol grope hallelujah lentils

03-14-2008, 12:03 PM	#5
ctorg Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Queens, NY Posts: 9,848	I recently had a league where a team that won over 130 games (out of 162) was swept in the first round of the playoffs by a team that won less than 90 games. It was probably the biggest upset I've ever seen in OOTP. The 130-win team was pretty much an all-star team. __________________ My music "When the trees blow back and forth, that's what makes the wind." - Steven Wright Fjord emena pancreas thorax fornicate marmalade morpheme proteolysis smaxa cabana offal srue vitriol grope hallelujah lentils

03-15-2008, 03:23 PM	#6
RchW Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Toronto ON by way of Glasgow UK Posts: 15,629	The second round results were just as surprising. Somehow I don't expect a sweep in the WS. Attached Images __________________ Cheers RichW If you’re looking for a good cause to donate money to please consider a Donation to Parkinson’s Canada. It may help me have a better future and if not me, someone else. Thanks. “Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition …There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.” Frank Wilhoit

03-17-2008, 09:27 PM	#7
RchW Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Toronto ON by way of Glasgow UK Posts: 15,629	Dola Here you go. Almost perfect. Attached Images __________________ Cheers RichW If you’re looking for a good cause to donate money to please consider a Donation to Parkinson’s Canada. It may help me have a better future and if not me, someone else. Thanks. “Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition …There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.” Frank Wilhoit

03-17-2008, 10:13 PM	#8
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03-17-2008, 10:51 PM	#9
RchW Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Toronto ON by way of Glasgow UK Posts: 15,629	LOL I had to check. They won in 2006. That's like a stick in the eye. I simulated this league until 2020 before taking over a team. They've lost 4 other times since then. Attached Images __________________ Cheers RichW If you’re looking for a good cause to donate money to please consider a Donation to Parkinson’s Canada. It may help me have a better future and if not me, someone else. Thanks. “Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition …There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.” Frank Wilhoit