How many playoff spots??

frankiegonzo · 05-15-2013, 02:19 PM

i currently have a 16 team league with a playoff spots division winner only but i think i should add a wild card what do you guys think??

whats your playoff setup in your league especially in a 16 team league

Questdog · 05-15-2013, 02:28 PM

Wild Cards are for wussies....

Aumakua · 05-16-2013, 11:19 AM

depends on how many divisions? I started my 16 team league with 4 divisions, so there is no way I would add a wildcard since 4 teams are already in the playoffs. Even if I had 2 divisions I wouldn't.

Also depends on what type of league you are referring to, major league - minor league - feeder (college)?

David Watts · 05-16-2013, 11:35 AM

I think sometimes it comes down to whether having something adds to ones enjoyment of the game. In real life, I despise inter-league play. I simply hate it. But, when it comes to playing OOTP, I love it. Mainly, because it helps me to get to know the teams and players in the league I'm not managing in. If adding a wildcard adds to your enjoyment of the game I say go for it.

Bluenoser · 05-16-2013, 12:03 PM

What David Watts said - it only depends on one thing, what you like and enjoy in your baseball world. Nothing you do in OOTP has to mirror real life in any way, shape, or form if you don't want it to.

I have one league with 12 teams. Top 2 in each division (2 div) make the play-offs. Maybe it seems far fetched or not realistic, but I do it because it suits my style of play and makes the game more enjoyable for me.

I also ran a 16 team league (2 sub-leagues) with 8 teams each. Top 4 in each league made the play-offs.

r0nster · 05-16-2013, 12:06 PM

on ootp I have no problems with playoffs.

In real life I am a traditionalist. I prefer division or league winners to progress into playoffs or world series like how it used to be. This way you be assured of the best teams playing against eachother. case in point 1997 and 2003 marlins wild card teams. then 2006 Tigers another wild card team although they lost in the series.

wild card is a excuse for those who feel sorry for the teams that came close but didnt win division. In case nobody heard there is talk around the cooler among the GMs about discussing a more permanant system of more teams in playoffs. This adds $$$$.

Cras · 05-16-2013, 12:15 PM

I actually do not like too much playoffs. It introduces more randomness to the whole thing. I have faith in a 162 game schedule, or 154 which ever, to determining a league champion, and then having the two league champs play it out in a postseason series.

But, my league follows historical progression, so now I have divisional play, I have a 2nd round of post season, and I miss the good ole days.

Le Grande Orange · 05-16-2013, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by r0nster

In real life I am a traditionalist. I prefer division or league winners to progress into playoffs or world series like how it used to be. This way you be assured of the best teams playing against each other

Only the best team from that division. It may or may not be the best team in the league. Also, a balanced schedule used with divisions renders the divisions arbitrary and pointless (e.g. AL 1979-93 and NL 1993).

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Originally Posted by r0nster

wild card is a excuse for those who feel sorry for the teams that came close but didnt win division.

It's a necessity if you have three divisions and don't want a club to sit around idle with a bye during the playoffs.

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Originally Posted by r0nster

In case nobody heard there is talk around the cooler among the GMs about discussing a more permanant system of more teams in playoffs. This adds $$$$.

It's professional sports. Money's been an integral part of it from the very first day an athlete was paid to play a given sport.

Questdog · 05-16-2013, 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Le Grande Orange

Also, a balanced schedule used with divisions renders the divisions arbitrary and pointless (e.g. AL 1979-93 and NL 1993).

The were almost balanced.......but completely pointless.....

05-15-2013, 02:19 PM	#1
frankiegonzo Minors (Single A) Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 81	How many playoff spots?? i currently have a 16 team league with a playoff spots division winner only but i think i should add a wild card what do you guys think?? whats your playoff setup in your league especially in a 16 team league

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Bluenoser Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: In The Moment Posts: 14,477	What David Watts said - it only depends on one thing, what you like and enjoy in your baseball world. Nothing you do in OOTP has to mirror real life in any way, shape, or form if you don't want it to. I have one league with 12 teams. Top 2 in each division (2 div) make the play-offs. Maybe it seems far fetched or not realistic, but I do it because it suits my style of play and makes the game more enjoyable for me. I also ran a 16 team league (2 sub-leagues) with 8 teams each. Top 4 in each league made the play-offs. Last edited by Bluenoser; 05-16-2013 at 12:05 PM.

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Cras Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: LEO Posts: 3,789	I actually do not like too much playoffs. It introduces more randomness to the whole thing. I have faith in a 162 game schedule, or 154 which ever, to determining a league champion, and then having the two league champs play it out in a postseason series. But, my league follows historical progression, so now I have divisional play, I have a 2nd round of post season, and I miss the good ole days. __________________ The Chicago White Sox 1906, 1917, 2005 World Series Champions 1900, 1901, 1906, 1917, 1919, 1959, 2005 American League Champions 2000, 2005, 2008 American League Central Division Champions 1983, 1993 American League West Division Champions OOTP \| Orbiter \| SSMS \| FSX \| LoL \| MLP:FIM!

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Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Wild Cards are for wussies....

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Aumakua Major Leagues Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Flat lands Posts: 424	depends on how many divisions? I started my 16 team league with 4 divisions, so there is no way I would add a wildcard since 4 teams are already in the playoffs. Even if I had 2 divisions I wouldn't. Also depends on what type of league you are referring to, major league - minor league - feeder (college)?

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David Watts Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Looking for a place called Leehofooks Posts: 10,127 Infractions: 0/1 (1)	I think sometimes it comes down to whether having something adds to ones enjoyment of the game. In real life, I despise inter-league play. I simply hate it. But, when it comes to playing OOTP, I love it. Mainly, because it helps me to get to know the teams and players in the league I'm not managing in. If adding a wildcard adds to your enjoyment of the game I say go for it.

05-16-2013, 12:06 PM	#6
r0nster Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 3,081	on ootp I have no problems with playoffs. In real life I am a traditionalist. I prefer division or league winners to progress into playoffs or world series like how it used to be. This way you be assured of the best teams playing against eachother. case in point 1997 and 2003 marlins wild card teams. then 2006 Tigers another wild card team although they lost in the series. wild card is a excuse for those who feel sorry for the teams that came close but didnt win division. In case nobody heard there is talk around the cooler among the GMs about discussing a more permanant system of more teams in playoffs. This adds $$$$.