what the heck is this?

nelsoncat · 11-25-2013, 01:06 PM

had the jays for a season, was first place overall. played a wildcard game against the sox and now the playoffs are over because I lost?? 1 game!? is this how baseball works?

Fyrestorm3 · 11-25-2013, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by nelsoncat

had the jays for a season, was first place overall. played a wildcard game against the sox and now the playoffs are over because I lost?? 1 game!? is this how baseball works?

In the real-life MLB, yes. The Wildcard Game is a single-game playoff.

eriqjaffe · 11-25-2013, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by nelsoncat

had the jays for a season, was first place overall. played a wildcard game against the sox and now the playoffs are over because I lost?? 1 game!? is this how baseball works?

Yes, it is.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_...wild-card_game

Although, if you were first overall, you shouldn't have been in the wildcard game in the first place...

le receveur · 11-25-2013, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by nelsoncat

had the jays for a season, was first place overall. played a wildcard game against the sox and now the playoffs are over because I lost?? 1 game!? is this how baseball works?

no in real life, all Jays pitcher end up injured, and they finish last

le receveur · 11-25-2013, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by eriqjaffe

Yes, it is.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_...wild-card_game

Although, if you were first overall, you shouldn't have been in the wildcard game in the first place...

only situation where 1st place would be one and done, would be tie breaker, and then not good enough to be wild card.

Fyrestorm3 · 11-25-2013, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by le receveur

only situation where 1st place would be one and done, would be tie breaker, and then not good enough to be wild card.

Ah, I didn't catch the first-place overall bit.

In that case, the above is probably true. If you were first in the division, but tied with the Sox for overall record, you would have played a one-game series to decide the division winner. And then if you lost and your record was worse than the two wildcard teams, you'd be out of the playoffs entirely.

A pretty rare situation, but very possible.

slugga27 · 11-25-2013, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by le receveur

only situation where 1st place would be one and done, would be tie breaker, and then not good enough to be wild card.

This. That one-game playoff wasn't the wild card game.

RchW · 11-25-2013, 02:39 PM

Screen shot of standings at the end of the season and before the playoff game would be nice.

RchW · 11-25-2013, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by le receveur

no in real life, all Jays pitcher end up injured, and they finish last

Clutch!

nelsoncat · 11-25-2013, 11:32 PM

wow..so first place overall and you can be gone in one game? i will try to get a screenshot....

nelsoncat · 11-25-2013, 11:37 PM

i won 101 games and chicago won 86. so it wasn't a tie. basically i didn't even realise the playoffs had started, and then they were finished. when i looked back at my schedule, i had lost 1 game vs chicago. i think it said a wild card game. (not sure tho). I can't get a screenshot of anything after, because i wanted to see what the hell went down and i got out of the game without saving it, so i could try again. the second time i won the game vs chicago and I am now playing cincinatti. but i don't feel like moving on til i figure out what happened lol

jazzrack · 11-25-2013, 11:50 PM

just post a screenshot of your league standings, that is all we will need

nelsoncat · 11-26-2013, 12:02 AM

k gimme 5 mins

nelsoncat · 11-26-2013, 12:19 AM

here are my standings

Fyrestorm3 · 11-26-2013, 12:22 AM

Oh, wait a minute, first place in the entire league? Okay, yeah, something's seriously messed up there. You should have gotten a bye for the Wild Card round and then played the Wild Card winner in the ALDS. No idea what happened, maybe someone else can figure it out.

nelsoncat · 11-26-2013, 12:25 AM

yeah..i basically simmed until like november and then thought it was weird the playoffs hadn't started.I then looked back and saw that one game against chicago was the only one i lost. i had all the league news turned off so i didn't see any messages about anything either.

nelsoncat · 11-26-2013, 12:30 AM

i just looked back at the schedule..and the gamer against chicago is called a wildcard series game..looks like 3 others were played too. why the heck am i in a wildcard game when i finished first overall?

le receveur · 11-26-2013, 01:10 AM

what playoff format is this? only 4 teams make playoffs per league

nelsoncat · 11-26-2013, 01:19 AM

i didn't realize there were different playoff formats..i just started the game ....ummm....maybe that is it then?

Lukas Berger · 11-26-2013, 01:21 AM

Maybe you'd be willing to post a pic of the playoffs screen too? That'd probably help us figure out what the deal is.

11-25-2013, 01:06 PM	#1
nelsoncat Minors (Single A) Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 55	what the heck is this? had the jays for a season, was first place overall. played a wildcard game against the sox and now the playoffs are over because I lost?? 1 game!? is this how baseball works?

11-25-2013, 02:39 PM	#8
RchW Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Toronto ON by way of Glasgow UK Posts: 15,629	Screen shot of standings at the end of the season and before the playoff game would be nice. __________________ 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

11-25-2013, 11:32 PM	#10
nelsoncat Minors (Single A) Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 55	holy! wow..so first place overall and you can be gone in one game? i will try to get a screenshot....

11-25-2013, 11:50 PM	#12
jazzrack Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: still kicking Posts: 3,229	just post a screenshot of your league standings, that is all we will need __________________ . "Never confuse composure for ease" Was once Head Cheese of Corporate League Baseball

11-26-2013, 12:19 AM	#14
nelsoncat Minors (Single A) Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 55	here are my standings Attached Images

11-25-2013, 11:37 PM	#11
nelsoncat Minors (Single A) Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 55	i won 101 games and chicago won 86. so it wasn't a tie. basically i didn't even realise the playoffs had started, and then they were finished. when i looked back at my schedule, i had lost 1 game vs chicago. i think it said a wild card game. (not sure tho). I can't get a screenshot of anything after, because i wanted to see what the hell went down and i got out of the game without saving it, so i could try again. the second time i won the game vs chicago and I am now playing cincinatti. but i don't feel like moving on til i figure out what happened lol

11-26-2013, 12:02 AM	#13
nelsoncat Minors (Single A) Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 55	k gimme 5 mins

11-26-2013, 12:22 AM	#15
Fyrestorm3 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Tampa Bay, Massachusetts Posts: 2,928	Oh, wait a minute, first place in the entire league? Okay, yeah, something's seriously messed up there. You should have gotten a bye for the Wild Card round and then played the Wild Card winner in the ALDS. No idea what happened, maybe someone else can figure it out.

11-26-2013, 12:25 AM	#16
nelsoncat Minors (Single A) Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 55	yeah..i basically simmed until like november and then thought it was weird the playoffs hadn't started.I then looked back and saw that one game against chicago was the only one i lost. i had all the league news turned off so i didn't see any messages about anything either.

11-26-2013, 12:30 AM	#17
nelsoncat Minors (Single A) Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 55	i just looked back at the schedule..and the gamer against chicago is called a wildcard series game..looks like 3 others were played too. why the heck am i in a wildcard game when i finished first overall?

11-26-2013, 01:10 AM	#18
le receveur All Star Starter Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: canada Posts: 1,736	what playoff format is this? only 4 teams make playoffs per league

11-26-2013, 01:19 AM	#19
nelsoncat Minors (Single A) Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 55	i didn't realize there were different playoff formats..i just started the game ....ummm....maybe that is it then?

11-26-2013, 01:21 AM	#20
Lukas Berger OOTP Developments Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Nice, Côte d'Azur, France Posts: 22,211	Maybe you'd be willing to post a pic of the playoffs screen too? That'd probably help us figure out what the deal is.