Playoffs

So we were talking about the way the MLB playoff system is set up in the previous post, and given how three of the...

The field and seedings are finalized now that the last teams standing did the split thing and bounced the Diamondbacks in an indirect act...

The Cubs are as on the brink of elimination as they can be. That the E hasn't been posted next to their name in...

Whatever your reason might be for wanting to reformat the postseason or MLB in general, here are a few alternatives to the current system. We'll start with some that could be incorporated into the league without dramatically altering the way the league is constructed. We'll propose a few ideas for really blowing everything up later.

OSS: Well, it wasn't a sweep. Two up: At least this one was over quickly. Um...the pitching staff only issued two walks? Time to deal with my...

OSS: Three up: Javy Baez homered twice, and Willson Contreras hit the longest HR of the entire season across all MLB (assuming I heard...

OSS: Cubs lose in all aspects of the game. Three up: Kyle Schwarber got the scoring started with an opposite field solo HR against Darvish in...

OSS: Showalter'd. Three up: Addison Russell struck the only major Cubs blow in this one with a line drive homer to left that briefly gave...

OSS: Well, at least it's a slightly longer series. Three up: Albert Almora was the only Cubs player with a positive WPA on the day,...

It's the third NLCS in a row for the Cubs, and a rematch of last year's showdown. It's hard to believe that the Dodgers...