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Old 10-18-2012, 07:59 AM
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Default Re: 2012 MLB Postseason

I agree that the Braves ultimately lost the game on their own despite the bad call, but I still hold to the fact that baseball is played in series, not individual games. Had there been no 2nd wild card, what would have happened? The braves may have choked the first game, but the Nats choked in their games too. A one game playoff goes against the style of everything else in baseball.

Furthermore, people have said to me "if the Braves had won that game you would say you love the new playoff system!" No I wouldn't. If the old system were in place the Braves wouldn't have had to even play a game to advance to the NLDS. They proved during the season that they had the ability to defeat the Nats; who knows what would have happened.

One bad game is a fluke, and playoff advancement shouldn't rest on it.

All that being said, while I'm no fan of the Cards I have to respect what they've done. Having lost their best player AND their coach they are still a powerhouse team.
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