Call them World Champions....yet again. A simulated season on Out of the Park Baseball 11 (www.ootpdevelopments.com) determined that the New York Yankees will win the 2010 World Series over the Philadelphia Phillies. The title would be the 29th in franchise history, but the first one via wild card for the Bronx Bombers, who finished second to Tampa in the American ...
“Baseball fans may quibble about the way teams get to the playoffs. The ‘wild card’ system can advance mediocre teams to postseason play. Even among first-place teams this year, the Yankees won sixteen more games than the Minnesota Twins — but all that got the Bronx Bombers was a measly home-field advantage. This said, the system works. … In New York City this year’s general election campaign for mayor also brings baseball to mind — but not in a way that recalls competitive postseason play. It’s
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Oct.21, 2009 in UncategorizedHe said that the Yankees and Mets won’t make the playoffs because they only win with a great offense and OK pitching. Yet he has said the Rockies will win the Wild Card because they have a great offense and a OK pitching staff. Tags: About, Allowed, baseball, phillips, Steve, Talk
When the Phillies beat the Rockies on Monday, it marked the first time since the advent of the Wild Card in 1995 that all four Division Series winners clinched on their opponents' home turf.
Well, it is another end of the Major League baseball season. And, once again, my beloved Atlanta Braves have bit the dust and not made it to the playoffs. Although, I actually thought that they might make a late season run for the National League’s wild card spot. You can see some of the promotional propaganda that the Braves’ PR crew put out right at the end of the season when they were surging. The end of the regular baseball season also marks the end of my first season participating in a
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