Due to the fact 18 owners signed up for ATB XIII, I designed a 3 division league. At the beginning of the season I stated 6 teams would make the playoffs - 1 Division Winner and a Wild Card from each division. This has been reinforced each week through the weekly summary standings which track the Wild Card races.
The 6 team playoff structure creates a critical problem. After the first round, we'll have just 3 teams remaining, which is a tilt. As a result, in late August of all freakin times, I need to amend our playoff rules. There is no great answer and we'll need to chose between the lesser of evils. So, we'll put it to a vote.
Option 1: 1st Round Buy for the two teams with best record.
Con: Many would not be thrilled that their playoff team has to sit for 7 days and 'get cold'.
Con: A buy in baseball!?
Pro: We stick with the original 6 playoff team idea.
Option 2: Add two more wild card teams.Con: A buy in baseball!?
Pro: We stick with the original 6 playoff team idea.
Con: 8 of 18 would make the playoffs, which is very excessive
Pro: No bitter owners for having been jipped at sitting or missing the playoffs.
Pro: No bitter owners for having been jipped at sitting or missing the playoffs.
Option 3: Could have been eliminate 2 playoff teams. I am completely opposed to kicking two teams out and therefore not somethign we'll vote on.
Please vote for Option 1 or Option 2. If the Option 2 is the most popular, we'll have a second vote to determine playoff procedures. i.e., straight 3 rounds vs all road games for 2 new teams vs reseeding etc.
Because 1/2 of you will ask ( ha ha), below is the playoff picture possibilities:
CURRENT
- Helena - National Division Winner
- Big Dan - Federal Division Winner
- Gold Country - American Division Winner
- Willet's Point - ND WC
- Kakadu - FD WC
- Rusty Kuntz - AD WC
the following teams are X games out of the playoffs:
0.5 - DC
0.5 - Otherton
1.0 - John McDonald
1.0 - Hathsin
3.5 - Island Creek
6.5 - Newark
9.5 - Londonderry
OPTION 1 (1st Round Buy)
- Helena (for arguments sake) and Gold Country would sit for a week
- 1) Rusty Kuntz would play Big Dan
- 2) Kakadu Would Play Willets Point
- In 2nd round the winner with the worst regular season record would play Gold Country. The other team would play Helena.
- Helena - National Division Winner
- Big Dan - Federal Division Winner
- Gold Country - American Division Winner
- Willet's Point - ND WC
- Kakadu - FD WC
- Rusty Kuntz - AD WC
- Newark - 1st New WC
- 1 Game Playoff between DC and Hathsin - 2nd new WC
0.0 - Hathsin (for arguments sake)
0.0 - Otherton (percentage points behind)
0.5 - Londonderry
1.0 - John McDonald
2.5 - Planet 10
2.5 - Island Creek
As you see, Option 2 adds several new teams to the playoff hunt. I am personally voting for Option 2, but several owners I spoke to already thought it wasn't cut and dry. Because of this, Democracy rules. My vote will count as 2 in the case of a 9-9 split.
(I am also posting the blog. Feel free to discuss in the comments)
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