Re: NBC: NL Baseball Standings
- From: John J <JSJoyce@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2007 17:06:07 -0000
On Sep 30, 12:45 pm, "Derek Homsberg" <dhoms...@xxxxxxx> wrote:
Accordling to the papers, if San Diego ties Arizona in the standings,
Arizona has still won the division due to head-to-head play. But if the
Phillies and Mets tie, they will have a one game playoff to decide the
division. Is this because they tied in head-to-head, or some other reason?
I was also curious and found the following at MLB.com:
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070927&content_id=2234241&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb
If there's a four-way tie among the Mets, Phillies, Rockies and Pads:
· The Mets and Phillies would play in Philly on Monday to crown the
East champ.
· The loser would then enter a three-game mini-tournament for which
the Rockies, based on head-to-head records during the regular season,
would have the option of trying to win at home and then on the road or
just once on the road to advance.
· If the Rockies choose to stay home, their opponent would be
determined by the wishes of the team with the second-best combined
head-to-head record; it'd be the Phillies if they're involved, but the
Padres if the Mets drop into the three-way. That team could choose to
play at the Rockies on Tuesday, but it's more likely that it would opt
for a single game and travel to play the winner of Tuesday's game on
Wednesday.
· If the Rockies opt for the one road game, Tuesday's game would
feature New York at San Diego, or San Diego at Philly, with the winner
hosting Colorado on Wednesday.
If there's a three-way tie among the Padres, Mets and Phillies: This
scenario is possible only if the Padres and Rockies both lose Sunday
and the Phillies and Mets both win.
· The Mets and Phillies would play in Philly on Monday to crown the
East champ.
· Monday's losing team would play Tuesday to decide the Wild Card. The
Padres would either host the Phils, or travel to New York.
There also remains the possibility that there will be a pair of two-
way ties needing to be broken, and they will be created only if the
Rockies win Sunday and the Padres lose, while the Mets and Phillies
both lose to end their Wild Card bids.
If the Mets and Phillies end up tied in the NL East: You already know
this one; they'll play one game in Philly on Monday to crown the
champ. And if you're wondering why the Phillies don't just get the
division title based on their season-series victory over the Mets,
it's because head-to-head tie-breakers are used only when both teams
already have a playoff spot secured, and they simply determine
seeding. Any regular-season tie that would send the loser home for the
year has to be broken on the field.
If the Padres and Rockies finish in a tie for the Wild Card: A one-
game playoff will be played Monday at Colorado.
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