Ah, the 2021 Giants. One of the biggest baseball outliers in recent memory. Tied for the 14th-most wins in MLB history with teams like the 2019 Astros, 1932 Yankees, and 1931 A’s. All three of those teams surrounded their 107-win campaigns with consistent winning in seasons before and after, but not the Giants. From 2017Continue reading “Why were the Giants so good in 2021?”
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MLB needs to change its playoff format
Since 2012, MLB has had a 10-team playoff bracket format – 5 teams from each league consisting of 3 division winners and 2 Wild Card teams. Well, except for the 2020 season, when Rob Manfred said, “well, we’ll only be playing 60 games, why not turn it into a science experiment” and put 16 teamsContinue reading “MLB needs to change its playoff format”
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