Athletics Owner Wants One-Game Playoffs

by Charlie Wilmoth on Nov 19, 2008 9:19 PM EST

"I'd make it one-game-and-you're-out for the first series," the Oakland Athletics owner said Wednesday. "It would be exciting. It would be great."

You can cut the irony with a knife. Michael Lewis famously quoted A's GM Billy Beane as saying, “My s**t doesn’t work in the play-offs... My job is getting us to the play-offs. What happens after that is f**king luck.” Changing the first round of the playoffs to a one-game series would, of course, increase the role of f**king luck in determining who advances to the next round.

Then again, maybe it's not so ironic after all. The A's won the first games of their playoff series in 2000, 2001 and 2003 despite eventually being eliminated in the first round.

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I'll admit

I like the idea.

I’m a huge fan of the one-and-done idea… reward the teams that come to play from day 1. One bad game and you’re out, sorry. Better luck next year.

Of course, I’m weird like that…

The Utah Jazz

by UtesFan89 on Nov 19, 2008 11:31 PM EST reply actions

Nooooooooo

Stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid idea. WHAT is the point of a billion-game regular season if you have a one-game playoff series?? 5 and 7 games are bad enough!!!

by Carnival Matleuse on Nov 19, 2008 11:52 PM EST reply actions

That would make

Steve Carlton and the ’72 Phillies pretty tough.

by Zadoras on Nov 20, 2008 12:52 AM EST reply actions

I think

part of Wolff’s point was trying to get the playoffs over with before Thanksgiving.

by bucdaddy on Nov 20, 2008 10:49 AM EST reply actions

OT, but ...

At THT Sean Smith has a post up that attempts to define what a replacement-level player is. After working out the formulations, he provides some examples. Strictly from an offensive perspective. Among the handful of outfielders he gives as replacement-level examples is (wait for it) … Nyjer Morgan.

http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/article/replacement-level-article/

by bucdaddy on Nov 20, 2008 11:03 AM EST reply actions