The FOX Sports MLB staff offers its takes on the MLB's polarizing playoff format, deciding factors for the league championship series, and predicts the winners.
have yet to lose this postseason. Three of the four league championship series participants are wild-card teams that didn't have a five-day layoff before their playoff openers.Nothing! There's part of me that still misses the one-game wild card, but I also think that the added excitement in the regular season from adding that third wild card has made the current format worthwhile.
As for Houston going 39-42 at Minute Maid Park this season , it's a strange phenomenon. I asked several Astros what's behind their home struggles, which are largely reflected in their hitting splits, and they didn't understand it themselves. But I don’t think their regular-season marks are of particular concern versus Texas, since the Astros have continually proven they can flip a switch in the playoffs and make those external factors moot.
6. Let's rewind time by one week: Would you have considered the Phillies a tougher matchup for the Diamondbacks than theYes, absolutely. The Phillies' pitching had already put them in a tier above the Dodgers, for me, even entering the postseason regardless of the regular-season records. So, Arizona has its hands full for this next round.No such thing this time of year.
And while this year's club won only three more regular-season games than in 2022, it's straight-up better. The lineup is deeper constitutes your acceptance of these
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