The Bud Selig/Fox Sports Ultimate Wildcard Play-In System

August 21, 2013 by Jim Wohlenhaus · Leave a Comment

After seeing how crazy of an idea the 2012 Wild-card Play-in game was, I decided that if it was here to stay, then it should be expanded to 15 Play-in games. This way, MLB teams would play 162 games to determine their opponent in a single elimination Play-in game series with the last two teams […]

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The National League Expansion of 1886

October 29, 2010 by Brendan Macgranachan · Leave a Comment

In January of 1886, the National League was still looking for the seventh and eighth members to fill their field of teams for the upcoming season. After the 1885 season, both the Buffalo Bisons and Providence Greys had been disbanded, and their players bought out by other National League clubs. On January 16th, a committee […]

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A Lifetime of Moments…Early Years

March 15, 2010 by Steve Lenox · Leave a Comment

In a recent visit to a friendsâ€™ house, he gave me the grand tour of his home.Â For me, it was a first and after being awed by the spacious backyard beyond the pool we ventured back inside and made our way to his â€œMan Cave.â€Â By the way, we would have made that open […]

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