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GMs are considering getting rid of coin flips to determine who gets the home field in the event of a tiebreaker game. Instead, head-to-head record would be used.

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Sounds good to me.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Nov 7, 2008 10:46 AM EST reply actions  

Makes so much sense that one wonders why the coin-flip rule has been around for so long. Was it always a coin-flip? I know there’s been tiebreaker games going back at least 60 years (Indians/Red Sox in 1948).

by Ryan on Nov 7, 2008 11:31 AM EST reply actions  

It used to be a Chinese Restaurant Process

by Logodaedalus on Nov 7, 2008 11:42 AM EST up reply actions  

Apparently it was a scheduling thing. Head-to-head could change on the last day of the season. The GM’s are now saying that they think they can handle it logistically.

by Jay on Nov 7, 2008 3:01 PM EST up reply actions  

Now that I think about it, it probably had more to do with ticketing (printing and selling) than anything.

by Ryan on Nov 7, 2008 3:34 PM EST up reply actions  

I like that the game gradually improves itself.

by joeee on Nov 7, 2008 2:25 PM EST reply actions  

Baseball’s damn near perfect, much like the spicy steak burrito I just ate.

by jhon on Nov 10, 2008 12:46 PM EST up reply actions  

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