Major League Baseball has the worst -- and stupidest -- playoff systems in professional sports
... Pirates could win 99 games and not make the playoffs In August, a man named William Sieg from Colorado wrote a letter to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette complaining about the post-season playoffs in Major League Baseball. He is a Pirates fan, so he was concerned with how the teams in the playoffs would not be fairly placed. This focused on the rationale that the champion of each division will automatically make the playoffs. The next two teams based on record will play in a "one-and-done" game to determine the fourth team in each league. How prophetic Mr. Sieg has been. Here is what he put forth to reach a fairer system: "I propose that regular season division standings be thrown out for the playoffs and overall record be used to match teams." That is step one, the rest is somewhat irrelevant right now. Why? Going into the final two games of the season, the top three teams in terms of percentage are all in the same division. NL-Central St. Louis Cardina