Post by Cubs (Chris) on Jan 3, 2018 20:42:59 GMT
21-Week Regular Season
- Each team plays each team two times within the Division = 8 games
- Each team then plays seven more games against other AL/NL opponents = 7 games
- Each team plays six inter-league games = 6 games
To ensure league balance with regular schedule, five games (both vs. NL/AL games) will be assigned as such:
Each team plays five teams (one from each ranking) based on last year's final standings = 5 games within the 8/7/6 format
i.e. Each team plays one 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th place team from other divisions, with both conferences, per last year's standings
Week 22 - 24 Playoffs
Out of the six MLB divisions:
For Illustration purposes:
ROUND 1
(Assume Boston seeded #1 in AL and Houston seeded #2 in AL)
(Assume Phillies seeded #1 in NL and Giants seeded #2 in NL)
GM1 ---4th seed vs 5th seed
GM2 ---3rd seed vs 6th seed
GM3 ---4th seed vs 5th seed
GM4 ---3rd seed vs 6th seed
ROUND 2
AL
GM5-- Boston vs LOWEST remaining seed
GM6-- Houston vs HIGHEST remaining seed
NL
GM7-- Phillies vs LOWEST remaining seed
GM8-- San Francisco vs HIGHEST remaining seed
ROUND 3
AL: GM9 Winner of GM5 vs Winner of GM6
NL: GM10 Winner of GM7 vs Winner of GM8
ROUND 4
WS: GM11-- Winner of GM9 vs Winner of GM10
Tie Breakers
In the case of a tie at the end of the season or a playoff match-up these series of tie breakers will be used:
1 - Best head-to-head record
2 - Most wins in the entire season
3 - Best division record in the entire season
For teams that qualify for the playoffs, the playoff seeding will be categorized in this order:
1-Division Winners
2-Winning Percentage
3-Head-to-Head Record
4-Overall Record
- Each team plays each team two times within the Division = 8 games
- Each team then plays seven more games against other AL/NL opponents = 7 games
- Each team plays six inter-league games = 6 games
To ensure league balance with regular schedule, five games (both vs. NL/AL games) will be assigned as such:
Each team plays five teams (one from each ranking) based on last year's final standings = 5 games within the 8/7/6 format
i.e. Each team plays one 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th place team from other divisions, with both conferences, per last year's standings
Week 22 - 24 Playoffs
Out of the six MLB divisions:
12 Teams qualify for playoffs and the top four MLB division winners get a BYE week, during the 1st round (2 AL and 2 NL Teams),
- In 2nd rd, 1st seed plays LOWEST remaining seed and 2nd seed plays HIGHEST remaining seed.
For Illustration purposes:
ROUND 1
(Assume Boston seeded #1 in AL and Houston seeded #2 in AL)
(Assume Phillies seeded #1 in NL and Giants seeded #2 in NL)
AL (Boston (1), Houston (2) get byes)
GM2 ---3rd seed vs 6th seed
NL (Phillies (1), Giants (2) get byes)
GM4 ---3rd seed vs 6th seed
ROUND 2
AL
GM5-- Boston vs LOWEST remaining seed
GM6-- Houston vs HIGHEST remaining seed
NL
GM7-- Phillies vs LOWEST remaining seed
GM8-- San Francisco vs HIGHEST remaining seed
ROUND 3
AL: GM9 Winner of GM5 vs Winner of GM6
NL: GM10 Winner of GM7 vs Winner of GM8
ROUND 4
WS: GM11-- Winner of GM9 vs Winner of GM10
Tie Breakers
In the case of a tie at the end of the season or a playoff match-up these series of tie breakers will be used:
1 - Best head-to-head record
2 - Most wins in the entire season
3 - Best division record in the entire season
For teams that qualify for the playoffs, the playoff seeding will be categorized in this order:
1-Division Winners
2-Winning Percentage
3-Head-to-Head Record
4-Overall Record
5-Points Scored (Fantrax Points)
6-Coin Flip
