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The Astros have a better record than the Dodgers, but I'm not going to sit here and **** and moan about it. I don't really think they deserved to be there this year.
The Astros have a better record than the Dodgers, but I'm not going to sit here and **** and moan about it. I don't really think they deserved to be there this year.
FWIW, the Dodgers actually had the 8TH BEST record in the National League this year, behind (in order) the Cubs, Phillies, Brewers, Mets, Astros, Cardinals, and Marlins.
But they had the best record in the NL Worst....I mean West....it's all that matters. I'm not going to go kicking and screaming about how they need to change the system.
It's not really any different in other sports. Theoretically a team in the NFL can go 6-10, win their division and make the playoffs. It would involve a team winning every division game and losing every non-division game while the rest of the teams in the division fail to win six or more games, but it could happen.
The fact of the matter is, the decision to put teams in cities isn't based on how many fans might be living there, but on market size. Maybe there just aren't enough baseball fans in those places. . .
No, there are plenty of baseball fans in those places. The thing is, a huge chunk of those fans already have allegiances to other teams, namely those of their original home towns. Baseball fans do go to Rays games -- when the Yankees and Red Sox are in town. Marlins attendance doubles when the Mets and Cubs are in town.
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