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Baseball's my favorite sport (Red Sox) and I watch them whenever they're on nationally or when the play the Orioles (MASN) But I follow them daily on the computer. I also watch whoever is playing nationally
Football's next as I'm a Raider fan and 2 or 3 times a year I go to sportsbars to watch them. Otherwise I follow Sunday's on my computer.
Hockey comes in next (congrats to my Bruins) I watch whenever my Bruins are on nationally, and I follow my Bruins on the computer, but I don't watch if my Bruins aren't playing unless it's the playoffs.
I have very little interest in pro basketball.
but I love the Syracuse Orange in college hoops (not sure if this counts) and who doesn't love March madness?
I also find room for Nascar ( Bifflle and the rest of the Fords).
I really don't watch anything live, I work overnights and watch a game or two in the mornings that I have on my DVR.
Why do we need it? Plus its the longest season out of all. On top of this there is would 1 wildcard team that will make it out of each leagues.
Why not expand the playoff structure?
NBA and NHL play 82 games.
good question Texas,
MLB used to be the toughest of all the major sports to make the playoffs, as late as the early 90's MLB was still only taking the top 2 teams in each league. So the 162 games were used, so the cream always rose to the top.
Now MLB rewards the top 4 teams in each league and there's talk of expanding the playoffs again to allow the top 5 in each league to reach.
as much as I hated the wild card at the beginning, it's been good for baseball.
More teams in the playoff chase is always a good thing.
so soon there will be 10 team in the playoffs each season, and I question whether 162 games is still needed
If you're going to reward mediocrity, why not cut it at 140 games? that way the season will end before Halloween?
I am a Giants fan. I remember Giants won 103 games that one year and missed the playoffs and the following year, they had Wildcard in effect.
Just put 82 and baseball will be a lot more exciting then it is. Also cut the innings to 7.
After 7 innings, if its a tie, its a tie.
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Originally Posted by aardvarks
good question Texas,
MLB used to be the toughest of all the major sports to make the playoffs, as late as the early 90's MLB was still only taking the top 2 teams in each league. So the 162 games were used, so the cream always rose to the top.
Now MLB rewards the top 4 teams in each league and there's talk of expanding the playoffs again to allow the top 5 in each league to reach.
as much as I hated the wild card at the beginning, it's been good for baseball.
More teams in the playoff chase is always a good thing.
so soon there will be 10 team in the playoffs each season, and I question whether 162 games is still needed
If you're going to reward mediocrity, why not cut it at 140 games? that way the season will end before Halloween?
First, I want to respond to the baseball discussion.
I would keep it at 162 games, but start decreasing how long games are back to the levels they used to be, like two to 2-1/2 hours. That would help a lot. Also, get back to having the playoffs being played every day instead of having multiple days off in a row. With how it is now, teams play 6-7 days a week during the regular season then nowhere close to that in the playoffs. Last year the Giants won the World Series and played somewhat normal lengths of playoff series (lengths of 4, 6 and 5 games with maximum possibilities of 5, 7 and 7, respectively) with 15 playoff games played in a 29-day span.
In response to the general topic ...
Personally I followed all four sports - and still do to a lesser extant - with more of a preference for the outdoor sports (baseball and football) over the indoor ones (basketball and hockey). However, the more I have gotten into soccer the less my interest has been for the other four. But when I do, it is definitely football and baseball ahead of basketball and hockey, especially considering Seattle does not have an NBA or an NHL team.
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) I watch whenever my Bruins are on nationally, and I follow my Bruins on the computer, but I don't watch if my Bruins aren't playing unless it's the playoffs. 
