[Attitude Adjuster]

There's been a lot of discussion about the playoff tiebreaker (ERA). Here's what I suggest: Let's throw out options in this thread. On October 14, I'll take all the ideas and put them into a poll thread. If any of the options gets four or more votes (or the most votes, if more than one option has four votes), that's our winner. If none of the options gets four votes, that says to me we're still majorly divided and ERA will remain the tiebreaker.

So here's your chance. What do you want the playoff tiebreaker to be? Be clear and definitive. If I have any question about what you mean, I'll ask. Do not debate ideas. All I want are ideas. Ideas can be debated once we have the poll.

[Road Warrior Shark]

I think it was Dev who suggested before the season of pairing 1 Offensive and 1 Pitching Catergory together as the Tiebreaker, then if the tie still exists, going to a second pairing, etc.. until the tie is broken. (i.e. OPS/WHIP, then BA/ERA, then HR/W, etc...)It leaves the possibility (however small) that the pairings would be a 1-1 tie the whole way through, but that's the only drawback I can see.

[DevSop]

Yes, my idea is the combination categories so it's not decided by a single pitching category but weighed equally with a hitting category. It's an idea that can be tweaked to 2 or categories each as the first tiebreaker so it's not decided by individual categories, and then add 1 category on each side until the tie is broken and if for some reason after however many rounds of tiebreaker this way, THEN and ONLY THEN would I consider something like better regular season record or head to head regular season record. Though I think including the bench is an option.

[Attitude Adjuster]

Dev: Please be specific about which categories you think are the best. I like the idea in theory, but show me a practical application that you'd like to see voted on.

[DevSop]

Based on the current categories; I'd probably group it like this: ERA/Avg, W/HR, K/K, Saves/SB, WHIP/OPS, Holds/Runs, Losses/RBIs. Something like that. Maybe move Saves and SB's up to better reflect a balanced team and use the top 3 of each as the first tiebreaker, and then down the list so it's 4 different tiebreakers.


ETA: Actually thinking bout it, I'd move K's on the hitting side down to coincide with losses. So my category combinations would be ERA/OPS, W/HR, Saves/SB, WHIP/Avg, K/RBI, Holds/Runs, Losses/K

[The Jewish Cunthead]

ERA/OPS would be my suggestion, just to balance out the hitting and pitching.

[Sparty]

I would be in favor of having the regular season H2H matchup totals being the deciding factor. Makes the regular season matter more. Any potential tiebreaker is going to be arbitrary, though.

[Attitude Adjuster]

Sparty: For example, if you and I tied, and our regular-season meetings were 8-5-1 and 3-11, is that still a tie or does the guy with the 16-11-1 advantage win?

[Sparty]

Oct 10, 2013 20:16:48 GMT -5 Attitude Adjuster said:

Sparty: For example, if you and I tied, and our regular-season meetings were 8-5-1 and 3-11, is that still a tie or does the guy with the 16-11-1 advantage win?

The guy with the 16-11-1 advantage would win.

[Army Dice Clay]

Overall regular season record.

EDIT: I also like Sparty's idea.

[DevSop]

We need a decision on this before the season starts as well.



MTA: Ignore me. Didn't realize we already did the poll.