2057.08 - The Long Beach Independent - Surfers "All-In"
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Re: 2057.08 - The Long Beach Independent - Surfers "All-In"
Going one more step...if I understand right, the Dodgers were at +800 before the signings started. That would be 8:1. or 1 in 9 chances...11.1%.
So (again if i have my math right), Vegas thinks all the signings the Dodgers made have essentially doubled their chances of winning a World Series.
So (again if i have my math right), Vegas thinks all the signings the Dodgers made have essentially doubled their chances of winning a World Series.
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I just realized you've gotta take what I calculated and divide by two. My percentages are to win a League, not the whole thing.
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Have there always been four divisions and four wild cards per league?RonCo wrote: ↑Wed Jan 03, 2024 1:46 pm25% is about right. You can tell because in most baseball playoff situations, the Vegas odds for the best team winning are usually right about 3:1.
That said, here's a chart I like to look at every now and again. We're in 2057, which means we've had 62 champions in the modern age:
Div Finish Teams Playoffs Champs Champ/Appearance 1st 326 326 49 15.0% 2nd 326 192 8 4.2% 3rd 325 76 3 3.9% 4th 327 26 2 7.7% 5th 122 3 6th 92 7th 92 8th 68 Grand Total 1678 623 62
There's some wonkiness in the numbers due to ties and whatnot, but basically 80% of our championships get won by a division winner (49/62 = 79%). But 1 in 5 go to a lesser team. 15% of division winners go on to win championships.
I should add in a tag for most wins in a season, sometime, too. That's what you'd need to determine "best team" I suppose, but of course that's debatable, too.
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No. The league has grown and reconfigured several times. It started with 24 teams, then went to 28, 30, and 32.
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in 2026 when I first got into the BBA, we had 3 divisions in each league, 4 teams per division. there were two wild card spots. all division winners got the Geoghegan bye.BaseClogger wrote: ↑Wed Jan 03, 2024 2:01 pmHave there always been four divisions and four wild cards per league?RonCo wrote: ↑Wed Jan 03, 2024 1:46 pm25% is about right. You can tell because in most baseball playoff situations, the Vegas odds for the best team winning are usually right about 3:1.
That said, here's a chart I like to look at every now and again. We're in 2057, which means we've had 62 champions in the modern age:
Div Finish Teams Playoffs Champs Champ/Appearance 1st 326 326 49 15.0% 2nd 326 192 8 4.2% 3rd 325 76 3 3.9% 4th 327 26 2 7.7% 5th 122 3 6th 92 7th 92 8th 68 Grand Total 1678 623 62
There's some wonkiness in the numbers due to ties and whatnot, but basically 80% of our championships get won by a division winner (49/62 = 79%). But 1 in 5 go to a lesser team. 15% of division winners go on to win championships.
I should add in a tag for most wins in a season, sometime, too. That's what you'd need to determine "best team" I suppose, but of course that's debatable, too.
in 2029 after the first expansion it became 2 divisions in each league, 7 teams per division. IIRC 1st and 2nd place in division made playoffs plus two wild card teams. top two teams in each league got the Geoghegan bye.
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So the numbers are a little wonky that way, too. I feel pretty good about the 80/20 split for division winners as a rule of thumb.
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the 2035 expansion to 30 teams resulted in 3 divisions per league, 5 teams each. two wild card spots, and the top two division winners received the Geoghegan bye
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i forgot what a crazy time in the league those years were.
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If we just accept that division winners are going to win 80% of the championships then each division winner has a 20% chance to win while the 8 wild cards only have a 2.5% chance to win. Seems too imbalanced, probably due to the fact there used to be more division winners. I don't think division winners are going to win 80% of Brewsters going forward.
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If I take the smaller sample size of 17 seasons since expansion to 32 teams, Division Winners have won 13 of the, which is 76.4%.
So, pretty close to 80%.
Of the other four, there've been a 2nd, a 3rd, and two 4ths.
If Division winners win 20% of the time, my guess is the best division winner wins 20-25%, the worst 10-15%.
So, pretty close to 80%.
Of the other four, there've been a 2nd, a 3rd, and two 4ths.
If Division winners win 20% of the time, my guess is the best division winner wins 20-25%, the worst 10-15%.
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There were 34 championships while the league had 24 teams. Of those 34, 28 were won by division champions, which is 82%, and which makes sense.
There were only 8 playoff teams back then, and three rounds. So the "best team" had a better chance of winning.
I think we greatly over-estimate the chances of the best team winning in a playoff system where lots of weaker teams get their chances. Especially in baseball, where the best team wins individual games less often than in other sports. That's why I personally hate the idea of wildcards. Win your damned division, or go home. But I know I'm in the minority. Most people like the excitement that an underdog will take out a truer champion, and hence become a champion themselves.
But, yes, given the structure of the modern-day playoffs, it is very rare that the best team in baseball will ever be given a 25% or higher chance to win the series in either real life or the Brewster.
There were only 8 playoff teams back then, and three rounds. So the "best team" had a better chance of winning.
I think we greatly over-estimate the chances of the best team winning in a playoff system where lots of weaker teams get their chances. Especially in baseball, where the best team wins individual games less often than in other sports. That's why I personally hate the idea of wildcards. Win your damned division, or go home. But I know I'm in the minority. Most people like the excitement that an underdog will take out a truer champion, and hence become a champion themselves.
But, yes, given the structure of the modern-day playoffs, it is very rare that the best team in baseball will ever be given a 25% or higher chance to win the series in either real life or the Brewster.
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