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Originally Posted by Prison Bitch
That doesn't work. The final standings shown minimal separation at the end between playoff teams and those who just miss it. You can't just say "oh who cares we are 2-5, that's 1/23 a season". A couple this week could make the diff on October 1. Look at the 2014 Royals, 2 more losses they don't get in. 1 more, and they'd have played at Oakland not KC for the wild card
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It goes both ways. In football there are often three or four 9-7 teams with only 1 or 2 wildcard spots for them to get in - only those slots are decided by things such as their divisional or conference record.