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    Whomever is left standing at the end of the season is the best team.

     

    Like it or not, thats why you play the season, to be the team with the shiny trophy at the end.

    That's the way I look at it. Upsets do happen in the playoffs, but a good team should be able to avoid those.

     

    You win the trophy, you have the right to call yourself the best for the year (or for the next 4 years, in the case of the World Cup (I still hate Brazil though) and Olympics)...

    EXACTLY.

     

    I agree

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    The best team is the one with the trophy at the end of the year. Part of sports (and life) is being able to be your best when it counts. If the Braves get 110 wins and the A's get 90 wins, but the A's beat the Braves in the World Series, the A's are the better team. The Braves may have had more potential, but they didn't bring it to the table when it counted. The best team is not the one that has the most potential. The best team is the one that wins, period.

     

    Note that when I say 'team' I don't necessarily mean just the players, but the coaching staff as well. For example, a couple of years ago the Rams had far better players than the Patriots, but Martz was such a bonehead that he completely negated the talent advantage. In this case I believe that the Pats won because of a far far more talented staff than St. Louis. Soldiers fight the war, but you still need someone to command them.

    THIS.

     

    This is required reading for all sports fans. There are so many morons out there who don't get it.

     

    I don't agree

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    All sports are random, that's why they play the games. Baseball kills some of the randomness by playing a massive number of games during the regular season. The Wild Card has caused a lot of problems in the playoffs in my opinion. The "Best Team" still wins most of the time, but back in the day of four teams total in the playoffs, the "Best Team" won more often.

    "Best team" does not equal favored team.

     

    Despite the playoff format, it is still fair to call the champ the best team. Always.

     

    I don't agree

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    1. The Playoffs don't determine who is really the best team. Anything can happen in a short series, and upsets are frequent. You get a better idea who is better from looking at the regular season.

     

    2. The best thing to look at is not W-L, but runs scored/runs allowed. There's a thing called the "pythagorean record," which predicts a teams W-L record based on runs scored and runs allowed. A team's pythagorean record is better at predicting a team's future performance than their real W-L record. Espn.com has them on their site. Just go to their standings page and click on expanded. Or you can figure them out yourself....

     

    Runs Scored^2

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    Runs Scored^2/Runs Allowed^2

     

    Sorry if I made you guys think too much about math.

    If the playoffs don't determine the best team, then there is no best team. The regular season sure doesn't. It is only a qualifying phase for the playoffs. Nothing more.

     

    Your #2 is idiotic. A team won't score that many more runs than necessary. And may rack up runs in a blowout.

     

    The champion is the best team, because the championship is everyone's goal.

     

    I agree

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