wild card tie... Topic

teaparty
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My team finished in a tie for the wild card slot.  The commissioner posted on the league forum that at one-game playoff would occur for two teams that finished tied for a division championship, but no mention of a one-game playoff for the WC.

The league schedule shows the play-in game for the division championship, but not the WC.

On my manager page, it does not indicate that my team is playing a one-game playoff, and my would-be opponent's starting battery is not listed.

My starting pitcher is locked in, so I cannot swap him out for the guy I'd prefer to start.

Is there not a play-in game to determine the WC? 

If not, how is the WC chosen?

4/9/2012 1:09 AM
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Do the division champion-tied team have better records than you?  If all tiebreakers are equal, they may be playing for playoff position (who gets the division, who gets the WC). 
4/9/2012 1:16 AM
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teaparty
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thanks, contrarian
4/9/2012 11:42 AM
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That happened to me too. I'd never been in the play-in game and wasn't sure how it worked.  I was told after the fact that your SP1 automatically gets the start.  Does anyone know if this is true?  What happens if your SP 1 just pitched and is fatigued? Does it revert to SP 2 or should you make sure to change your SP lineup so that a different pitcher is slotted for SP 1?

I lost the game, but at least I'll know for next time around.  It is odd that you don't see your opponent's battery for the game.  I had gone on a 12 game win streak to tie for the wild card. I would have loved to win the game, but it was fun to get to that point. I think the guy I tied had the better team, so it was no big deal. 
4/10/2012 1:02 PM
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SP1 will be looked at first to get the ball. If he's below his Auto Skip, he may be skipped, however.
4/10/2012 7:18 PM
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I just had my second play-in game and ended up winning this one.  I put my best starter in at SP1 and he pitched a great game. 
4/11/2012 2:06 PM
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