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Old 02-27-2024, 10:57 PM   #8
hefalumps
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Originally Posted by nutt View Post
From 1998 thru 2011, the Wild Card team could not play the #1 seed if the #1 seed won the division that the Wild Card played in. The #1 seed would have home field against the #3 seed, while the #2 seed would have home field against the wild card, the #4 seed.

Great example would be the 1998 AL Playoff field. The #1 seed was the 114-48 Yankees. The 92-70 Red Sox would be the #4 seed against the Indians, who finished 89-73 and the #2 seed. The #3 seed was the Rangers, who finished 88-74.
That's what I thought - thanks!
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