Playoff experiences with the bye week

redwa · 04-14-2012, 01:51 PM

I have set up the playoffs using the new bye system. I have ran 2 seasons and the teams who have gotten the byes (also the 2 teams with the best winning %) have not fared well at all. I know this is a small sample (2 seasons) but I was wondering if there is rust from not playing for a few days (all my series are best of 5)? I was curious how other people were doing with the playoff byes? Anyone what to post there experiences with it? Is it really an advantage to have a series off?

MooK881 · 04-14-2012, 02:03 PM

I have run one season, but have four leagues...so I have many bye teams
in general the bye works like I think it should
the teams don't get rusty from my experience, half the time the bye teams won and half lost....for me I am seeing the same level of upsets as I saw in ootp12, but a bye at least guarentees the top seeds won't be knocked out in the first round

cuervo72 · 06-24-2012, 02:15 PM

I realize this is an old thread, but have there been any other insights into this? The FOBL is considering going to a format where the top three teams from each divisions (4) make the playoffs, with the winner of 2 vs 3 moving on to play 1 (first-round bye). There is a concern though that bye teams might accumulate rust, making the bye more of a disadvantage than anything. I'd like to hear what some experiences with this have been. Thanks.

04-14-2012, 01:51 PM	#1
redwa Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 76	Playoff experiences with the bye week I have set up the playoffs using the new bye system. I have ran 2 seasons and the teams who have gotten the byes (also the 2 teams with the best winning %) have not fared well at all. I know this is a small sample (2 seasons) but I was wondering if there is rust from not playing for a few days (all my series are best of 5)? I was curious how other people were doing with the playoff byes? Anyone what to post there experiences with it? Is it really an advantage to have a series off?

06-24-2012, 02:15 PM	#3
cuervo72 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 140	I realize this is an old thread, but have there been any other insights into this? The FOBL is considering going to a format where the top three teams from each divisions (4) make the playoffs, with the winner of 2 vs 3 moving on to play 1 (first-round bye). There is a concern though that bye teams might accumulate rust, making the bye more of a disadvantage than anything. I'd like to hear what some experiences with this have been. Thanks. __________________ FOBL - Owner, Las Vegas Lightning FOFL - Owner, Bar Harbor Whitecaps IHOF - Owner, Frederick Red Menace, Former NAC President

04-14-2012, 02:03 PM	#2
MooK881 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 176	I have run one season, but have four leagues...so I have many bye teams in general the bye works like I think it should the teams don't get rusty from my experience, half the time the bye teams won and half lost....for me I am seeing the same level of upsets as I saw in ootp12, but a bye at least guarentees the top seeds won't be knocked out in the first round