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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on January 27, 2012
Selig expects expanded playoffs to start this year (AP)
Commissioner Bud Selig expects baseball to expand its playoffs this season. Players and owners have already agreed to add an additional wild-card team in each league, but are still deciding whether it would take effect this year or in 2013. Selig said there are scheduling issues to be worked out -- once they are, the new 10-team format would begin with a one-game playoff.
History of Baseball Postseason Changes (Yahoo! Contributor Network)
Major League Baseball will officially add a fifth playoff team in each league for the 2012 season. The addition of the second wild card team is the latest postseason change for a league that was remarkably consistent in terms of postseason formats for a long time.
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on November 23, 2011
Top five American League wild card teams (Yahoo! Contributor Network)
Since the Wild Card took effect in 1995, three American League teams have played in the World Series as wild card teams, and two of them won it all. The New York Yankees won the first American League Wild Card in 1995 but lost three straight to the Seattle Mariners after winning...
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on October 11, 2011
Rays, Cards win playoff spots in frenzied finish (AP)
Pretty neat way to warm up for the playoffs, huh? A benchwarmer hitting .108 saves Tampa Bay. A $142 million star lets it slip away for Boston. A rookie closer falters in Atlanta. An ace delivers for St. Louis. Wild-card Wednesday lived up to its billing, and then some. Fans needed three TVs, and maybe a few cups of joe to see how it all turned out for Joe Maddon, Joe Girardi and Chipper Jones.
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on September 30, 2011
Rays clinch AL wild card with stunning rally (PA SportsTicker)
By FRED GOODALL AP Baseball Writer
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on September 29, 2011
AL Roundup: A look at Wednesday’s games (The Canadian Press)
It seemed only fitting that the Tampa Bay Rays came back from a seven-run deficit to win the American League wild-card race.
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on September 29, 2011
Rays clinch AL wild card with stunning rally (The Canadian Press)
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Down by nine games in early September, down by seven runs on the final day of the season.
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on September 29, 2011
AL Capsules (AP)
The Tampa Bay Rays clinched the AL wild card with a stunning rally Wednesday night, overcoming a late seven-run deficit and then beating the New York Yankees 8-7 on Evan Longoria's home run in the 12th inning. The Rays' win came four minutes after Boston blew a one-run lead in the ninth at Baltimore and lost 4-3.
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on September 29, 2011
Yankees look ahead to playoffs (AP)
The New York Yankees are focused on the playoffs and not a big blown lead in their regular-season finale. Scott Proctor surrendered a game-ending home run to Tampa Bay star Evan Longoria in the 12th inning, sending the Yankees to a wild 8-7 loss that gave the Rays the AL wild card on Wednesday night.
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on September 29, 2011
Wednesday’s American League Capsules (PA SportsTicker)
The Tampa Bay Rays clinched the AL wild card with a stunning rally Wednesday night, overcoming a late seven-run deficit and then beating the New York Yankees 8-7 on Evan Longoria's home run in the 12th inning.
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on September 29, 2011
