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gilpdawg · 09-28-2010, 07:04 AM

Yeah..that's not actually the reason. When the wild card was conceived Boston wasn't yearly contenders at that point. That's absolutely not the reason. Boston only made the playoffs 3 times in the 90s.

I don't know the real reason, but there's not always a conspiracy.

09-28-2010, 07:04 AM	#3
gilpdawg Section 525-Saturdays. Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: New Paris, OH Posts: 1,975	Re: Playoff Format Yeah..that's not actually the reason. When the wild card was conceived Boston wasn't yearly contenders at that point. That's absolutely not the reason. Boston only made the playoffs 3 times in the 90s. I don't know the real reason, but there's not always a conspiracy.