There's no tying in baseball!

[javy knows my name]

There are no ties in the NHL.

 

I hope no one is holding up hockey's end of game solution as any sort of example as to how it should be done.

 

Unless someone thinks deciding the winner of about 20% of the season with an end-of-game home run derby is a good idea.

 

One guy does, 5 posts above you

[17 Seconds]

shootouts are awesome for the regular season, but a home run derby isn't really comparable

[Banedon]

There are no ties in the NHL.

 

I hope no one is holding up hockey's end of game solution as any sort of example as to how it should be done.

 

Unless someone thinks deciding the winner of about 20% of the season with an end-of-game home run derby is a good idea.

 

In 2016, there were 185 extra-inning games out of a total of 2,428 games

 

That's about 7%. I think it's reasonable to still hate the idea, but the number is nowhere near 20%.

[champaignchris]

There are no ties in the NHL.

 

I hope no one is holding up hockey's end of game solution as any sort of example as to how it should be done.

 

Unless someone thinks deciding the winner of about 20% of the season with an end-of-game home run derby is a good idea.

 

In 2016, there were 185 extra-inning games out of a total of 2,428 games

 

That's about 7%. I think it's reasonable to still hate the idea, but the number is nowhere near 20%.

 

In hockey it's about 12-15% games go to shootout. I was overstating with 20%.

 

My point was that radically changing the rules on how games end for a huge chunk of the schedule the way hockey does is not a good idea. Not that baseball is even considering such a thing, but that no one should be holding hockey up as a good example.