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In playing card terms, a wild card is a card that can be assigned any value its holder desires. A wild card can be a pre-assigned card, such as any 2 (deuce) or the jack of spades, for example, or a special card, usually one of the jokers. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In North American professional sports leagues, the term "wild card" refers to a team that qualifies for that sporting league's (association, etc.) playoffs that is one of several high-achieving teams that did not obtain the best win-loss record in their specific subdivision (usually called a conference or division) of that sport's league. The number of wild card teams varies depending on the rules of the particular sport's league. In most cases, the rules of the league call for the wild card team to be intentionally placed at an inherent disadvantage before the start of the playoff tournament, either by having to survive an extra round and/or being made to play the majority of their potential postseason games on the road.
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∙ 16y agoThe three division winners in each league earn spots in the playoffs. The fourth spot in each league is given to the non-divisonal-winning team with the best record in each league.
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How long has there been a wild card in baseball?
The Wild Card was established in 1994 after the strike and the transition from 2 divisions in each league to 3 (East, Middle, West)
Who does the two wild card team play in baseball?
Each other
How many wild card teams in Major League Baseball?
There are a total of 4 Wild Card teams in Major League Baseball, 2 from the American League and 2 from the National League. The 2 Wild Card teams in each league have to play in a 1-game Playoff in order to determine the Wild Card team that will be advancing to play 1 of the Divisional Champions.
What does WC mean in baseball standings?
chance of winning wild card spot
What baseball team has won two world series as a wild card?
The Florida Marlins in 1997 and 2003.
What team won the 2009 wild card of the National League in Major League Baseball?
Colorado Rockies.
What does WC mean in baseball stats?
The baseball stat WC means Wild Card as how many games back in the league race a team is.
What is WCGB in baseball?
WCGB stands for "Wild Card Games Behind" and until after Labor day is about as useful as knowing a team's record for Wednesday games in cities with a "D" in their name.
Can you discard a wild card in phase 10?
There is no phase 10 and there is no wild card.
What are fantasy baseball playoffs?
Its when the top teams just like in regular baseball plus the wild card play against each other in the playoffs
Is the wild card team in major league baseball to gather more interest in the playoffs?
Make more money for the owners
When was Wild Card - The Warratahs album - created?
Wild Card - The Warratahs album - was created in 1990.
