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NPB modifies playoff format again
2008-03-19 00:09
by Bob Timmermann

For what I believe is the fifth straight year, the Japanese major leagues (NPB) have modified the format for their playoffs. The top three teams in each league will make the playoffs. The second and third place teams will play a best of three series as they did last year.

However, in the Japanese equivalent to the LCS, called the Climax Series in Japan, the first place team will be given a one-win head start and the series will last no more than six games.

From 2004 through 2006, only the Pacific League had playoffs and each year the league changed which teams would get homefield advantage for how many games. The Central League added a postseason last year.

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