Whoever decided to even entertain the thought of using a coin toss to break a tie in sports must not have been a competitor. It’s highly unlikely that two teams are so evenly matched that there isn’t some kind of performance based way to break their tie.
Even at the end of a season if two teams have the same record (and an even head-to-head), there are other ways to break a tie that do not involve a coin toss:
- Runs Scored
- Runs Allowed
- Most Hits
- Least Amount of Errors
- Least Amount of Strike Outs
- Most Walks
- Lowest ERA
- etc, etc, etc
You get the idea. There are so many other factors you can use to break a tie that are actually related to team performance. Obviously, if you can play an additional game, but many leagues don’t have time/money scheduled for extra games. I understand that, but using a coin toss has to be one of the most ridiculous things ever. I would be so upset if my fate was going to be decided by the toss of a coin, especially after all the training and all the effort put forth in competition. To have it all come down to the flip of a coin seems to make everything a team has worked for all season long mean less.
What do you think?
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