Rules

Rules:

Participants simply fill out the playoff brackets, selecting the winners of each round and eventual MLB World Series Champion.

Participants will also state how many games each series will last. (Please note the First Round is a Best of 5, Second Round Best of 7 and Third Round Best of 7)

Scoring:

· 1 point will be awarded for the correct winning team

· 2 points will be awarded for the correct series length

Bonus Points:

· 2 points will be awarded for each of the final 2 teams you predict correctly

· 5 points will be awarded for predicting the World Series Champion

Tie Breaking Rules:

· Most points gained in previous round (Round 3, if tied go to Round 2, if tied go to Round 1)

· Most 5 point scores

· Most 2 point scores

· Most 1 point scores

· Time of bracket submission (Earliest Wins)

For Example:

2010 Actual Results

Tampa Bay Rays Texas Rangers 5 Games Rangers Win Minnesota Twins New York Yankees 3 Games Yankees Win Philadelphia Phillies Cincinnati Reds 3 Games Phillies Win San Francisco Giants Atlanta Braves 4 Games Giants Win	Texas Rangers New York Yankees 6 Games Rangers Win Philadelphia Phillies San Francisco Giants 6 Games Giants Win	Texas Rangers San Francisco Giants 5 Games Giants Win	San Francisco Giants
2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1	2 1 2 1	2 1 Bonus 2 2	Bonus 5	Perfect Score = 30

Participants Predictions

Tampa Bay Rays Texas Rangers 3 Games Rays Win Minnesota Twins New York Yankees 5 Games Yankees Win Philadelphia Phillies Cincinnati Reds 3 Games Phillies Win San Francisco Giants Atlanta Braves 5 Games Giants Win	Tampa Bay Rays New York Yankees 7 Games Rays Win Philadelphia Phillies San Francisco Giants 7 Games Phillies Win	Tampa Bay Rays Philadelphia Phillies 5 Games Phillies Win	Philadelphia Phillies
0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1	0 0 0 0	2 0 Bonus 0 0	Bonus 0	Score = 7