Those variables account, in part, for conflicting estimates of New Yorkâs land area since the city was consolidated in 1898. At that time, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island joined Manhattan and the Bronx to form Greater New York, and the city ballooned to a trumpeted 360 square miles from 60 or so.
Confidence votes 162. Two wild card teams from each league makes the MLB playoff each year. As of 2012 there is a one game wild card playoff between the two best records in each league who didn't win their division. + 134 others found this useful.
How teams qualify. 1  There are still 16 overall teams in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, eight from the East and eight from the West. 2  The top three teams in each division automatically qualify for the postseason. 3  The 4 remaining teams will qualify via wild card spots: two in the East, two in the West.