Oldbat-never,
This is always an intriguing part of the postseason. Unless things have changed, there are 9-10 different items that the coaches need to agree on when determining the makeup of a series....and if agreement is difficult to come by, then coin flips occur. After the local rounds are complete, these "coin flips" may have to occur over the phone -- a sure source of texas (urban) legend. In '02, Plano East hosted a one-game "series" at our field when Coach English asked the Marshall coach whether the zip code of some poduck west texas town ended in an odd or even number.
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Obviously, the key issues are 1) one or three game series, 2) site (home & home, neutral site, or combination), 3) umpires -- usually divided between home/2nd & 1st/3rd, 4) game dates & times (Thu, Fri, Sat -- or Fri, Sat DH, etc.). In addition, there are issues like what baseballs to use.
A coach friend of mine once had to participate in 10 coin flips -- versus a particularly belligerent coach that was quite displeased with the idea of a one-game series. Strange things happen.
Others -- post the stories you've heard -- some are quite intriging.
-PD