Lights Out Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 What's not to say that the Yankees actually have a bad year, or the Red Sox or the Rays?When was the last time the Yankees or Red Sox had a flat-out miserable year? The Yankees haven't had a losing record since 1992, and the Red Sox' last sub-.500 season was in 1997. With their resources, unless a hard salary cap and floor is instituted, they're not going to stop competing anytime soon. The Rays... well, they'll go as far as the farm system will take them. A few bad drafts, and I'll be watching miserable losing baseball again. Quote POTD: 2/4/12 3/4/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrySmalls Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 What's not to say that the Yankees actually have a bad year, or the Red Sox or the Rays?When was the last time the Yankees or Red Sox had a flat-out miserable year? The Yankees haven't had a losing record since 1992, and the Red Sox' last sub-.500 season was in 1997. With their resources, unless a hard salary cap and floor is instituted, they're not going to stop competing anytime soon. The Rays... well, they'll go as far as the farm system will take them. A few bad drafts, and I'll be watching miserable losing baseball again.It's a bad year when the Yankees don't win the World Series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCall Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 What's not to say that the Yankees actually have a bad year, or the Red Sox or the Rays?When was the last time the Yankees or Red Sox had a flat-out miserable year? The Yankees haven't had a losing record since 1992, and the Red Sox' last sub-.500 season was in 1997. With their resources, unless a hard salary cap and floor is instituted, they're not going to stop competing anytime soon. The Rays... well, they'll go as far as the farm system will take them. A few bad drafts, and I'll be watching miserable losing baseball again.It's a great year when the Yankees don't win the World Series.Corrected. Quote https://dribbble.com/MakaioCall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuckFats Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 Interestingly enough, it seems that there is going to be actual re-alignment in mlb, with the Brewers going back to the AL, having never been very comfortable in the NL Central, and then a re-alignment making 6 divisions with five teams in each.After re-alignment is implemented inter league play will then be implemented on a season long basis, instead of the current lame system.Re-alignment is scheduled to take place inside of three years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCall Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 Interestingly enough, it seems that there is going to be actual re-alignment in mlb, with the Brewers going back to the AL, having never been very comfortable in the NL Central, and then a re-alignment making 6 divisions with five teams in each.After re-alignment is implemented inter league play will then be implemented on a season long basis, instead of the current lame system.Re-alignment is scheduled to take place inside of three years.There has been no legitimate talk whatsoever of the Brewers going back. They were always more of an NL city, they've established far more of a rivalry with the other NL Central teams than they ever did with the AL teams, and no way would they want to. Don't believe every article by some blogger that give the reason "they were in the AL so they should go back" as a legitimate source of what's gonna happen. Nobody who has at least some grasp of the reality of what this may bring believe the Brewers are going back into the American League. Quote https://dribbble.com/MakaioCall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH42XCC Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 CJWorks' UFL reel-line-mint:Northwest: 1. Washington 2. Portland 3. Montana 4. DakotaSouthwest: 1. Denver 2. Las Vegas 3. Tucson (Cobras) 4. PhoenixCalifornia: 1. San Francisco 2. San Jose 3. Los Angeles 4. San DiegoTexan: 1. Dallas 2. Houston 3. San Antonio 4. AustinNorthern: 1. Minnesota 2. Detroit 3. Chicago 4. RacineNortheast: 1. New York A 2. New York B 3. Cleveland 4. CincinnatiCentral: 1. Tennessee 2. St. Louis 3. Topeka 4. New OrleansSoutheast: 1. Asheville 2. Charlotte 3. Miami 4. FloridaMy version of CJWorks' UFL realignment:WESTERN CONFERENCENorthernDakota RhinosMinnesota BruinsMontana GrizzliesPortland HuskiesMountainArizona (Tucson) CobrasDenver AvengersLas Vegas CrowsPhoenix SkyhawksPacificLos Angeles AztecsSan Diego WildcatsSan Francisco BobcatsSan Jose OutlawsSouthwestAustin LonestarsDallas TalonsHouston LonghornsSan Antonio DesperadosEASTERN CONFERENCEMideastCincinnati VulturesCleveland BanditsMotor City MustangsWashington-Baltimore KnightsAtlanticAsheville MountaineersCharlotte ProwlersNew York EmperorsNew York LightningCentralChicago DragonsRacine RageSt. Louis RivermenTopeka IndiansSoutheastFlorida (Tampa Bay) SharksMiami PiratesNew Orleans ClawsTennessee (Nashville) Hornets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 Interestingly enough, it seems that there is going to be actual re-alignment in mlb, with the Brewers going back to the AL, having never been very comfortable in the NL Central, and then a re-alignment making 6 divisions with five teams in each.After re-alignment is implemented inter league play will then be implemented on a season long basis, instead of the current lame system.Re-alignment is scheduled to take place inside of three years.There has been no legitimate talk whatsoever of the Brewers going back. They were always more of an NL city, they've established far more of a rivalry with the other NL Central teams than they ever did with the AL teams, and no way would they want to. Don't believe every article by some blogger that give the reason "they were in the AL so they should go back" as a legitimate source of what's gonna happen. Nobody who has at least some grasp of the reality of what this may bring believe the Brewers are going back into the American League.Beat me to it. The Brewers love being in the NL. Milwaukee loves them being in the NL. Any talk of the Brewers "having never been very comfortable in the NL Central" is mere projection on a blogger's part. Quote The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuckFats Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 Interestingly enough, it seems that there is going to be actual re-alignment in mlb, with the Brewers going back to the AL, having never been very comfortable in the NL Central, and then a re-alignment making 6 divisions with five teams in each.After re-alignment is implemented inter league play will then be implemented on a season long basis, instead of the current lame system.Re-alignment is scheduled to take place inside of three years.There has been no legitimate talk whatsoever of the Brewers going back. They were always more of an NL city, they've established far more of a rivalry with the other NL Central teams than they ever did with the AL teams, and no way would they want to. Don't believe every article by some blogger that give the reason "they were in the AL so they should go back" as a legitimate source of what's gonna happen. Nobody who has at least some grasp of the reality of what this may bring believe the Brewers are going back into the American League.Beat me to it. The Brewers love being in the NL. Milwaukee loves them being in the NL. Any talk of the Brewers "having never been very comfortable in the NL Central" is mere projection on a blogger's part.I wouldn't call Bud Selig a 'blogger' he's the commissioner of mlb, so his words carry just a teeny bit more weight, at least with smart knowledgeable people.And spare me the bull about Milwaukee being an NL town. If that was true then how come they let the Braves leave nearly 50 years ago and how come there were no protests or mobs marching through the streets with torches and pitchforks when the Brewers joined the AL?And I guarantee the Brewers don't 'love' being in the only division in mlb with six teams, thereby diminishing their chances of getting to the playoffs substantially. I mean, isn't the object of playing 162 games to get to the playoffs and WS or am I missing something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCall Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 Interestingly enough, it seems that there is going to be actual re-alignment in mlb, with the Brewers going back to the AL, having never been very comfortable in the NL Central, and then a re-alignment making 6 divisions with five teams in each.After re-alignment is implemented inter league play will then be implemented on a season long basis, instead of the current lame system.Re-alignment is scheduled to take place inside of three years.There has been no legitimate talk whatsoever of the Brewers going back. They were always more of an NL city, they've established far more of a rivalry with the other NL Central teams than they ever did with the AL teams, and no way would they want to. Don't believe every article by some blogger that give the reason "they were in the AL so they should go back" as a legitimate source of what's gonna happen. Nobody who has at least some grasp of the reality of what this may bring believe the Brewers are going back into the American League.Beat me to it. The Brewers love being in the NL. Milwaukee loves them being in the NL. Any talk of the Brewers "having never been very comfortable in the NL Central" is mere projection on a blogger's part.I wouldn't call Bud Selig a 'blogger' he's the commissioner of mlb, so his words carry just a teeny bit more weight, at least with smart knowledgeable people.And spare me the bull about Milwaukee being an NL town. If that was true then how come they let the Braves leave nearly 50 years ago and how come there were no protests or mobs marching through the streets with torches and pitchforks when the Brewers joined the AL?And I guarantee the Brewers don't 'love' being in the only division in mlb with six teams, thereby diminishing their chances of getting to the playoffs substantially. I mean, isn't the object of playing 162 games to get to the playoffs and WS or am I missing something?A. Bud was the one who moved them to the NL in the first place. HE always considered them an NL town. And I'd like to see where he said they were possibly moving. Source?B. Bud had no say in the Braves. He wanted another team back in Milwaukee BECAUSE the Braves left. So he bought and moved the Seattle Pilots to Milwaukee. They were an AL team. He had no choice at the time. To make it fair, he gave Kansas City the first option to switch to the NL in 1998. They declined. The Brewers were next and accepted. What does that tell ya?C. If another team moves, the Central becomes a 5-team division like every other one. So how would they be b****ing?Because of the attitude you're presenting, I'm just gonna flat out say it. I don't believe a single thing you say. Quote https://dribbble.com/MakaioCall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seadragon76 Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 Well, since the baseball plan flopped (badly, might I add), it's time to head to another sport: College Football.The current plan is to keep it at 120 teams, so the four that are moving up (Umass, South Alabama, Texas State and Texas-San Antonio) would have to stay at the FCS level.There would be 10 conference of 12 teams, meaning one conference will be dissolved.Let's begin, shall we?ACCThe ACC drops Boston College for East Carolina. That's the biggest move they make.ACC Coastal-Duke-North Carolina-Maryland-Virginia-Virginia Tech-Wake ForestACC Atlantic-Clemson-East Carolina-Florida State-Georgia Tech-Miami of Florida-North Carolina StateBig EastThe Big East makes the most moves in the new format. They add Army, Navy, Temple and Boston College to the mix.Big East North-Army-Boston College-UConn-Rutgers-Syracuse-TempleBig East South-Cincinnati-Louisville-Pittsburgh-Navy-South Florida-West VirginiaBig TenThe Big Ten finally gets Notre Dame to join after years of courting them. They replace Nebraska in this realignment plan.Big Ten Lakes-Indiana-Michigan-Michigan State-Ohio State-Penn State-Notre DameBig Ten Plains-Illinois-Iowa-Minnesota-Northwestern-Purdue-WisconsinBig 12With Nebraska returning to the fold, the Big 12 remains, for the most part, unchanged.Big 12 North-Colorado-Iowa State-Kansas-Kansas State-Missouri-NebraskaBig 12 South-Baylor-Oklahoma-Oklahoma State-Texas-Texas A&M-Texas TechMountain WestThe Mountain West gets Utah and BYU back plus the schools they will add from the WAC in Boise State, Fresno State, and Nevada.Mountain West Mountain-Air Force-BYU-Colorado State-New Mexico-TCU-WyomingMountain West West-Boise State-Fresno State-Nevada-San Diego State-UNLV-UtahPac-12The Pac-12 gets San Jose State and Hawaii to replace Utah and Colorado in the plan.Pac-12 North-California-Oregon-Oregon State-Stanford-Washington-Washington StatePac-12 South-Arizona-Arizona State-Hawaii-San Jose State-UCLA-USCSECNo changes in the SEC.SEC East-Florida-Georgia-Kentucky-South Carolina-Tennessee-VanderbiltSEC West-Alabama-Arkansas-Auburn-LSU-Mississippi-Mississippi StateConference USAConference USA keeps most of it's members despite losing East Carolina to the ACC. To replace East Carolina, C-USA adds Louisiana Tech to it's West Division and moves Tulane to the East.Conference USA East-Central Florida-Marshall-Memphis-Southern Miss-Tulane-UABConference USA West-Houston-Louisiana Tech-Rice-SMU-Tulsa-UTEPMid-AmericanAfter losing Temple, the MAC stays put.Mid-American East-Akron-Bowling Green-Buffalo-Kent State-Miami of Ohio-OhioMid-American West-Ball State-Central Michigan-Eastern Michigan-Northern Illnois-Toledo-Western MichiganSun BeltThe Sun Belt welcomes back Utah State, New Mexico State and Idaho (former Sun Belt members) back to the fold. This also effectively kills off the WAC.Sun Belt East-Florida Atlantic-Florida International-Middle Tennessee-Troy-UL Monroe-Western KentuckySun Belt West-Arkansas State-Idaho-New Mexico State-North Texas-UL Lafayette-Utah StateA playoff system will also be added on.-10 team playoff, conference champions only.-Teams will be seeded via conference position in the Conference RPI.-First Round games are #10 Seed at #7 Seed and #9 Seed at #8 Seed-The Quarterfinals are also held at the higher seed.-The current BCS bowls will host the Semifinals, Third Place Game and National Championship. It'll rotate between the four games every year.-Teams that don't make the playoffs will be allowed to play in other bowl games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrySmalls Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 Just out of curiosity, would it be feasible for the current version of the Washington Nationals to switch from the National League to the American League? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCall Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Just out of curiosity, would it be feasible for the current version of the Washington Nationals to switch from the National League to the American League?Not as long as Peter Angelos owns the Orioles. Quote https://dribbble.com/MakaioCall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrySmalls Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Just out of curiosity, would it be feasible for the current version of the Washington Nationals to switch from the National League to the American League?Not as long as Peter Angelos owns the Orioles.That's exactly why I would want the Nats in the AL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo_prankster Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Another pointless NHL alignment:Clarence Campbell ConferenceSmythe DivisionAnaheim DucksCalgary FlamesColorado AvalancheEdmonton OilersLos Angeles KingsPhoenix CoyotesSan Jose SharksVancouver CanucksNorris DivisionChicago BlackhawksDallas StarsDetroit Red WingsMinnesota WildNashville PredatorsSt. Louis BluesWinnipeg JetsPrince of Wales ConferenceAdams DivisionBoston BruinsBuffalo SabresColumbus Blue JacketsMontreal CanadiensOttawa SenatorsPittsburgh PenguinsToronto Maple LeafsPatrick DivisionCarolina HurricanesFlorida PanthersNew Jersey DevilsNew York IslandersNew York RangersPhiladelphia FlyersTampa Bay LightningWashington Capitals Quote The Fictional Story of Austus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnythingChicago Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 I've made some revisions and additions to my MLB realignment. Here's a quick explanation:32 teams, football style divisions. NO WILD CARDS. This way, the Yankees and Red Sox actually have to fight each other for a spot in the playoffs, instead of just being all like "Oh, well if we don't get the division we still get the wild card". Also, the only interleague play is against each teams predesignated rivals (Cubs-White Sox, Yankees-Mets, Rays-Marlins, etc). You play 28 games (14 home, 14 away) against each division opponent, 6 games against each team in the other three divisions of your league, and 6 games agaisnst your interleague rival. This will work so, on the last weekend in May, every NL team will play a Friday-Saturday-Sunday series in the AL park. NL parks will be closed for the weekend. Same thing on the second weekend in June, except NL parks run the show (Yes! A whole weekend with no DH!)Add up the games and it's 162. (84 intradivisional, 72 interdivisional, and 6 interleague).Here are the updated divisions:AL East New York Yankees Boston Red Sox Detroit Tigers Toronto Blue Jays AL South Tampa Bay Rays Charlotte expansion team Baltimore Orioles Cleveland Indians AL North Milwaukee Brewers Minnesota Twins Albuquerque expansion team Chicago White Sox AL West Seattle Mariners Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Texas Rangers Oakland Athletics NL East Philadelphia Phillies Washington Nationals Pittsburgh Pirates New York Mets NL South Florida Marlins Atlanta Braves Houston Astros Kansas City Royals NL North Chicago Cubs Colorado Rockies St. Louis Cardinals Cincinnati Reds NL West Arizona Diamondbacks San Francisco GiantsLos Angeles DodgersSan Diego PadresOops, forgot the interleague matchups. Here they are:NYY-NYM CHC-CHW KC-ABQ FLA-TB ATL-CLT MIL-STL BAL-WSH BOS-PHI SD-SEA SF-OAK LAA-LAD ARI-DET MIN-COL CLE-CIN TOR-PIT TEX-HOU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GO2HELL Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 Clarence Campbell ConferenceSmythe DivisionAnaheim DucksSan Jose SharksLos Angeles KingsCalgary FlamesColorado AvalancheEdmonton OilersVancouver CanucksWinnipeg JetsNorris DivisionChicago BlackhawksDetroit Red WingsDallas StarsSt. Louis BluesMinnesota WildToronto Maple LeafsPhoenix CoyotesPrince of Wales ConferenceAdams DivisionBoston BruinsBuffalo SabresMontreal CanadiensOttawa SenatorsCarolina HurricanesNashville PredatorsTampa Bay LightningPatrick DivisionFlorida PanthersNew Jersey DevilsNew York IslandersNew York RangersPhiladelphia FlyersColumbus Blue JacketsWashington CapitalsPittsburgh Penguins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCall Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 I've made some revisions and additions to my MLB realignment. Here's a quick explanation:32 teams, football style divisions. NO WILD CARDS. This way, the Yankees and Red Sox actually have to fight each other for a spot in the playoffs, instead of just being all like "Oh, well if we don't get the division we still get the wild card". Also, the only interleague play is against each teams predesignated rivals (Cubs-White Sox, Yankees-Mets, Rays-Marlins, etc). You play 28 games (14 home, 14 away) against each division opponent, 6 games against each team in the other three divisions of your league, and 6 games agaisnst your interleague rival. This will work so, on the last weekend in May, every NL team will play a Friday-Saturday-Sunday series in the AL park. NL parks will be closed for the weekend. Same thing on the second weekend in June, except NL parks run the show (Yes! A whole weekend with no DH!)Add up the games and it's 162. (84 intradivisional, 72 interdivisional, and 6 interleague).Here are the updated divisions:AL East New York Yankees Boston Red Sox Detroit Tigers Toronto Blue Jays AL South Tampa Bay Rays Charlotte expansion team Baltimore Orioles Cleveland Indians AL North Milwaukee Brewers Minnesota Twins Albuquerque expansion team Chicago White Sox AL West Seattle Mariners Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Texas Rangers Oakland Athletics NL East Philadelphia Phillies Washington Nationals Pittsburgh Pirates New York Mets NL South Florida Marlins Atlanta Braves Houston Astros Kansas City Royals NL North Chicago Cubs Colorado Rockies St. Louis Cardinals Cincinnati Reds NL West Arizona Diamondbacks San Francisco GiantsLos Angeles DodgersSan Diego PadresOops, forgot the interleague matchups. Here they are:NYY-NYM CHC-CHW KC-ABQ FLA-TB ATL-CLT MIL-STL BAL-WSH BOS-PHI SD-SEA SF-OAK LAA-LAD ARI-DET MIN-COL CLE-CIN TOR-PIT TEX-HOUHaving entire weekends with no host games for an entire league makes about as much sense as Cleveland in the South division and an MLB team in Albuquerque, which is none. Quote https://dribbble.com/MakaioCall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loogodude90 Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 I've made some revisions and additions to my MLB realignment. Here's a quick explanation:32 teams, football style divisions. NO WILD CARDS. This way, the Yankees and Red Sox actually have to fight each other for a spot in the playoffs, instead of just being all like "Oh, well if we don't get the division we still get the wild card". Also, the only interleague play is against each teams predesignated rivals (Cubs-White Sox, Yankees-Mets, Rays-Marlins, etc). You play 28 games (14 home, 14 away) against each division opponent, 6 games against each team in the other three divisions of your league, and 6 games agaisnst your interleague rival. This will work so, on the last weekend in May, every NL team will play a Friday-Saturday-Sunday series in the AL park. NL parks will be closed for the weekend. Same thing on the second weekend in June, except NL parks run the show (Yes! A whole weekend with no DH!)Add up the games and it's 162. (84 intradivisional, 72 interdivisional, and 6 interleague).Here are the updated divisions:AL East New York Yankees Boston Red Sox Detroit Tigers Toronto Blue Jays AL South Tampa Bay Rays Charlotte expansion team Baltimore Orioles Cleveland Indians AL North Milwaukee Brewers Minnesota Twins Albuquerque expansion team Chicago White Sox AL West Seattle Mariners Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Texas Rangers Oakland Athletics NL East Philadelphia Phillies Washington Nationals Pittsburgh Pirates New York Mets NL South Florida Marlins Atlanta Braves Houston Astros Kansas City Royals NL North Chicago Cubs Colorado Rockies St. Louis Cardinals Cincinnati Reds NL West Arizona Diamondbacks San Francisco GiantsLos Angeles DodgersSan Diego PadresOops, forgot the interleague matchups. Here they are:NYY-NYM CHC-CHW KC-ABQ FLA-TB ATL-CLT MIL-STL BAL-WSH BOS-PHI SD-SEA SF-OAK LAA-LAD ARI-DET MIN-COL CLE-CIN TOR-PIT TEX-HOUHaving entire weekends with no host games for an entire league makes about as much sense as Cleveland in the South division and an MLB team in Albuquerque, which is none.Nothing wrong with having Cleveland in the South division. It's all just a matter of where teams best fit relative to the other teams. If the Columbus NHL team can be placed in the Western Conference, a Cleveland baseball team can be placed in a Southern Division. Quote WIZARDS ORIOLES CAPITALS RAVENS UNITED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCall Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 I've made some revisions and additions to my MLB realignment. Here's a quick explanation:32 teams, football style divisions. NO WILD CARDS. This way, the Yankees and Red Sox actually have to fight each other for a spot in the playoffs, instead of just being all like "Oh, well if we don't get the division we still get the wild card". Also, the only interleague play is against each teams predesignated rivals (Cubs-White Sox, Yankees-Mets, Rays-Marlins, etc). You play 28 games (14 home, 14 away) against each division opponent, 6 games against each team in the other three divisions of your league, and 6 games agaisnst your interleague rival. This will work so, on the last weekend in May, every NL team will play a Friday-Saturday-Sunday series in the AL park. NL parks will be closed for the weekend. Same thing on the second weekend in June, except NL parks run the show (Yes! A whole weekend with no DH!)Add up the games and it's 162. (84 intradivisional, 72 interdivisional, and 6 interleague).Here are the updated divisions:AL East New York Yankees Boston Red Sox Detroit Tigers Toronto Blue Jays AL South Tampa Bay Rays Charlotte expansion team Baltimore Orioles Cleveland Indians AL North Milwaukee Brewers Minnesota Twins Albuquerque expansion team Chicago White Sox AL West Seattle Mariners Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Texas Rangers Oakland Athletics NL East Philadelphia Phillies Washington Nationals Pittsburgh Pirates New York Mets NL South Florida Marlins Atlanta Braves Houston Astros Kansas City Royals NL North Chicago Cubs Colorado Rockies St. Louis Cardinals Cincinnati Reds NL West Arizona Diamondbacks San Francisco GiantsLos Angeles DodgersSan Diego PadresOops, forgot the interleague matchups. Here they are:NYY-NYM CHC-CHW KC-ABQ FLA-TB ATL-CLT MIL-STL BAL-WSH BOS-PHI SD-SEA SF-OAK LAA-LAD ARI-DET MIN-COL CLE-CIN TOR-PIT TEX-HOUHaving entire weekends with no host games for an entire league makes about as much sense as Cleveland in the South division and an MLB team in Albuquerque, which is none.Nothing wrong with having Cleveland in the South division. It's all just a matter of where teams best fit relative to the other teams. If the Columbus NHL team can be placed in the Western Conference, a Cleveland baseball team can be placed in a Southern Division.Actually it does matter in baseball. You can get away with a minor one, but not this. Baseball isn't like football where everybody plays on basically the same day once a week. They also have set times. In baseball you play just about everyday with the occasional day off. And you sometimes go from city to city on back to back game days. Here the distance of travel plays a more significant role.All of this plus putting Cleveland in a division away from the other AL Central or even East teams just doesn't make sense. Quote https://dribbble.com/MakaioCall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnythingChicago Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 I've made some revisions and additions to my MLB realignment. Here's a quick explanation:32 teams, football style divisions. NO WILD CARDS. This way, the Yankees and Red Sox actually have to fight each other for a spot in the playoffs, instead of just being all like "Oh, well if we don't get the division we still get the wild card". Also, the only interleague play is against each teams predesignated rivals (Cubs-White Sox, Yankees-Mets, Rays-Marlins, etc). You play 28 games (14 home, 14 away) against each division opponent, 6 games against each team in the other three divisions of your league, and 6 games agaisnst your interleague rival. This will work so, on the last weekend in May, every NL team will play a Friday-Saturday-Sunday series in the AL park. NL parks will be closed for the weekend. Same thing on the second weekend in June, except NL parks run the show (Yes! A whole weekend with no DH!)Add up the games and it's 162. (84 intradivisional, 72 interdivisional, and 6 interleague).Here are the updated divisions:AL East New York Yankees Boston Red Sox Detroit Tigers Toronto Blue Jays AL South Tampa Bay Rays Charlotte expansion team Baltimore Orioles Cleveland Indians AL North Milwaukee Brewers Minnesota Twins Albuquerque expansion team Chicago White Sox AL West Seattle Mariners Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Texas Rangers Oakland Athletics NL East Philadelphia Phillies Washington Nationals Pittsburgh Pirates New York Mets NL South Florida Marlins Atlanta Braves Houston Astros Kansas City Royals NL North Chicago Cubs Colorado Rockies St. Louis Cardinals Cincinnati Reds NL West Arizona Diamondbacks San Francisco GiantsLos Angeles DodgersSan Diego PadresOops, forgot the interleague matchups. Here they are:NYY-NYM CHC-CHW KC-ABQ FLA-TB ATL-CLT MIL-STL BAL-WSH BOS-PHI SD-SEA SF-OAK LAA-LAD ARI-DET MIN-COL CLE-CIN TOR-PIT TEX-HOUHaving entire weekends with no host games for an entire league makes about as much sense as Cleveland in the South division and an MLB team in Albuquerque, which is none.Nothing wrong with having Cleveland in the South division. It's all just a matter of where teams best fit relative to the other teams. If the Columbus NHL team can be placed in the Western Conference, a Cleveland baseball team can be placed in a Southern Division.Actually it does matter in baseball. You can get away with a minor one, but not this. Baseball isn't like football where everybody plays on basically the same day once a week. They also have set times. In baseball you play just about everyday with the occasional day off. And you sometimes go from city to city on back to back game days. Here the distance of travel plays a more significant role.All of this plus putting Cleveland in a division away from the other AL Central or even East teams just doesn't make sense.Think about it for a second. Tampa Bay and Boston are currently both in the AL East. No one complains about the alignment of that division, and the distance from Tampa to Boston is actually greater than the distance from Tampa to Cleveland. And it's a lot greater than Charlotte to Cleveland and Baltimore to Cleveland. It's the same deal in the NL East right now with the Marlins and Phillies (or Mets). So, it's really not that big of an issue.And I would like to here your explanation on how an Albuquerque expansion team wouldn't work (considering their AAA team, the Isotopes, currently draw more than some MLB teams do on some days *cough* Florida, Baltimore, Tampa Bay *cough*), and how the interleague weekend deals don't make sense.Thanks for playing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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