nuordr Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 I still think the SEC will go after Virginia Tech & N.C. State plus the Big Ten wants to further expand it's eastern footprint not just with Penn State, Maryland & Rutgers but possibly Virginia & Georgia Tech as well. It won't be for awhile though. Big Ten would love to have that Atlanta market and the SEC would love to have a foothold in North Carolina and Virginia. This has to do with TV mostly. The Big Ten and SEC networks. I don't see that happening for a few years, but I would LOVE to have Virginia Tech in the SEC. I am not interested in NC State, but I would prefer them over Duke, Wake of UNC, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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neo_prankster Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Once again, another pointless spring football alignment concept. Once again, using the original WLAF as my model.Option 1European: Amsterdam, Barcelona, Frankfurt, London, 5th team (either Scotland or Rhein)North American East: Montreal, New York, Ohio, Orlando, VirginiaNorth American Central: Birmingham, Chicago, Memphis, Oklahoma City, San AntonioNorth American West: Albuquerque, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Mexico City, PortlandOption 2European: see option 1North American East: see option 1North American Central: Birmingham, Mexico City, Memphis, Oklahoma City, San AntonioNorth American West: Albuquerque, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Portland, Bay Area (either Sacramento or San Jose)Option 3European: see option 1North American East: see option 1North American Central: Birmingham, Chicago, Memphis, Mexico City, San AntonioNorth American West: Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Portland, Sacramento, AlbuquerqueOption 4European: see option 1North American East: see option 1North American Central: Birmingham, Chicago, Memphis, Oklahoma City, San AntonioNorth American West: Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Portland, SacramentoOption 5European: see option 1North American East: see option 1North American Central: Birmingham, San Antonio, Mexico City, 4th and 5th teams (between Omaha, Memphis, Louisville, Chicago, Oklahoma City and Shreveport)North American West: Albuquerque, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Portland, Sacramento Quote The Fictional Story of Austus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlog3000 Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 How about the CFL try the US experiment again? But with a little twist: CFL Canadian Conference: West: B.C., Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatchewan, Winnipeg; Saskatoon (expansion) East: Hamilton, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto; Nova Scotia (expansion), Quebec City (expansion) CFL United States Conference (all expansions): West: Sacramento, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Las Vegas, San Antonio, Shreveport East: Orlando, Birmingham, Chicago, Memphis, New York/New Jersey, Baltimore Each team will face 5 division foes twice, plus facing 2 teams of other 3 divisions for every 3 years (and on a home-and-home basis for every 6 years). Your thoughts? Quote Florida State Seminoles fan for life (mostly on football, basketball and baseball)! 2011-12 ACC men's basketball conference tournament champions; 2012, 2013 & 2014 ACC football Atlantic Division champions; 2012, 2013 & 2014 ACC football regular season champions; 2012, 2013 & 2014 ACC football conference bowl tournament champions; 2014 NCAA D-I FBS BCS national champions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo_prankster Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 How about the CFL try the US experiment again? But with a little twist:CFL Canadian Conference:West: B.C., Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatchewan, Winnipeg; Saskatoon (expansion)East: Hamilton, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto; Nova Scotia (expansion), Quebec City (expansion)CFL United States Conference (all expansions):West: Sacramento, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Las Vegas, San Antonio, ShreveportEast: Orlando, Birmingham, Chicago, Memphis, New York/New Jersey, BaltimoreEach team will face 5 division foes twice, plus facing 2 teams of other 3 divisions for every 3 years (and on a home-and-home basis for every 6 years).Your thoughts?Pretty good alignment, here's an article I found on this same subject...http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1685288-cfl-usa-how-to-make-it-work-this-time-and-15-places-where-it-could 1 Quote The Fictional Story of Austus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daily Horoscope Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 The Professional Arena Soccer League & Major Indoor Soccer League merged today to form the Major Arena Soccer League (Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report). The new league will have 24 teams.The MISL teams played 20 games each last season. The PASL teams played 16 games. The MISL teams played in a single table of 7 teams (3x + 2). The PASL teams played in 3 divisions of 6-7 teams.MISL teams were less geographically diverse than PASL.The questions for the MASL will be, which Southern U.S. teams will join the Mexican clubs in the same division (Tulsa played in a division with the Mexican teams last year, but if they were to stay with those teams in a new division, they would be "Team #7" - the seventh team north from the Mexican border - which would assume that the new divisional alignment would be 8 teams in 3 conferences, Wichita would also join the "Mexican division" and be separated from Missouri (Comets), and that the 6-team group of Pacific coast teams would need add 2 more teams, from the Midwest. So, my prediction is this: 2 conferences of 4 divisions of 6 teams each. Each team plays 16 games: divisional opponents twice (Home and Away) and 6 games against conference opponents (3 Home, 3 Away), the 3 away games could be played in one or two weeks on a road-trip.Western ConferencePacific DivisionTacoma StarsTurlock ExpressOntario FuryLas Vegas LegendsSan Diego SockersMexico TorosSouthwest DivisionDallas SidekicksTexas StrikersSaltillo Rancho SecoHidalgo La FieraMonterrey FlashBrownsville BarracudasEastern ConferenceNortheast DivisionRochester LancersSyracuse Silver KnightsHarrisburg HeatBaltimore BlastDetroit WazaCincinnati SaintsMidwest DivisionMilwaukee WaveChicago MustangsSt. Louis AmbushMissouri CometsWichita B-52sTulsa Revolution*The only problem with this alignment is that Tulsa (Eastern/Midwest) is separated from Dallas (Western/Southern). Am I missing some way to put Tulsa and Dallas in the same division, without putting Syracuse and Saltillo in the same division?MASL wikipedia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlog3000 Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 How about the CFL try the US experiment again? But with a little twist: CFL Canadian Conference: West: B.C., Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatchewan, Winnipeg; Saskatoon (expansion) East: Hamilton, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto; Nova Scotia (expansion), Quebec City (expansion) CFL United States Conference (all expansions): West: Sacramento, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Las Vegas, San Antonio, Shreveport East: Orlando, Birmingham, Chicago, Memphis, New York/New Jersey, Baltimore Each team will face 5 division foes twice, plus facing 2 teams of other 3 divisions for every 3 years (and on a home-and-home basis for every 6 years). Your thoughts? Pretty good alignment, here's an article I found on this same subject... http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1685288-cfl-usa-how-to-make-it-work-this-time-and-15-places-where-it-could Thanks neo. I just simply added the defunct CFL franchises mixed with most of the defunct XFL franchises (Keep in mind that Las Vegas, Birmingham and Memphis had franchises on both leagues, so they are the 'shared' ones). And I'll go check out the link you've posted. Quote Florida State Seminoles fan for life (mostly on football, basketball and baseball)! 2011-12 ACC men's basketball conference tournament champions; 2012, 2013 & 2014 ACC football Atlantic Division champions; 2012, 2013 & 2014 ACC football regular season champions; 2012, 2013 & 2014 ACC football conference bowl tournament champions; 2014 NCAA D-I FBS BCS national champions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo_prankster Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 Here's a 32 team CFL...Northern Conference:Capitol: Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, HamiltonCentury: Columbus, New York, Hartford, Quebec CityCentral: Winnipeg, Saskatchewan, Milwaukee, ChicagoCoastal: BC, Calgary, Edmonton, PortlandSouthern Conference:Capitol: Virginia, Baltimore, Orlando, Raleigh-DurhamCentral: Birmingham, Memphis, Louisville, ShreveportCentury: Omaha, Utah, Oklahoma City, San Antonio,Coastal: Los Angeles, Sacramento, Las Vegas, AlbuquerqueAnd a 32 team WLAF/USFLVersion 1:Eastern ConferenceCapitol: Amsterdam, Dublin, London, ScotlandCentury: Barcelona, Frankfurt, Paris, RheinCentral: Ohio, Virginia, Tampa Bay, OrlandoCoastal: Boston, New York, Montreal, PhiladelphiaWestern ConferenceCapitol: Mexico City, San Antonio, Houston, OklahomaCentury: Chicago, Birmingham, Memphis, LouisvilleCentral: Utah, Omaha, Albuquerque, DenverCoastal: Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Portland, SacramentoVersion 2World American Football ConferenceMetro: Amsterdam, Barcelona, Frankfurt, LondonAtlantic: Montreal, New York, Ohio, OrlandoCentral: Houston, Mexico City, Oklahoma, San AntonioPacific: Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Portland, SacramentoUnited States Football ConferenceAtlantic: Boston, Philadelphia, Virginia, LouisvilleSouthern: Birmingham, Memphis, Shreveport, Tampa BayCentral: Chicago, Omaha, Milwaukee, MichiganPacific: Anaheim, New Mexico, San Jose, Utah Quote The Fictional Story of Austus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdm1219inpenna Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 MLB - Swap Arizona and Houston. I can't wrap myself around Houston being an A.L. team. Milwaukee to the NL back in 1998 I could buy, as the Braves were there.By swapping Arizona & Houston, you'd have the following "natural" interleague rivals...Texas Rangers - Houston AstrosLos Angeles Angels - Los Angeles DodgersOakland Athletics - San Francisco GiantsSeattle Mariners - Colorado RockiesArizona Diamondbacks - San Diego PadresThe D'Backs are only 17 years old, the Astros 50+. Plus it would have been awesome having the Astros back in the NL West with their longtime rivals the Padres, Giants and especially the Dodgers. I still remember that 1980 NL West Division Series!If MLB expanded to 32 teams - bringing back the Montreal Expos to the NL (And swapping Houston & Arizona), and adding a new A.L. expansion franchise in either Charlotte (Strikers) or Nashville (Knights), I'd do something like this:EASTERN CONFERENCE - Atlantic & Central DivisionWESTERN CONFERENCE - Metro & Pacific Division*Note - Listing the teams in AL on top and NL on bottom, lined up with "natural" interleague rivals*EASTERN CONFERENCE:A.L. - (Atlantic Division) - Yankees, Red Sox, Orioles, Blue JaysN.L. - (Atlantic Division) - Mets, Phillies, Nationals, ExposA.L. - (Central Division) - Tigers, Indians, Rays, Nashville Knights*N.L. - (Central Division) - Pirates, Reds, Marlins, BravesWESTERN CONFERENCE:A.L. - (Metro Division) - Royals, White Sox, Twins, RangersN.L. - (Metro Division) - Cardinals, Cubs, Brewers, Astros (back in NL where they belong!)A.L. - (Pacific Division) - Angels, Athletics, Diamondbacks (from NL to AL), MarinersN.L. - (Pacific Division) - Dodgers, Giants, Padres, Rockies162 game season. 12 interleague games on a 4 year rotating basis, would bring the novelty of Mets/Yankees, White Sox/Cubs back, rather than it being every year. Better still, I'd have no interleague games!22 division games x 3 teams = 66 games (11 home & 11 road)12 games vs other 4 teams in your conference = 48 games (6 home & 6 road)6 games vs other 8 teams in your league = 48 games (3 home & 3 road)Only division champions qualify for post-season.Round 1 - CONFERENCE SERIESThe 2 Eastern Division champs play a best 3 out of 5 to determine the EASTERN CONFERENCE Champ, same for the Western Division.Round 2 - LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIESEast vs West winners (akin to 1969-1993) best 4 out of 7.Round 3 - WORLD SERIESAL champ vs NL champ - best 4 out of 7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muggens Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 I think eventually Adam Silver will convince the owners to realign the NBA back to 4 divisions. Assuming teams don't relocate, Seattle & Vancouver are added as expansion teams for the 2018-2019 season.EASTERN CONFERENCEAtlantic DivisionBoston, Brooklyn, Miami, New York, Orlando, Philadelphia, Toronto, Washington Central DivisionAtlanta, Charlotte, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Indiana, Milwaukee, MinnesotaWESTERN CONFERENCEMidwest DivisionDallas, Denver, Houston, Memphis, New Orleans, Oklahoma City, San Antonio, UtahPacific DivisionL.A. Clippers, L.A. Lakers, Phoenix, Portland, Sacramento, San Francisco, Seattle, Vancouver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCall Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 MLB - Swap Arizona and Houston. I can't wrap myself around Houston being an A.L. team. Milwaukee to the NL back in 1998 I could buy, as the Braves were there.By swapping Arizona & Houston, you'd have the following "natural" interleague rivals...Texas Rangers - Houston AstrosLos Angeles Angels - Los Angeles DodgersOakland Athletics - San Francisco GiantsSeattle Mariners - Colorado RockiesArizona Diamondbacks - San Diego PadresThe D'Backs are only 17 years old, the Astros 50+. Plus it would have been awesome having the Astros back in the NL West with their longtime rivals the Padres, Giants and especially the Dodgers. I still remember that 1980 NL West Division Series!If MLB expanded to 32 teams - bringing back the Montreal Expos to the NL (And swapping Houston & Arizona), and adding a new A.L. expansion franchise in either Charlotte (Strikers) or Nashville (Knights), I'd do something like this:EASTERN CONFERENCE - Atlantic & Central DivisionWESTERN CONFERENCE - Metro & Pacific Division*Note - Listing the teams in AL on top and NL on bottom, lined up with "natural" interleague rivals*EASTERN CONFERENCE:A.L. - (Atlantic Division) - Yankees, Red Sox, Orioles, Blue JaysN.L. - (Atlantic Division) - Mets, Phillies, Nationals, ExposA.L. - (Central Division) - Tigers, Indians, Rays, Nashville Knights*N.L. - (Central Division) - Pirates, Reds, Marlins, BravesWESTERN CONFERENCE:A.L. - (Metro Division) - Royals, White Sox, Twins, RangersN.L. - (Metro Division) - Cardinals, Cubs, Brewers, Astros (back in NL where they belong!)A.L. - (Pacific Division) - Angels, Athletics, Diamondbacks (from NL to AL), MarinersN.L. - (Pacific Division) - Dodgers, Giants, Padres, Rockies162 game season. 12 interleague games on a 4 year rotating basis, would bring the novelty of Mets/Yankees, White Sox/Cubs back, rather than it being every year. Better still, I'd have no interleague games!22 division games x 3 teams = 66 games (11 home & 11 road)12 games vs other 4 teams in your conference = 48 games (6 home & 6 road)6 games vs other 8 teams in your league = 48 games (3 home & 3 road)Only division champions qualify for post-season.Round 1 - CONFERENCE SERIESThe 2 Eastern Division champs play a best 3 out of 5 to determine the EASTERN CONFERENCE Champ, same for the Western Division.Round 2 - LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIESEast vs West winners (akin to 1969-1993) best 4 out of 7.Round 3 - WORLD SERIESAL champ vs NL champ - best 4 out of 7.This is way too complicated. They will never go by "Conferences" instead of "Leagues". Nor ever go by division names like Atlantic or Pacific or the cheesy-as-hell Metro.Go straight NL/AL with divisions East, West, Central/North/South. Quote https://dribbble.com/MakaioCall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlog3000 Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 MLB - Swap Arizona and Houston. I can't wrap myself around Houston being an A.L. team. Milwaukee to the NL back in 1998 I could buy, as the Braves were there. By swapping Arizona & Houston, you'd have the following "natural" interleague rivals... Texas Rangers - Houston Astros Los Angeles Angels - Los Angeles Dodgers Oakland Athletics - San Francisco Giants Seattle Mariners - Colorado Rockies Arizona Diamondbacks - San Diego Padres The D'Backs are only 17 years old, the Astros 50+. Plus it would have been awesome having the Astros back in the NL West with their longtime rivals the Padres, Giants and especially the Dodgers. I still remember that 1980 NL West Division Series! If MLB expanded to 32 teams - bringing back the Montreal Expos to the NL (And swapping Houston & Arizona), and adding a new A.L. expansion franchise in either Charlotte (Strikers) or Nashville (Knights), I'd do something like this: EASTERN CONFERENCE - Atlantic & Central Division WESTERN CONFERENCE - Metro & Pacific Division *Note - Listing the teams in AL on top and NL on bottom, lined up with "natural" interleague rivals* EASTERN CONFERENCE: A.L. - (Atlantic Division) - Yankees, Red Sox, Orioles, Blue Jays N.L. - (Atlantic Division) - Mets, Phillies, Nationals, Expos A.L. - (Central Division) - Tigers, Indians, Rays, Nashville Knights* N.L. - (Central Division) - Pirates, Reds, Marlins, Braves WESTERN CONFERENCE: A.L. - (Metro Division) - Royals, White Sox, Twins, Rangers N.L. - (Metro Division) - Cardinals, Cubs, Brewers, Astros (back in NL where they belong!) A.L. - (Pacific Division) - Angels, Athletics, Diamondbacks (from NL to AL), Mariners N.L. - (Pacific Division) - Dodgers, Giants, Padres, Rockies 162 game season. 12 interleague games on a 4 year rotating basis, would bring the novelty of Mets/Yankees, White Sox/Cubs back, rather than it being every year. Better still, I'd have no interleague games! 22 division games x 3 teams = 66 games (11 home & 11 road) 12 games vs other 4 teams in your conference = 48 games (6 home & 6 road) 6 games vs other 8 teams in your league = 48 games (3 home & 3 road) Only division champions qualify for post-season. Round 1 - CONFERENCE SERIES The 2 Eastern Division champs play a best 3 out of 5 to determine the EASTERN CONFERENCE Champ, same for the Western Division. Round 2 - LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES East vs West winners (akin to 1969-1993) best 4 out of 7. Round 3 - WORLD SERIES AL champ vs NL champ - best 4 out of 7. Love the format. Similar to mine. But I prefer the following: League play; Conference play, Division play: Each team will play with all of their three rival teams within the division 12 times (in 12 total series; 6 home, 6 away) – 18 home, 18 away – for a total of 36 Intra-Conference, Intra-Division games (3 * 12 = 36). League play; Conference play, Out-of-Division play: Each team will play all four teams from the other section within the same division nine times (in 12 total series; 6 home, 6 away) – 18 home, 18 away – for a total of 36 Inter-Conference, Out-of-Division games (4 * 9 = 36). Home-and-home basis will rotate every two years. League play; Out-of-Conference play: Each team will play all eight teams of the other division within the same league six times (in 16 total series; 8 home, 8 away) – 24 home, 24 away – for a total of 48 Out-of-Conference games (8 * 6 = 48). Inter-League play: Each team will play all 16 teams from the other league three times (in 16 total series; 8 home, 8 away) – 24 home, 24 away – for a total of 48 Inter-League games (16 * 3 = 48). Home-and-home basis will rotate every two years. Total games: 168 I think eventually Adam Silver will convince the owners to realign the NBA back to 4 divisions. Assuming teams don't relocate, Seattle & Vancouver are added as expansion teams for the 2018-2019 season. EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division Boston, Brooklyn, Miami, New York, Orlando, Philadelphia, Toronto, Washington Central Division Atlanta, Charlotte, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Indiana, Milwaukee, Minnesota WESTERN CONFERENCE Midwest Division Dallas, Denver, Houston, Memphis, New Orleans, Oklahoma City, San Antonio, Utah Pacific Division L.A. Clippers, L.A. Lakers, Phoenix, Portland, Sacramento, San Francisco, Seattle, Vancouver Good format, especially putting Minnesota in the Eastern Conference. For scheduling purposes, it would be as the following: Conference play; Division play; Each team will play four times – two home, two away – for a total of 28 Intra-Division Intra-Section games (7 * 4 = 28). Conference play; Out-of-Division play: Each team will play all eight teams three times for a total of 24 Out-of-Division games (8 * 3 = 24). Home-and-home basis will rotate per every 2 years. For instance: Team A will face Team B-1 in H/A/H on odd numbers, but in A/H/A on even numbers. Out-of-Conference play: Each team will play all 16 teams twice – one home, one away – for a total of 32 Out-of-Conference games (16 * 2 = 32). 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McCall Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 A lot of overcomplication going on so here's my 32-Team MLB:Expansion: Portland Beavers, Charlotte KnightsLeague changes: Colorado to AL, Houston back to NLNational LeagueEAST: Atlanta, Charlotte, Cincinnati, MiamiNORTH: NY Mets, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, WashingtonCENTRAL: St. Louis, Chicago Cubs, Houston, MilwaukeeWEST: Arizona, LA Dodgers, San Diego, San FranciscoAmerican LeagueEAST: Baltimore, Boston, NY Yankees, Tampa BayNORTH: Chicago Sox, Cleveland, Detroit, TorontoCENTRAL: Colorado, Kansas City, Minnesota, TexasWEST: LA Angels, Oakland, Portland, SeattleScheduling:- Division (vs 3 teams) 18 games/team = 54 games (3/3 home & away vs each team, 1 set in each part of the season; early, middle, late- 1 Same League Division (4 teams) 9/team = 36 games- Other 2 League Divisions (8 teams) 6/team = 48 games- Interleague: 6 games vs 1 Division, 3 home/3 away (4 teams) = 24 games(If it were up to me there'd probably be no interleague games or a minimal amount, but that's unlikely to ever happen)Any Interleague and non-division scheduling is on a rotation by year. Another Interleague option would be 3 games/team vs 2 divisions (8 teams total), so that they'd play 2 divisions one year, the other 2 the next, and then back around to a combination of 2 the year after, with the home game teams now away games and vice versa.Playoffs:Only division winners, seed 1-4 by record. 1st Round best-of-5, LCS and World Series best-of-7. Quote https://dribbble.com/MakaioCall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdm1219inpenna Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 1. Two expansion teams, one per league. In the American League the Charlotte Knights, in the National League a new version of the Montreal Expos.2. The Houston Astros are moved back into the National League.3. The Arizona Diamondbacks move to the American League.4. The Expos/Nationals rivalry would be both international as well as similar to the Browns/Ravens type rivalry in the NFL.5. The Miami Marlins become the Florida Marlins again, with their original logo. The Los Angeles Angels become the Anaheim Angels again. 6. Four 4-team divisions per league. Each group of 8 divided into East and West. and West champions play7. Atlantic & Central Division winners play the best 3 out of 5 to determine the East Champion, Midwest & Pacific Division winners play the best 3 out of 5 to determine the West Champion.8. East & West Champions play the best 4 out of 7 to win the League Championship Series.9. League Champions AL & NL play the best 4 out of 7 in the World Series. In all post-season series, the home team will alternate every year. In Round 1, it will be 2-2-1, then 2-3-2 for the other 2 rounds.10. No more wild card teams, only division winners qualify for post-season play.11. No more interleague play. Being without it made MLB unique from the other major sports and should go back to that, especially since the AL has the DH rule and the NL does not.12. 22 division games vs. the other 3, 12 games vs. the other 4 non-division teams in your own region, and 6 games vs. the remaining 8 teams from the other region in your own league. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlog3000 Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 1. Two expansion teams, one per league. In the American League the Charlotte Knights, in the National League a new version of the Montreal Expos. 2. The Houston Astros are moved back into the National League. 3. The Arizona Diamondbacks move to the American League. 4. The Expos/Nationals rivalry would be both international as well as similar to the Browns/Ravens type rivalry in the NFL. 5. The Miami Marlins become the Florida Marlins again, with their original logo. The Los Angeles Angels become the Anaheim Angels again. 6. Four 4-team divisions per league. Each group of 8 divided into East and West. and West champions play 7. Atlantic & Central Division winners play the best 3 out of 5 to determine the East Champion, Midwest & Pacific Division winners play the best 3 out of 5 to determine the West Champion. 8. East & West Champions play the best 4 out of 7 to win the League Championship Series. 9. League Champions AL & NL play the best 4 out of 7 in the World Series. In all post-season series, the home team will alternate every year. In Round 1, it will be 2-2-1, then 2-3-2 for the other 2 rounds. 10. No more wild card teams, only division winners qualify for post-season play. 11. No more interleague play. Being without it made MLB unique from the other major sports and should go back to that, especially since the AL has the DH rule and the NL does not. 12. 22 division games vs. the other 3, 12 games vs. the other 4 non-division teams in your own region, and 6 games vs. the remaining 8 teams from the other region in your own league. Wow wdm, gotta give credit where credit is due. Maybe your variation is much better than mine. However, I don't like the "no interleague play" rule, despite that I agree with you on a standpoint that has allowed MLB its uniqueness from other pro sports leagues in the U.S. prior to 1997 (when interleague play was introduced). And what a great way to align the divisions/sub-divisions; but if it was in an interleague play standpoint, it almost allows every team to have a natural rivalry (i.e.: N.Y. Mets/N.Y. Yankees; Washington/Baltimore; Houston/Texas; etc.) About the playoff format, nice format. But if it was me, I would add the wild cards, just for upsets. Quote Florida State Seminoles fan for life (mostly on football, basketball and baseball)! 2011-12 ACC men's basketball conference tournament champions; 2012, 2013 & 2014 ACC football Atlantic Division champions; 2012, 2013 & 2014 ACC football regular season champions; 2012, 2013 & 2014 ACC football conference bowl tournament champions; 2014 NCAA D-I FBS BCS national champions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCall Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 A lot of overcomplication going on so here's my 32-Team MLB:Expansion: Portland Beavers, Charlotte KnightsLeague changes: Colorado to AL, Houston back to NLNational LeagueEAST: Atlanta, Charlotte, Cincinnati, MiamiNORTH: NY Mets, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, WashingtonCENTRAL: St. Louis, Chicago Cubs, Houston, MilwaukeeWEST: Arizona, LA Dodgers, San Diego, San FranciscoAmerican LeagueEAST: Baltimore, Boston, NY Yankees, Tampa BayNORTH: Chicago Sox, Cleveland, Detroit, TorontoCENTRAL: Colorado, Kansas City, Minnesota, TexasWEST: LA Angels, Oakland, Portland, SeattleScheduling:- Division (vs 3 teams) 18 games/team = 54 games (3/3 home & away vs each team, 1 set in each part of the season; early, middle, late- 1 Same League Division (4 teams) 9/team = 36 games- Other 2 League Divisions (8 teams) 6/team = 48 games- Interleague: 6 games vs 1 Division, 3 home/3 away (4 teams) = 24 games(If it were up to me there'd probably be no interleague games or a minimal amount, but that's unlikely to ever happen)Any Interleague and non-division scheduling is on a rotation by year. Another Interleague option would be 3 games/team vs 2 divisions (8 teams total), so that they'd play 2 divisions one year, the other 2 the next, and then back around to a combination of 2 the year after, with the home game teams now away games and vice versa.Playoffs:Only division winners, seed 1-4 by record. 1st Round best-of-5, LCS and World Series best-of-7.Here's a couple more ideas, with 2 different sets of expansion teams.Expansion: Portland Beavers, Montreal ExposLeague Changes: Colorado to the AL, Houston back to the NLNational LeagueEAST: Atlanta, Cincinnati, Miami, WashingtonNORTH: Montreal, NY Mets, Philadelphia, PittsburghCENTRAL: St. Louis, Chicago Cubs, Houston, MilwaukeeWEST: Arizona, LA Dodgers, San Diego, San FranciscoAmerican LeagueEAST: Baltimore, Boston, NY Yankees, Tampa BayNORTH: Chicago Sox, Cleveland, Detroit, TorontoCENTRAL: Colorado, Kansas City, Minnesota, TexasWEST: LA Angels, Oakland, Portland, Seattle----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------And the second (or third) one:Expansion: Montreal Expos, Charlotte KnightsLeague Changes: Colorado to the AL (Houston remains in the AL as well. This is the more minimal league change plan.)National LeagueEAST: Atlanta, Charlotte, Miami, WashingtonNORTH: Montreal, NY Mets, Philadelphia, PittsburghCENTRAL: St. Louis, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati, MilwaukeeWEST: Arizona, LA Dodgers, San Diego, San FranciscoAmerican LeagueEAST: Baltimore, Boston, NY Yankees, Tampa BayNORTH: Chicago Sox, Cleveland, Detroit, TorontoCENTRAL: Houston, Kansas City, Minnesota, TexasWEST: Colorado, LA Angels, Oakland, Seattle----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------And one more that features 2 expansion teams (Portland and Montreal), yet no league changes, meaning Colorado stays in the NL and Houston in the AL, which have been the two teams I've been switching. And though I've never been big on Colorado in a division with St. Louis, Chicago and Milwaukee, it's basically the only way you can go to 4-team divisions in each league without switching any teams between the two leagues.National LeagueEAST: Atlanta, Cincinnati, Miami, WashingtonNORTH: Montreal, NY Mets, Philadelphia, PittsburghCENTRAL: St. Louis, Chicago Cubs, Colorado, MilwaukeeWEST: Arizona, LA Dodgers, San Diego, San FranciscoAmerican LeagueEAST: Baltimore, Boston, NY Yankees, Tampa BayNORTH: Chicago Sox, Cleveland, Detroit, TorontoCENTRAL: Houston, Kansas City, Minnesota, TexasWEST: LA Angels, Oakland, Seattle, PortlandScheduling and Playoffs remain the same as the post above. Quote https://dribbble.com/MakaioCall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdm1219inpenna Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 1. Two expansion teams, one per league. In the American League the Charlotte Knights, in the National League a new version of the Montreal Expos.2. The Houston Astros are moved back into the National League.3. The Arizona Diamondbacks move to the American League.4. The Expos/Nationals rivalry would be both international as well as similar to the Browns/Ravens type rivalry in the NFL.5. The Miami Marlins become the Florida Marlins again, with their original logo. The Los Angeles Angels become the Anaheim Angels again. 6. Four 4-team divisions per league. Each group of 8 divided into East and West. and West champions play7. Atlantic & Central Division winners play the best 3 out of 5 to determine the East Champion, Midwest & Pacific Division winners play the best 3 out of 5 to determine the West Champion.8. East & West Champions play the best 4 out of 7 to win the League Championship Series.9. League Champions AL & NL play the best 4 out of 7 in the World Series. In all post-season series, the home team will alternate every year. In Round 1, it will be 2-2-1, then 2-3-2 for the other 2 rounds.10. No more wild card teams, only division winners qualify for post-season play.11. No more interleague play. Being without it made MLB unique from the other major sports and should go back to that, especially since the AL has the DH rule and the NL does not.12. 22 division games vs. the other 3, 12 games vs. the other 4 non-division teams in your own region, and 6 games vs. the remaining 8 teams from the other region in your own league.Wow wdm, gotta give credit where credit is due. Maybe your variation is much better than mine. However, I don't like the "no interleague play" rule, despite that I agree with you on a standpoint that has allowed MLB its uniqueness from other pro sports leagues in the U.S. prior to 1997 (when interleague play was introduced). And what a great way to align the divisions/sub-divisions; but if it was in an interleague play standpoint, it almost allows every team to have a natural rivalry (i.e.: N.Y. Mets/N.Y. Yankees; Washington/Baltimore; Houston/Texas; etc.)About the playoff format, nice format. But if it was me, I would add the wild cards, just for upsets.Thanks kindly for the comments, they are greatly appreciated. The way I did the grid, I tried to co-ordinate the "natural" interleague rival for all 32 teams...Angels/Dodgers, Diamondbacks/Rockies, Athletics/Giants, Mariners/Padres, White Sox/Cubs, Royals/Cardinals, Twins/Brewers, Rangers/Astros, Knights/Braves, Indians/Reds, Tigers/Pirates, Rays/Marlins, Orioles/Nationals, Red Sox/Phillies, Yankees/Mets and Blue Jays/Expos.Also, all 32 teams would have an in-league rival....Yankees/Red Sox, Orioles/Blue Jays, Tigers/Indians, Rays/Knights (Ray Knight could attend!), Royals/Rangers, Twins/White Sox, Angels/Athletics, Mariners/Diamondbacks, Phillies/Mets, Expos/Nationals, Reds/Pirates, Marlins/Braves, Cubs/Cardinals, Brewers/Astros, Dodgers/Giants & finally Rockies/Padres. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo_prankster Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 The NBA without Donald SterlingPacific:Golden State WarriorsLos Angeles LakersPortland Trail BlazersSacramento KingsSeattle Supersonics (formerly Clippers)Midwest:Denver NuggetsMemphis GrizzliesMilwaukee BucksMinnesota TimberwolvesUtah JazzSouthwest:Dallas MavericksHouston RocketsOklahoma City ThunderPhoenix SunsSan Antonio SpursAtlantic:Boston CelticsBrooklyn NetsNew York KnicksPhiladelphia 76ersWashington Federals*Central:Chicago BullsCleveland CavaliersDetroit PistonsIndiana PacersToronto RaptorsSoutheast:Atlanta HawksCharlotte HornetsMiami HeatNew Orleans PelicansOrlando Magic*Anything other than Wizards 1 Quote The Fictional Story of Austus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdm1219inpenna Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 I realize it can't happen, but I always find myself wishing the Milwaukee Bucks could be int he Central along w/the Bulls, Cavs, Pistons & Pacers. I'm not crazy about "Wizards" either. Federals I remember was the USFL team. Also I'm not thrilled w/the Pelicans nickname either.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil G Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 Seattle Supersonics (formerly Clippers) Quote Bruh check out my last.fm And my Rate Your Music Fantasy Teams: Seattle Spacemen (CFA) Signature credit to Silent Wind of Doom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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