Youppi! Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 This is my idea for major league baseball expansion to 32 teams and realligning them into 8 4 team divisions. it includes tampa bay moving to the national league, allows for florida to move to a place like charlotte or nashville or new orleans, moves the rockies and brewers to the american league, cuts down on texas' travel mileage, and expands to montreal and either vancouver, portland, or las vegas.AMERICAN LEAGUEEastNew YorkBostonTorontoBaltimoreNorthChicagoDetroitMilwaukee(nl)ClevelandCentralKansas CityMinnesotaColorado(nl)TexasWestSeattlePor/LV/Van(exp)Los AngelesOaklandNATIONAL LEAGUEEastMontreal(exp)New YorkPhiladelphiaWashingtonSouthAtlantaHoustonTampa Bay(al)Florida(Char/Nsh/NO)CentralSt. LouisChicagoPittsburghCincinnatiWestLos AngelesSan FranciscoSan DiegoArizonai left tampa bay where they are because they are tied to a bad lease in a bad stadium.i have them paired so that the opening and closing series of the season should be between those teams, ex. bos/nyythoughts? insults? criticisms? suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDR Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 The Montreal market is an untapped gold mine. This is not my gimmick, but:STOP REEL LINE MINT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB61 Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 Wow. What a great idea.Hey! While we're brainstorming here, I have an idea for a circular device capable of rotating on its axis, facilitating movement or transportation or performing labor in machines.I think I call it... the wheel.Move over Walt Whitman, you've got some company in the GRAVEYARD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy! Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 You, sir, should be smacked in the face with a mackerel. "I secretly hope people like that hydroplane into a wall." - Dennis "Big Sexy" Ittner POTD - 7/3/14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew22 Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 Yeah. Lets bring back the gold mine, also known as the Expos.Next we should expand to Montana! Eagles/Heels/Dawgs/Falcons/Hawks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youppi! Posted June 28, 2007 Author Share Posted June 28, 2007 you all can eat my white hairy @$$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkJourney Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 No more basbeall expansion please. Pitching will become even more diluted. Then you would have to add two more AAA teams to accommodate the new big league teams and so on and so forth. No, No, No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoHoJoe Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 I kind of agree. Put Milwaukee back in the American League, so that both leagues can have 15 teams.Then have Montreal as the NL expansion franchise- could Bronftman's son be the owner? THE EXPOS ARE BACK!!!AS far as the AL Expansion franchise, it should either go to Nashville- does the SixStrings sound like a great team name Because of Nashvile's country music heritage?- or Charlotte- does the Charlotte Thunder sound like a great name because of Charlotte's links to NASCAR racing?Then have 4 teams per division, 4 divisions per league- East, Central, Midwest, WestTop two teams per division will make the playoffs. The seeds will be 1-8, like the NBA and NHLFirst and Second Rounds will be best Three of out Five, with the LCS and WS will remain best Four out of Seven.And other than the Brewers returning to the AL, there will be NO further realiginment!!!!!!You, sir, should be smacked in the face with a mackerel. [ BRING BASEBALL BACK TO MONTREAL!!!! MON AMOURS SIEMPRE!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infrared41 Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 Here's an idea...Find a way to level the field financially. Make all the teams work within the same financial limits. Add a salary cap as well as a salary minimum, i.e. you have to spend at least X dollars on payroll, and create a revenue sharing plan that works. Let's see if we can find a way to field 30 actual major league teams before we add two more AAA and a half teams to the 15-20 we already have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Am A Flaming Douche Bag Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 I doubt Montreal and Vancouver would get a team. Id love it, but I doubt it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick L. Kennedy Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 Here's an idea...Find a way to level the field financially. Make all the teams work within the same financial limits. Add a salary cap as well as a salary minimum, i.e. you have to spend at least X dollars on payroll, and create a revenue sharing plan that works. Let's see if we can find a way to field 30 actual major league teams before we add two more AAA and a half teams to the 15-20 we already have.Unless the Players Union does something stupid and collapses like the Umpires' union, anything resembling a salary cap will not happen. The CBA is not in balance between the two sides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Imperfect Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 AL EastAtlantaBostonChicago WSNY YankeesMinnesotaAL CentralChicago CubsClevelandDetroitMilwaukeePittsburghAL AtlanticBaltimoreCarolina (Barons)PhiladelphiaTorontoWashingtonNL EastCincinnatiFloridaNY MetsSt. LouisTexasNL CentralArizonaColoradoHoustonLA AngelsSan DiegoNL PacificLA DodgersOaklandPortland (Beavers)San FranciscoSeattleDropped: Kansas City, Tampa Bay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB61 Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 NO!BAD!BAD HUMANS!BAD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCall Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 No 15 teams in each league.No more teams in Montreal. They failed the first time. Would be the same the second time aroundAnd for the love of G*d, no more creating new threads for MLB Realignment! I'm obsessed with it, but I don't create 2000 different threads to repeat myself and others.Find an old one.Look through it.See your same idea.Move on. https://dribbble.com/MakaioCall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDubK414 Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 If anything there should be only THREE moves made if something needs to happen like this. 1. NO MORE EXPANSION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Leagues are already hurting because of it. Too many teams means NOT enough talent. Plus like Dark Journey said, the minors would be depleated and watered down as well. Not a good thing. It's already hard enough to find talent to field an entire orginization in baseball today. Relocation however, could be an option. But at this point it seems like MLB cities are gonna remain that way for a long time. Folks, baseball is BACK! Exception is Tampa, sorry Baysters and Rays fans.2. If anything a team would have to fold. Most notably and sorry Rays fans again, it would have to be Tampa Bay. Of all the teams today, they have poor attendance, a poor product on the field, and a bad stadium. A lease CAN be broken, see Browns, Cleveland; Braves, Boston/Milwaukee; Hornets, Charlotte, etc... In the event of that the Florida/Miami Marlins would be moved over to the AL, only makes sense. 3. Realignment is not necessary!!! A few divions look kinda out of whack, so maybe, just maybe it would help out a bit. I'm not gonna post a REEL IN MINT here, but based on what I've said here, you can guess what would happen? If you can't, here's a hint... It involves Florida and Pittsburgh. And if you can't figure it out, just think about it Just my 1/50 of a dollar here.Kyle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HedleyLamarr Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 NL East: ATL, FLA, NYM, PHI, WSHNL Central: CHC, CIN, HOU, MIL, PIT, STLNL West: ARZ, COL, LAD, SD, SFAL East: BAL, BOS, NYY, TB, TORAL Central: CWS, CLE, DET, KC, MINAL West: LAA, OAK, SEA, TEX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBGKon Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 NL East: ATL, FLA, NYM, PHI, WSHNL Central: CHC, CIN, HOU, MIL, PIT, STLNL West: ARZ, COL, LAD, SD, SFAL East: BAL, BOS, NYY, TB, TORAL Central: CWS, CLE, DET, KC, MINAL West: LAA, OAK, SEA, TEXPerfection...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCall Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 NL East: ATL, FLA, NYM, PHI, WSHNL Central: CHC, CIN, HOU, MIL, PIT, STLNL West: ARZ, COL, LAD, SD, SFAL East: BAL, BOS, NYY, TB, TORAL Central: CWS, CLE, DET, KC, MINAL West: LAA, OAK, SEA, TEXYeah, like that would ever happen. Dream on, dude. https://dribbble.com/MakaioCall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB61 Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 NL East: ATL, FLA, NYM, PHI, WSHNL Central: CHC, CIN, HOU, MIL, PIT, STLNL West: ARZ, COL, LAD, SD, SFAL East: BAL, BOS, NYY, TB, TORAL Central: CWS, CLE, DET, KC, MINAL West: LAA, OAK, SEA, TEXYeah, like that would ever happen. Dream on, dude. Pffft. Yeah, that's so 1998, dude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCall Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 NL East: ATL, FLA, NYM, PHI, WSHNL Central: CHC, CIN, HOU, MIL, PIT, STLNL West: ARZ, COL, LAD, SD, SFAL East: BAL, BOS, NYY, TB, TORAL Central: CWS, CLE, DET, KC, MINAL West: LAA, OAK, SEA, TEXYeah, like that would ever happen. Dream on, dude. Pffft. Yeah, that's so 1998, dude.Like, totally. https://dribbble.com/MakaioCall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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