wdm1219inpenna Posted May 9, 2004 Share Posted May 9, 2004 Hi guys and gals.I was bored at work the other night, and fiddled around with this notion.What if the AL and NL always had divisions? What might they have looked like in 1956 for example?Here's what I came up with.AL EastNew York YankeesBoston Red SoxBaltimore OriolesWashington SenatorsAL WestKansas City Athletics (A's)Chicago White SoxCleveland IndiansDetroit TigersNL EastPhiladelphia PhilliesBrooklyn DodgersNew York GiantsPittsburgh PiratesNL WestMilwaukee BravesCincinnati RedsSt. Louis CardinalsChicago CubsI wonder how it might have worked back then, had they had two divisions. If a balanced schedule were observed, then the Phillies for example would have played 66 divisional games and 88 non divisional games, assuming interleague play was not implemented, and since a 154 game schedule was observed until 1961 (1962 for the National League).The Phillies could have played the Dodgers, Giants & Pirates 30 times each, for 90 games, and then played each of the 4 west teams 16 times, that would still total 154 games. That very well might have worked back then...I'm curious to see what you all think of this, and if you can come up with other examples from other years prior to 1969, since that was when divisional play first began.Cordially,Bill McD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STL FANATIC Posted May 9, 2004 Share Posted May 9, 2004 Interesting. Looks pretty good.Even though this isn't 20 years in the future, rather in the past, in the past, any board vets get xlr8dr flash backs? JUSTIN STRIEBEL | PORTFOLIO | RESUME | CONTACT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted May 9, 2004 Share Posted May 9, 2004 Yeah Xlr8r got the last laugh on all of us though he runs the new ABA www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CC97 Posted May 9, 2004 Share Posted May 9, 2004 good thing you put A's in brackets there, I had no idea who the Athletics were --- Chris Creamer Founder/Editor, SportsLogos.Net "The Mothership" • News • Facebook • X/Twitter • Instagram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronChefShark Posted May 9, 2004 Share Posted May 9, 2004 why? US state flag concepts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discrim Posted May 9, 2004 Share Posted May 9, 2004 McD, you might be on to something...and you've just given me an idea to boot. A strong mind gets high off success, a weak mind gets high off bull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paynomind Posted May 10, 2004 Share Posted May 10, 2004 Greta idea.. totally cool to think about. I love when folks think out of the box, to see what their minds can come up with. Nothing aggrivates me more than people so stupid, they can't even entertain messing around and thinking about things in a different way.Why ask why.. go home and cry. NCFA Sunset Beach Tech - Octopi ΓΔΒ! Going to college gets you closer to the real world, kind of like climbing a tree gets you closer to the moon. "...a nice illustration of what you get when skill, talent, and precedent are deducted from 'creativity.' " - James Howard Kunstler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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