HoosierCat Posted October 12, 2011 Report Share Posted October 12, 2011 Looks like the Astros will make the long-rumored move to the AL West. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spor_tees Posted October 20, 2011 Report Share Posted October 20, 2011 Looks like the Astros will make the long-rumored move to the AL West.Honestly I think if they are going to do some realigning they should redo the whole thing. Make more interstate rivalries in the same division. Put the Yankees and Mets in the division together. Put the Reds and Indians together, and so on. Could you imagine a division with the Reds, Indians, Cubs, and Brewers? It sure would make it easier for visiting teams fans to travel and fill up ball parks. It might be great for overall MLB attendance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted October 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2011 Looks like the Astros will make the long-rumored move to the AL West.Honestly I think if they are going to do some realigning they should redo the whole thing. Make more interstate rivalries in the same division. Put the Yankees and Mets in the division together. Put the Reds and Indians together, and so on. Could you imagine a division with the Reds, Indians, Cubs, and Brewers? It sure would make it easier for visiting teams fans to travel and fill up ball parks. It might be great for overall MLB attendance.I agree completely. But they'll never do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spor_tees Posted October 20, 2011 Report Share Posted October 20, 2011 I gave the idea a little more thought and here are the divisions I came up with:AL WestSeattleLA AngelsLA DodgersSan Fransico GiantsOakland A'sAL CentralMilwaukee BrewersKansas City RoyalsSt. Louis CardinalsMinnesota TwinsDetroit TigersAL EastToronto Blue JaysNY MetsNY YankeesBoston Red SoxPhiladelphia PhillesNL WestColorado RockiesArizona DiamondbacksHouston AstrosTexas RangersSan Diego PadresNL CentralChicago White SoxChicago CubsCleveland IndiansCincinnati RedsPittsburgh PiratesNL EastBaltimore OriolesWashington NationalsAtlanta BravesTampa Bay RaysFlorida MarlinsPretty much all of them make geographical sense except having San Diego in a different division than the other California teams, but because of the location of Seattle in comparison to the other teams in only makes sense to put them there. San Diego is still in a Western Division but the farthest they have to travel is Texas for a divisional game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyline Posted October 20, 2011 Report Share Posted October 20, 2011 What I find more interesting are the possible repercussions of this due to their being an even # of AL and NL teams. Specifically:1) Interleague games played throughout the season.2) Both leagues taking up the DH or neither league using it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spor_tees Posted October 20, 2011 Report Share Posted October 20, 2011 What I find more interesting are the possible repercussions of this due to their being an even # of AL and NL teams. Specifically:1) Interleague games played throughout the season.2) Both leagues taking up the DH or neither league using it.Well even with the fact that before there were more NL teams than AL teams, the AL generally won more games. That has been pretty much a trend since inter-league started. It was also a trend at All-star games, where it was AL dominated up until the last couple of years.As for the DH, I think they did a poll recently and found that more teams thought it was unnecessary than those who thought it should stay. Myself, I'm a baseball purest and think that making the pitcher hit, and the subsequent managerial moves that have to be made involving pinch hitters, double switches, etc. is what brings some excitement to the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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