05-19-2009, 04:44 PM
<!--quoteo(post=38709:date=May 19 2009, 03:30 PM:name=rok)-->QUOTE (rok @ May 19 2009, 03:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=38706:date=May 19 2009, 03:25 PM:name=sleepyhead)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (sleepyhead @ May 19 2009, 03:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=38705:date=May 19 2009, 03:23 PM:name=Butcher)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Butcher @ May 19 2009, 03:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=38702:date=May 19 2009, 02:09 PM:name=sleepyhead)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (sleepyhead @ May 19 2009, 02:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->NL East: Mets, Phils, Braves, Nationals, Marlins
NL Central: Cubs, Cards, Brewers, Reds, Pirates
NL West: Giants, Dodgers, Padres, D-Bags, Astros
AL East: Yanks, Sox, Jays, Rays, Orioles
AL Central: Sox, Royals, Tigers, Indians, Twins
AL West: Rangers, Angels, A's, Mariners, Rockies
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Exactly how I would align it as well.
You make interleague play ongoing throughout the season (not every team playing every team, just spread the existing number of games over the span of 162 instead of a couple of isolated weeks) and there isn't an issue.
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With that ballpark the Rockies probably wouldn't have an issue, Coors is made for a DH. The Astros remain in the NL and Texas continues to have an NL and an AL team for the people that would be bothered by that. It really needs to get done and it's astounding to me that Selig hasn't already done it.
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Makes sense to me. And anyone who still believes that interleague play needs to have its own designated time during the season isn't paying attention. The "newness" of it all has worn off to a great extent. Just integrate the games into the entire season and be done with it already. You wanna improve balance and stop treating some games as a sideshow? Get over yourself already and do what's best for the game, Selig.
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And actually by spreading the games out, you might bring back some more interest to it. There could be an "Interleague Matchup of the Week." Instead of having the Sox-Cubs, Mets-Yanks, Dodgers-Angels, etc. all playing at basically the same time, you have one marque interleague matchup per week and probably elevate the interest level there a little.
NL Central: Cubs, Cards, Brewers, Reds, Pirates
NL West: Giants, Dodgers, Padres, D-Bags, Astros
AL East: Yanks, Sox, Jays, Rays, Orioles
AL Central: Sox, Royals, Tigers, Indians, Twins
AL West: Rangers, Angels, A's, Mariners, Rockies
What do we have to do to make this happen?<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Exactly how I would align it as well.
You make interleague play ongoing throughout the season (not every team playing every team, just spread the existing number of games over the span of 162 instead of a couple of isolated weeks) and there isn't an issue.
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With that ballpark the Rockies probably wouldn't have an issue, Coors is made for a DH. The Astros remain in the NL and Texas continues to have an NL and an AL team for the people that would be bothered by that. It really needs to get done and it's astounding to me that Selig hasn't already done it.
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Makes sense to me. And anyone who still believes that interleague play needs to have its own designated time during the season isn't paying attention. The "newness" of it all has worn off to a great extent. Just integrate the games into the entire season and be done with it already. You wanna improve balance and stop treating some games as a sideshow? Get over yourself already and do what's best for the game, Selig.
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And actually by spreading the games out, you might bring back some more interest to it. There could be an "Interleague Matchup of the Week." Instead of having the Sox-Cubs, Mets-Yanks, Dodgers-Angels, etc. all playing at basically the same time, you have one marque interleague matchup per week and probably elevate the interest level there a little.