I don't know about you, but I remember the good old days of two divisions in each league (my father remembers when there was one division). Things seemed simple then; East played West and then there was the World Series. This new alignment means probably more playoff games, and that no doubt appeals to baseball owners and executives because that means more revenue.
Madden goes on to say that a team would play every team in all four new divisions twice (once at home and once on the road) each season. That means six games against every team in the league every year. I know it makes sense if you do the math (27 x 6 = 162 games), but doesn't that mean teams are going to do a heck of a lot more traveling?
How will baseball fans and the players react to this news? In the end it probably won't matter what anyone thinks if baseball's power elite have made the call already. It looks like we will have to face the inevitable, which probably includes a World Series being played around Thanksgiving, so we can say "Pass the cranberry sauce" as we watch the players run the bases in the snow. Isn't change lovely?
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Article comments
1 - Petey
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The thought of Major League Baseball's 28 teams staying the way they are is probably appealing to some people"
Duh, there's 30 teams now. 16 in the NL and 14 in the AL.
2 - Victor Lana
Uh, Petey, if you look at the "plan" carefully, Tampa Bay and Oakland are goners. That makes 28 teams.
3 - Kevin
How long until this may happen?
4 - Victor Lana
Looks like it will be a few years. Seems the DH has three years and then it will be gone, and maybe that's when the change will happen.
5 - charlie doherty
Yep, that would be a pretty radical change but it all makes sense regionally, except Cincinnati being in the southern division. The Reds and Pirates should switch places (Reds in Midwest and the Pirates in the Southern division). But that's just me.
6 - Victor Lana
Yes, Charlie, that makes more sense. Isn't Ohio a Midwestern state anyway? I always thought of PA as a Northeastern state.
7 - Victor Lana
Yes, Phil, I think that's the idea. And, especially if the DH is eliminated, this will make more sense in the long run. Thanks for the comment.