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Teaford gets Naturals even in semifinals
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Would this be better for Major League Baseball? Looks more even, doesn’t it?
American League
East
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Baltimore Orioles
Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Central
Toronto Blue Jays
Detroit Tigers
Cleveland Indians
Milwaukee Brewers
Midwest
Chicago White Sox
Minnesota Twins
Louisville Sluggers (expansion team)
Kansas City Royals
West
Los Angeles Angels
Fremont Athletics (moving to Fremont, CA in a few years)
Seattle Mariners
Texas Rangers
National League
East
New York Mets
Atlanta Braves
Washington Nationals
Florida Marlins
Central
Philadelphia Phillies
Pittsburgh Pirates
Cincinnati Reds
Indianapolis Comets (expansion team)
Midwest
Chicago Cubs
Arizona Diamondbacks
Colorado Rockies
St. Louis Cardinals
West
Los Angeles Dodgers
San Francisco Giants
San Diego Padres
Houston Astros
Every team will play their division rivals 12 times and every other league rival 6 times. All teams will play 18 interleague games.
This would be a good way to expand the league and still just keep the season as long as 162 games.
There are millions of talented players graduating high school and college. Maybe each team should hire more scouts to search for talent.
Think of it this way.
If this does happen, it can’t expand even further. A 32 team league would be perfect for MLB.
About the Brewers,
yeah they should keep them in the National League Central and put the new expansion team i call the Indianapolis Comets into the American League Central.
For the Athletics moving to Fremont, CA, why not just change their name to the California Athletics?
If I mail this idea to Major League Baseball, they might do it. Just look at how even the scheduling would be!!!
I just realized I made a mistake in the scheduling.
I said the teams would play their division rivals 12 times. It really should be 24 times. I counted the games and now it adds up to 162 games.
To Yankee Dude:
Why not let the Phillies play the Pirates 24 times in the Central Division? They’re both from Pennsylvania.
Putting Houston in the West Division. I did that to match the American League’s Texas Rangers, who are also in the West Division.
Tell me what you think of my idea that will even out MLB.?
American League
East
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Baltimore Orioles
Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Central
Toronto Blue Jays
Detroit Tigers
Cleveland Indians
Louisville Sluggers (Expansion Team)
Midwest
Chicago White Sox
Minnesota Twins
Kansas City Royals
Texas Rangers
West
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Oakland Athletics
Seattle Mariners
Portland Blue Sox (Expansion Team)
National League
East
New York Mets
Atlanta Braves
Washington Nationals
Florida Marlins
Central
Philadelphia Phillies
Pittsburgh Pirates
Cincinnati Reds
Milwaukee Brewers
Midwest
Chicago Cubs
Colorado Rockies
St. Louis Cardinals
Houston Astros
West
Los Angeles Dodgers
San Francisco Giants
San Diego Padres
Arizona Diamondbacks
Each team will play their division rivals 24 times each, every other league rival 6 times each, and 18 interleague games.
Playoffs Example:
AL East) New York Yankees
AL Central) Toronto Blue Jays
AL Midwest) Chicago White Sox
AL West) Los Angeles Angels
AL Wild-Card) Boston Red Sox
AL Wild-Card) Minnesota Twins
NL East) New York Mets
NL Central) Philadelphia Phillies
NL Midwest) Chicago Cubs
NL West) Los Angeles Dodgers
NL Wild-Card) Atlanta Braves
NL Wild-Card) San Francisco Giants
Wild Card (Best of 3)
CHW vs. BOS (BOS)
LAA vs. MIN (LAA)
CHC vs. SF (CHC)
LAD vs. ATL (ATL)
Division Series (Best of 5)
NYY vs. LAA (NYY)
TOR vs. BOS (BOS)
NYM vs. CHC (NYM)
PHI vs. ATL (PHI)
Championship Series (Best of 7)
NYY vs. BOS (NYY)
NYM vs. PHI (NYM
World Series (Best of 7)
NYY vs. NYM (NYY)
So the talent isn’t watered down too much, MLB should hire more scouts for each US region and international scouts. That way, they could find the really great ballplayers.
To brettj666:
My idea would actually even out the schedule. They should give each team bigger salary caps than they have now so they could afford the 50 extra players (2 teams) that will be added to the league.
To Swingman258:
No, MLB didn’t expand in 2005. The Montreal Expos relocated to Washington, D.C. to become the Washington Nationals. The last 2 expansion teams were the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and Arizona Diamondbacks in 1998.
And to add another thing: The NL Central is not weak. Just look at the success that the Brewers are having now.
This will only push the world series into the first week of November. Remember that the 2001 World Series went into November because of the time off due to the 9/11 attacks?
Would this be better and a much more even format for Major League Baseball?
American League
East
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Baltimore Orioles
Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Central
Indianapolis Blue Jays (Relocated from Toronto)
Detroit Tigers
Cleveland Indians
Louisville Sluggers (Expansion Team)
Midwest
Chicago White Sox
Minnesota Twins
Kansas City Royals
Texas Rangers
West
Los Angeles Angels
Fremont Athletics (Relocated from Oakland)
Seattle Mariners
Portland Blue Sox (Expansion Team)
National League
East
New York Mets
Atlanta Braves
Washington Nationals
Florida Marlins
Central
Philadelphia Phillies
Pittsburgh Pirates
Cincinnati Reds
Milwaukee Brewers
Midwest
Chicago Cubs
Colorado Rockies
St. Louis Cardinals
Houston Astros
West
Los Angeles Dodgers
San Francisco Giants
San Diego Padres
Arizona Diamondbacks
Each team will play their division rivals 24 times each. Each team will play their opposite division rivals 6 times each. Each team will play 18 interleague games.
Playoff Format:
Division winners
AL East: New York Yankees
AL Central: Indianapolis Blue Jays
AL Midwest: Chicago White Sox
AL West: Los Angeles Angels
AL Wild-Card: Boston Red Sox
AL Wild-Card: Detroit Tigers
NL East: New York Mets
NL Central: Philadelphia Phillies
NL Midwest: Chicago Cubs
NL West: Los Angeles Dodgers
NL Wild-Card: Atlanta Braves
NL Wild-Card: San Francisco Giants
Wild-Card Series:
CHW vs. BOS (BOS)
LAA vs. DET (LAA)
PHI vs. ATL (ATL)
CHC vs. SF (CHC)
Division Series:
NYY vs. LAA (NYY)
IND vs. BOS (BOS)
NYM vs. CHC (NYM)
LAD vs. ATL (LAD)
Championship Series:
NYY vs. BOS (NYY)
NYM vs. LAD (NYM)
World Series:
NYY vs. NYM (NYY)
Everybody’s saying that the pitching would be watered down with 2 new expansion teams. This is a big world and there’s a lot of talent around it.
To Michael K:
Las Vegas would be nice but many players from that team would get caught gambling.
To jft_24:
Relocate for no reason? We don’t have to know the reason. The NFL’s Baltimore Colts moved to Indianapolis overnight in 1984.