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joefromchicago
 
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Reply Sun 12 Jun, 2011 12:39 pm
@Region Philbis,
I saw that story in the paper today and thought: "that has got to be the stupidest idea I've ever heard. Of course MLB will adopt it." Really, this is even dumber than the "floating realignment" scheme that was rumored a while ago. With interleague play going on all season long, it would mark the official end of the two leagues as distinct entities -- in effect, the NL and the AL would just be two divisions in one giant league. The scheduling will be a nightmare.

Oh, and Milwaukee doesn't want to go back to the AL. If you'll remember, Kansas City had first choice to switch leagues, and it passed. Milwaukee had second choice and it never hesitated. The only sure sell-outs it has are its games with the Cubs -- White Sox fans don't follow their team out of town unless it's winning. The Brewers would fight tooth-and-nail to stay in the NL.
tsarstepan
 
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Reply Sun 12 Jun, 2011 01:55 pm
@joefromchicago,
AS a fan of the American League, those ungrateful bastards in Milwaukee can stay in the National League. http://i54.tinypic.com/2ih5flg.jpg
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Region Philbis
 
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Reply Sun 12 Jun, 2011 05:07 pm
@joefromchicago,
Quote:
With interleague play going on all season long, it would mark the official end of the two leagues as distinct entities -- in effect, the NL and the AL would just be two divisions in one giant league. The scheduling will be a nightmare.
i don't think interleague play would be a season-long thing if they move one NL team to the AL...
Rockhead
 
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Reply Sun 12 Jun, 2011 05:10 pm
@Region Philbis,
it would unless one team in each league had a bye every night...
Region Philbis
 
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Reply Sun 12 Jun, 2011 05:22 pm
@Rockhead,

huh?
each AL team doesn't hafta play all NL teams in a given year.

this year for example, the sawx are playing the cubs, brewers, san diego, pittsburgh, phillie, and houston.
which means they're not playing the mets, the braves, florida, wash, cincy, san fran, colorado or los angeles...
Rockhead
 
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Reply Sun 12 Jun, 2011 06:41 pm
@Region Philbis,
there would be 15 teams in each league.

7 1/2 games per league per night...
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joefromchicago
 
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Reply Sun 12 Jun, 2011 09:16 pm
@Region Philbis,
Rockhead's right: unless two teams are off each night, there would have to be at least one interleague game every day throughout the season. 14 teams can play each other; 15 teams can't.
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Region Philbis
 
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Reply Mon 13 Jun, 2011 03:13 am

duh Embarrassed
that wouldn't work too well, would it?

the way it's set up right now, 4 outta 14 AL teams make the playoffs and 4/16 in the NL.
i still like the idea of eliminating the divisions, whether they add another wildcard or not...
joefromchicago
 
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Reply Mon 13 Jun, 2011 08:41 am
@Region Philbis,
If MLB wants to have the same number of teams in each league, then the sensible approach wouldn't be to have two leagues of 15 teams each, but rather to eliminate two teams and have two leagues of 14 teams each. The weakest teams, however, are in the AL (Tampa Bay and Kansas City), which might mean moving two teams from the NL to the AL. The chances of that happening, however, are somewhere in the "snowball's chance in hell" range.
Rockhead
 
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Reply Mon 13 Jun, 2011 08:56 am
@joefromchicago,
Leave my Royals alone.

they are just about to be decent again...

why can't we add two teams?

Carolina and somewhere else. OKC mebbe...
Gargamel
 
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Reply Mon 13 Jun, 2011 09:44 am
@joefromchicago,
joefromchicago wrote:
The only sure sell-outs it has are its games with the Cubs.


Oh, don't flatter yourself. Miller Park passed the 1 million mark last week. And, yes, I'm talking about this year.
joefromchicago
 
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Reply Mon 13 Jun, 2011 11:35 am
@Gargamel,
Yeah, one million SAUSAGES!!!

Hah, buuuurn!!!
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Region Philbis
 
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Reply Mon 13 Jun, 2011 12:09 pm
@Rockhead,
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Carolina and somewhere else. OKC mebbe...
montreal?
they'd need a retractable-roof stadium...
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Region Philbis
 
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Reply Mon 13 Jun, 2011 12:15 pm

i'd also like to see a more balanced schedule.
the sawx, yankees and rays hafta play each other 18x each.
that's 36 potentially tough games year in, year out...
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realjohnboy
 
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Reply Fri 17 Jun, 2011 05:03 pm
The NCAA world series starts tomorrow in Omaha. Vanderbilt, North Carolina, Florida and Texas are in bracket #1. California, South Carolina, Texas A&M and top seeded UVA are in bracket #2. Double elimination. The two survivors meet in a best of 3 game matchup at the end of the month.
UVA, with its 6000 seat stadium devoted to baseball and butts occupying all of them, again hosted the regionals a week or so ago. Pure baseball. No alcohol. No super inflated egos.
A joy to watch live and the action will be on ESPN.
realjohnboy
 
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Reply Sun 19 Jun, 2011 08:12 pm
@realjohnboy,
Vanderbilt topped North Carolina and Florida beat Texas in the Saturday games. Virginia won vs California and South Carolina squeaked out a win vs Texas A&M today. The south is looking good.
panzade
 
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Reply Sun 19 Jun, 2011 08:36 pm
@realjohnboy,
Florida vs UVA is my prediction. Would be a scintillating finals.
Region Philbis
 
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Reply Mon 20 Jun, 2011 05:02 am
@panzade,

meanwhile, it's back to the drawing board for the marlins.
in disarray, they've lost 18 of 19.
the manager resigned over the weekend, and rumor has it they're bringing back
80-year old Jack McKeon to finish out the year...
panzade
 
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Reply Mon 20 Jun, 2011 01:02 pm
@Region Philbis,
Oh sure! You had to mention that!

What a crock the Marlins are.

Every day I read about about another ex-Marlin triumphing on the diamond.
Region Philbis
 
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Reply Tue 21 Jun, 2011 04:24 am
@panzade,

things could be a whole lot worse, i spoze...

Quote:
MLB rejects Dodgers' TV deal

Just days after Frank and Jamie McCourt agreed on a divorce settlement, Major League Baseball rejected
a proposed television contract for the Los Angeles Dodgers that was a lynchpin of the deal.

The TV deal has been reported to be worth $3 billion and Frank McCourt would receive $385 million upfront.
That money was critical to the financial health of the Dodgers. MLB's action nullifies the divorce settlement,
sending the McCourts back to the drawing table and thrusts the Dodgers into limbo.

MLB issued a statement explaining the decision.

"This decision was reached after a full and careful consideration of the terms of the proposed transaction and
the club's current circumstances," commissioner Bud Selig said in a statement. "It is my conclusion that this
proposed transaction with FOX would not be in the best interests of the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise,
the game of Baseball and the millions of loyal fans of this historic club."
(espn)
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