MLB realignment. I was just spit balling.

[PhilSimms11]

What it would look like if they got rid of the AL-NL affiliation and had 5 divisions of 6.

West--LAA, LAD, OAK, SEA, SD, SF
Midwest--ARZ, COL, HOU, KC, STL, TEX
Central--CHC, CHW, CLE, DET, MIN, TOR
East--ATL, CIN, CLE, MIA, PIT, TB
Atlantic--BAL, BOS, NYM, NYY, PHI, WAS

 

[soxfan1468927]

What it would look like if they got rid of the AL-NL affiliation and had 5 divisions of 6.

West--LAA, LAD, OAK, SEA, SD, SF
Midwest--ARZ, COL, HOU, KC, STL, TEX
Central--CHC, CHW, CLE, DET, MIN, TOR
East--ATL, CIN, CLE, MIA, PIT, TB
Atlantic--BAL, BOS, NYM, NYY, PHI, WAS

@SlinkyRedfoot would be dancing, pants off, for a month

 

[soxfan1468927]

What it would look like if they got rid of the AL-NL affiliation and had 5 divisions of 6.

West--LAA, LAD, OAK, SEA, SD, SF
Midwest--ARZ, COL, HOU, KC, STL, TEX
Central--CHC, CHW, CLE, DET, MIN, TOR
East--ATL, CIN, CLE, MIA, PIT, TB
Atlantic--BAL, BOS, NYM, NYY, PHI, WAS

And I just realized, Cleveland is in 2 different divisions. You don't have the Brewers listed.

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

@SlinkyRedfoot would be dancing, pants off, for a month

I've been doing that for the last month anyway.

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

I don't like it.

AL/NL isn't going anywhere.

I'm also not sure what the purpose of this scenario would be. What does it "fix?" How would the playoffs work with five divisions?

I'm pretty happy with the way the seasons and playoffs are formatted right now. If I could change anything, it'd just be to compress the time between the season and the start of the NLDS. I think both WC games should be on Tuesday and the DS's start on Thursday.

Another interesting thought (that I'm not sure how I feel about), would be expanding for two more teams and have four divisions of four in the AL and NL, and eliminate the wild cards.

 

[PhilSimms11]

And I just realized, Cleveland is in 2 different divisions. You don't have the Brewers listed.

Dammit. Good catch. MIL in the Central and CLE in the East.

 

[Used 2 B Hu]

The geographies don't break so good for a few teams. Colorado is literally on an island; no matter where you place them, they would have the most travel of any team. Also there is a glut of teams out east, so you wind up with something odd like Cleveland and Miami/Tampa being in a division together.

I'm sure during Bud Selig's time they talked about this often, but just couldn't come up with a solution that was significantly better than the current arrangement.

 

[Cedrique]

What it would look like if they got rid of the AL-NL affiliation and had 5 divisions of 6.

West--LAA, LAD, OAK, SEA, SD, SF
Midwest--ARZ, COL, HOU, KC, STL, TEX
Central--CHC, CHW, CLE, DET, MIN, TOR
East--ATL, CIN, CLE, MIA, PIT, TB
Atlantic--BAL, BOS, NYM, NYY, PHI, WAS

The one thing it would probably do is increase attendance. For example if you're in that Atlantic division even if you had a bad team those cities are all within a few hours drive so you'd have fans coming in from the opposing team.

 

[black francis]

I've been doing that for the last month anyway.

I confirm this statement

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

The one thing it would probably do is increase attendance. For example if you're in that Atlantic division even if you had a bad team those cities are all within a few hours drive so you'd have fans coming in from the opposing team.

Yeah, that works great for the Atlantic division. How about the others?

 

[Mike A. S.]

I don't think I'd even want it to change either, but for the fun of it, what if they went Eastern & Western Conference/League, like hockey and basketball does? It could look like this:

WESTERN LEAGUE/CONFERENCE
Pacific: SEA, OAK, SF, LAD, LAA
Southwest: SD, ARZ, COL, HOU, TEX
Central: KC, STL, MIN, MIL, CHW

EASTERN LEAGUE/CONFERENCE
Southeast: TB, MIA, ATL, WAS, BAL
Northeast: NYY, NYM, BOS, PHL, PIT
Midwest: CIN, CLE, DET, TOR, CHC

Although in this scenario it would stink for both Chicago teams to be in opposite leagues, they just happen to be right at the dividing line. So I'd say it'd probably be better to move a slightly more eastern-team, like Cincy or Detroit and move them to the Central and slide the White Sox into the Midwest to keep both Windy City teams together.

 

[ElTexan]

Midwest.

 

[rmilia1]

10 3 team divisions . Only division winners make playoffs. Play each team in your own division 27 times . Play the other 27 teams 4 times each. That pretty much guarantees the best team in each division wins the title

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

10 3 team divisions . Only division winners make playoffs. Play each team in your own division 27 times . Play the other 27 teams 4 times each. That pretty much guarantees the best team in each division wins the title

I’m afraid you’re serious.

 

[rmilia1]

I’m afraid you’re serious.

Lol. Not this time

 

[richig07]

Central--CHC, CHW, CLE, DET, MIN, TOR

Ha... fuck off. Not funny

 

[Mike A. S.]

10 3 team divisions . Only division winners make playoffs. Play each team in your own division 27 times . Play the other 27 teams 4 times each. That pretty much guarantees the best team in each division wins the title

Northwest: SEA, OAK, SF
Pacific: LAD, LAA, SD
Southwest: ARZ, HOU, TEX
Central: COL, KC, STL
Southeast: ATL, MIA, TB
Northeast: NYY, NYM, BOS
Midwest: CIN, PIT, CLE
Atlantic: BAL, WAS, PHL
Great Lakes: MIN, MIL, CHC
International: DET, TOR, CHW

 

[JohnU]

Organizing teams according to some 2-dimensional "map" may make your mind a bit uncluttered, but it's not like some kind of high school sports conference that's set up to reduce travel and simplify scheduling.

Some weenie-brain in MLB headquarters tries to prop up these "regional rivalries" as if they were a way to improve attendance. The way to improve attendance is to have a good team, not just have the Yankees play the Mets 19 times a year.

I don't see that the NBA's "conferences" has done a lot other than produce 2 or 3 good teams every season and those teams almost ever lose a game. It's hard to applaud the NBA for much of anything.

 

[soxfan1468927]

Organizing teams according to some 2-dimensional "map" may make your mind a bit uncluttered, but it's not like some kind of high school sports conference that's set up to reduce travel and simplify scheduling.

Some weenie-brain in MLB headquarters tries to prop up these "regional rivalries" as if they were a way to improve attendance. The way to improve attendance is to have a good team, not just have the Yankees play the Mets 19 times a year.

I don't see that the NBA's "conferences" has done a lot other than produce 2 or 3 good teams every season and those teams almost ever lose a game. It's hard to applaud the NBA for much of anything.

I think that's just the nature of basketball, not the conferences. One player can dominate because they have a higher percentage of the overall impact on the game compared to any of the other Big 4 sports.