Best division in baseball- NL Central or AL East ?

[rmilia1]

Good arguments for both


Both divisions have 4 teams over .500 ( well over in fact )

Top of the Central is slightly better but the bottom of the East is superior

What say you?

 

[fightinfunbags]

National League is better than the American League this year. I’ll take the NL Central

 

[MilkSpiller22]

right now it is not even close, its the NL Central... but id still give it to the NL WEST... the brewers are the best record in baseball, but they are on a historic streak(for them)... cant be calling a team the best in baseball when they are in their big streak...

 

[rmilia1]

right now it is not even close, its the NL Central... but id still give it to the NL WEST... the brewers are the best record in baseball, but they are on a historic streak(for them)... cant be calling a team the best in baseball when they are in their big streak...

The Cubs are 27-20 in their last 47 and lost 8 games in the standings lol

 

[Used 2 B Hu]

I'd take the Central

 

[MilkSpiller22]

The Cubs are 27-20 in their last 47 and lost 8 games in the standings lol

the brewers are on an 11 game winnning streak and broke their all time HOME winning streak...

right now they are scary... and with those three pitchers, they will remain scary...

but you still cant judge them based on what they are doing right now.... no team should ever be judged during their biggest streaks whether winning or losing...

 

[rmilia1]

the brewers are on an 11 game winnning streak and broke their all time HOME winning streak...

right now they are scary... and with those three pitchers, they will remain scary...

but you still cant judge them based on what they are doing right now.... no team should ever be judged during their biggest streaks whether winning or losing...

They're also 35-12 in their past 47 too

That's a large sample size for a season

I think it's possible both teams win 97+ this year and wouldn't shock me at all if the Central gets 3 in the playoffs either

 

[MilkSpiller22]

They're also 35-12 in their past 47 too

That's a large sample size for a season

I think it's possible both teams win 97+ this year and wouldn't shock me at all if the Central gets 3 in the playoffs either

i dont disagree... but mathematically, baseball is a game of streaks... outside of streaks teams generally play around 500... better teams do slightly better, worse teams do slightly worse...

that would be 91 wins for the brewers... now of course, if they continue this streak, or have another big streak, they can easily get over 95... but hard to predict over 92 wins for them...

 

[Old Sweater]

According to the current SRS(simple rating system) at Baseball Reference it is>NL Central 1.9 runs better than the average MLB team, to the AL East’s 1.8

 

[dtgold88]

National League is better than the American League this year. I’ll take the NL Central

This is true as long as willing to overlook AL is +21 vs. the NL.

 

[dtgold88]

I'd say the AL East....but NL Central has a case.

 

[Clayton]

By the end of the year, it'll likely be a push as the Cardinals I think are going to fade and I dont think too much of the Reds. Cubs and Brewers are on top of the league, though.

 

[fightinfunbags]

This is true as long as willing to overlook AL is +21 vs. the NL.

6 of the top 10 teams are in the NL. Raw records is a flawed and limited analysis.

 

[dtgold88]

6 of the top 10 teams are in the NL. Raw records is a flawed and limited analysis.

so is thinking you know who 6 of the top 10 teams are with certainty. Can make a case Boston is top 10 and TB and Seattle are among top 12. Why is it about top 10 and not 12 or a different cut off?

H2H with an AL spanking so far should be ignored in determining which league is better?

Ya gotta love this forum.

 

[Xeliou66]

It’s a tough call - I think the Central may be better at the moment but it seems like it’s a two team race between the Brewers and Cubs, they are two of MLBs best teams, but I doubt the Cards and Reds can get into the postseason. The AL East is more open and has 4 teams I could see having a shot at the playoffs.

 

[fightinfunbags]

so is thinking you know who 6 of the top 10 teams are with certainty. Can make a case Boston is top 10 and TB and Seattle are among top 12. Why is it about top 10 and not 12 or a different cut off?

H2H with an AL spanking so far should be ignored in determining which league is better?

Ya gotta love this forum.

There is no spanking.

Listen, I root for a real baseball franchise that’s committed to winning with a great ball park and a great fanbase. You need this coattail riding more than I do as a fan of a team that will never compete for anything of value. You can have it.

 

[fightinfunbags]

It’s a tough call - I think the Central may be better at the moment but it seems like it’s a two team race between the Brewers and Cubs, they are two of MLBs best teams, but I doubt the Cards and Reds can get into the postseason. The AL East is more open and has 4 teams I could see having a shot at the playoffs.

That’s because the 2nd place team in the other AL divisions are mediocre garbage. The Red Sox and Rays are AL Wildcard teams by default.

 

[dtgold88]

There is no spanking.

Listen, I root for a real baseball franchise that’s committed to winning with a great ball park and a great fanbase. You need this coattail riding more than I do as a fan of a team that will never compete for anything of value. You can have it.

That's some serious goal post moving with your "logic" easily refuted. I never ride coat tails of division, conference, league etc. in any sport. Will I watch some baseball if my team is good? Yeah...I'll watch my team. But baseball right now gets us from end of NBA to football.

Thinking "I can have it" because you know how foolish your comments were.....which I guess is the most that can be expected from any of your many fails.

 

[dtgold88]

That’s because the 2nd place team in the other AL divisions are mediocre garbage. The Red Sox and Rays are AL Wildcard teams by default.

why do 2nd place teams mean so much bot not 3rd and 4th place? RSox and Rays are postseason worthy teams and likely better than Reds and Cardinals.

 

[fightinfunbags]

why do 2nd place teams mean so much bot not 3rd and 4th place? RSox and Rays are postseason worthy teams and likely better than Reds and Cardinals.

And neither the Yankees nor the Blue Jays are better than the Cubs or the Brewers.