I haven’t thought through it all, but I don’t think a ~AL/NL East/West style setup with no divisions would be all that bad.
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Ditto in both respects. But I’m definitely not immediately against a scheme that would reward the best teams every year at the expense of the ones who might otherwise squeak in in a weak division.
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8 team divisions - your cross league rival(Rockies currently for the Astros) 6 times, every other cross league team 3 times, non division same league teams 6 times and division teams 9 times
4 team divisions - cross league remains the same, non division same league 6 times, division 13 times
For no divisions, east/west divide, 3 vs cross league and an average of 7.6 vs your league(basically playing 8 teams 9 times and 7 teams 6 times if you’re doing multiples of 3 but I’m not sure this could actually work)
I live in Georgetown. MLB can put a team in Austin or San Antonio or Georgetown and I’ll still be an Astros fan.
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I get goosebumps thinking about an Astros/Rockies rivalry.
Oh, wait. I think the goosebumps are from thinking about an April game in Denver. Of which I have experienced. The goosebumps were legit because the wind chill was in the teens.
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Sounds like heaven right about now
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Correct. And WMOX would reach a good deal of that.
It might have been if I dressed in something heavier than a business suit.
I think you mean, KMOX and yes, it was a blow torch.
East:
BOS
NYY
NYM
BAL
DC
TOR
PHI
ATL
TB
MIA
DET
CWS
MIN
CLE
PIT
[Nashville?]
West:
HOU
TEX
LAD
SDP
LAA
SEA
ARZ
COL
STL
CUB
MIL
KC
CIN
OAK/LV
SF
[Portland?]
No Divisions. Just like the old days.
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Cincy is further east than Nashville
Cincy needs to be with the Central teams. Or not. Don’t really care.
Atlanta if further east than Cincinnati.
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I would like to see Montreal get another chance, they are currently the most populous city in North America without a MLB team.
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Atlanta is further east than St. Louis, yet the Braves were in the NL West and the Cardinals in the NL East.
I know, it was the same with the Cubs and Pirates.
Buenos Aires is further east than Miami
Both the Cubs and the Pirates were in the NL East.
That’s right, I meant Reds not Pirates.
Braves were in the NL West