2011 MLB Thread - Part II

[the tourist]

I'd make it 5 teams in each division but leave the playoffs the way they are. There really wouldn't have to be that many more interleague games. Something like 11 interleague games per team. Aren't there already that many?

 

[speedracer]

I'd make it 5 teams in each division but leave the playoffs the way they are. There really wouldn't have to be that many more interleague games. Something like 11 interleague games per team. Aren't there already that many?

Each team plays 18 interleague games/year right now. There's really no reason that you couldn't have two leagues of 15 and one interleague series running at all times, other than the fact that MLB seems to think that having everyone playing interleague at the same time is exciting.

Of course, we could just ax two teams and go back to four divisions of 7, top two from each division make the playoffs.

 

[kramwest1]

I'd love to see interleague play spread throughout the season. I don't want more series, just spread them out a little.

I don't think there needs to be much done with regard to the playoffs.

Frank DeFord gives his opinion on MLB. I don't agree, but he is interesting to listen to.
Too Many Days Hath September: Baseball, Fix Thyself : NPR

 

[GirlsAloudFan]

Of course, we could just ax two teams

Let's do this.

Let's get rid of the Marlins and...uhhh...the Twins.

Yeah, that sounds good.

 

[PhilsFan]

There should not be an interleague series at the end of the year. If you even the leagues, then some borderline playoff team like Atlanta might have to fly out to Oakland or some shit the last series of the year.

 

[LUNEDEMINUIT]

They could easily ax the 2 teams in florida.The Marlins have won 2 world series,yet, people in Miami still don't give a flying f...k about them.As for the Rays,even with a couple of post-season appearance in recent years,their attendances is an embarrassment.

Seems like folks in Florida only care about grapefruit league.

 

[PhilsFan]

They will not ax Florida, as they just built a new stadium. That gives the franchise a whole new lease on life. Tampa could easily be contracted though. Awful stadium, shitty fans.

 

[LUNEDEMINUIT]

Forgot about the new stadium in Miami.Jeffrey Loria must have been a car salesman in another life,to be able to convince city to do that.

As for interleague,like i said in a post earlier,at least MLB should make up their mind...DH or no DH.....for both league.

(If only Bob Costas would finally agree take the job of commish,all of this nonsense of expanding playoff and getting rid of the divisions would not happen)

 

[kramwest1]

Let's do this.

Let's get rid of the Marlins and...uhhh...the Twins.

Yeah, that sounds good.

GFY

Who else is going to help you gain on the Tigers?

 

[kramwest1]

There should not be an interleague series at the end of the year. If you even the leagues, then some borderline playoff team like Atlanta might have to fly out to Oakland or some shit the last series of the year.

I'd like to see interleague play go from mid-May to mid/late-August. It could be fun to have a late-season preview of a World Series match-up.

 

[PhilsFan]

Right, but if you even the leagues up, there has to always be an interleague series.

 

[kramwest1]

Right, but if you even the leagues up, there has to always be an interleague series.

I'm not necessarily for evening the leagues.

 

[LuckyNumber7]

Right, but if you even the leagues up, there has to always be an interleague series.

Which would effectively get rid of 'interleague play' as some form of special time in the season (when no games matter) and space it out to a point where you only play it because you have to. That way you can still get in all of the Subway Series, LA Series, Chicago series, etc.

Ideally your team only has to play an interleague series one out of every 15 weeks. I might be wrong but that's... what.... 1 to 2 series per season?

Makes interleague play nearly obsolete while still keeping the novelty matchups.

 

[PhilsFan]

So you want to have a novelty matchup the last week of the season?

 

[Imperor]

Interleague play needs to go away altogether. As for balancing the divisions, sending the Astros to the AL West makes all six divisions square, makes geographical sense, and would give the Rangers a whole lot of free wins each season. Let's do it.

 

[Globo14]

Let's do this.

Let's get rid of the Marlins and...uhhh...the Twins.

Yeah, that sounds good.

HAHA. What are they gonna do with Target Field, then?

How about the A's and the Marlins? And I think the playoffs are perfect as they are. As someone else said, you've actually gotta win something first. And I also like the idea of more interleague play, though it should be stopped around the middle of August. By then, there can be more matchups between teams withing divisions to make the race more interesting. And it'd also save the excitement for the best interleague series of the year, the one at the end of October.

 

[GirlsAloudFan]

HAHA. What are they gonna do with Target Field, then?

Burn it to a cinder, like one of the World Trade Center towers.

And then I'll drink a six pack and micturate all over the remains.

 

[Globo14]

Burn it to a cinder, like one of the World Trade Center towers.

And then I'll drink a six pack and micturate all over the remains.

I would be fine if they did the same to US Cellular.

 

[LuckyNumber7]

So you want to have a novelty matchup the last week of the season?

Considering off days I'm sure you can alter the schedule to make it so that the final week of play consists of no interleague play matches. It wouldn't be that hard.

 

[LuckyNumber7]

HAHA. What are they gonna do with Target Field, then?

How about the A's and the Marlins?

What is this, a committee to vote away a team?

How about... be realistic. My Marlins have a field opening next season. Go knock on Tampa's door, they're still in trouble.

 

[PhilsFan]

Considering off days I'm sure you can alter the schedule to make it so that the final week of play consists of no interleague play matches. It wouldn't be that hard.

What? No, you can't. It's mathematically impossible. Why do you think the leagues aren't 15-15?

 

[Hewson]

What? No, you can't. It's mathematically impossible. Why do you think the leagues aren't 15-15?

Well he did mention off days, so you could have one team in each league finish 3 days before everyone else...that would generate plenty of excitement.

Th reasonable solution is to even the leagues again, with an even number of teams in each...to do that you have two options...contract 2 teams or add 2 and go to 4 four team divisions like the NFL. Neither option is gonna fly, so I say leave things as they are.

 

[LuckyNumber7]

What? No, you can't. It's mathematically impossible. Why do you think the leagues aren't 15-15?

Assuming you're not limiting series to only 3 game series you can easily finish the last week off scheduling other teams with 2 game series following their finales. So long as you avoid potential division spoilers and schedule good matchups, everything would work out just fine.

 

[PhilsFan]

You'd prefer there not be a definitive last day of the season?

 

[Hewson]

Assuming you're not limiting series to only 3 game series you can easily finish the last week off scheduling other teams with 2 game series following their finales. So long as you avoid potential division spoilers and schedule good matchups, everything would work out just fine.

2 teams having 2 or 3 days off while 28 other teams play, not gonna happen.
Ludicrous concept.

 

[LuckyNumber7]

You'd prefer there not be a definitive last day of the season?

I'd prefer the leagues get balanced to 15 a piece is what I'd prefer. Or at least an even number.

 

[PhilsFan]

Sure, but there's no way to do that without fucking up the current system. The only way to maintain the system and balance the leagues is contraction.

 

[LuckyNumber7]

2 teams having 2 or 3 days off while 28 other teams play, not gonna happen.
Ludicrous concept.

How is that ludicrous? The NBA and NHL both do it. The season doesn't HAVE to end on the same day. How many playoff spots in baseball over the past decade have truly been determined on the LAST game of the season, anyways?

And it doesn't have to work that way, either.

You could have an odd combination of series finales where some finish on the 28th(3 game series), 29th(4 game series), and 30th(2 game series).

It's not like just because a team is sitting 2 back in GP that it automatically means they had 2 days off in a row during that week. They could've just as easily played 20 games in a row and had 2 days off at a completely different time period, apart from one another.

 

[speedracer]

How is that ludicrous? The NBA and NHL both do it. The season doesn't HAVE to end on the same day. How many playoff spots in baseball over the past decade have truly been determined on the LAST game of the season, anyways?

And it doesn't have to work that way, either.

You could have an odd combination of series finales where some finish on the 28th(3 game series), 29th(4 game series), and 30th(2 game series).

It's not like just because a team is sitting 2 back in GP that it automatically means they had 2 days off in a row during that week. They could've just as easily played 20 games in a row and had 2 days off at a completely different time period, apart from one another.

The problem isn't having teams finish the regular season on different days; it's the prospect of one team having two days off between the regular season and playoffs while another team has four days off.

 

[Hewson]

How is that ludicrous? The NBA and NHL both do it. The season doesn't HAVE to end on the same day. How many playoff spots in baseball over the past decade have truly been determined on the LAST game of the season, anyways?

And it doesn't have to work that way, either.

You could have an odd combination of series finales where some finish on the 28th(3 game series), 29th(4 game series), and 30th(2 game series).

It's not like just because a team is sitting 2 back in GP that it automatically means they had 2 days off in a row during that week. They could've just as easily played 20 games in a row and had 2 days off at a completely different time period, apart from one another.

Like speed said, the issue is an unfair advantage with off days, its much more pronounced in baseball than hockey or hoops as starting pitching means everything in the playoffs...a team thaty can grab extra rest and set up its rotation has a huge advantage...and in the NHL and NBA, each team plays either the final day or the penultimate day, so there's no more than one day idle to end the season.