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Eliminate two teams (Oakland and Tampa Bay). Every team plays two three game series (one home, one away) against each of the other 27 teams.
27x3x2=162 games. Parity.
27x3x2=162 games. Parity.
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Love the idea. Really interested. Take the top 6 from each league for the playoffs?
Either way they need to even out the leagues so each are 15. Having one at 14 and one at 16 is retarded.
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Make it happen Goblin for commish!
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Houston in the AL in the same division as Texas makes a lot of sense.My Twitch video link: http://www.twitch.tv/dave374000
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They're not contracting so it's not worth typing...
Taking away divisions would definitely be more fun than having 3 in each league.
Hopefully, if they're considering 5 playoff teams from each league...they're planning on doing the top 3 get automatic births while teams 4 & 5 have a single game play in.
Overall though, doubt anything drastic changes anytime soon.
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No need to contract. I would like to see the switch to two 15 team leagues with the elimination of interleague play.Maddon & Friedman: Pissing off the AL East since 2008
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QFT.. or as the kids say This.
anyway.. I am against inter-league play and this would increase inter-league play, or we see more days specifically teams off on weekends, again that isn't good either.
I hate the current system and agree contraction is the way to go, however that's not going to happen. so i guess sort of like our healthcare system i am just happy they are going to change it.
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Is expanding to 32 not an option?
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Why would it mean more off days? If you are starting and ending the season at the same time and playing the same amount of games I don't see how that requires more off days, and you'd have more weekend baseball to capitalize on revenue from both ticket sales and TV. There wuld be no reason to make the days off on the weekend when those are the days when most of the fans are off and more available see the product. If anything they'd load the off days on to the weekdays. More interleague play doesn't really bother me in any way.Comment
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I don't understand what the problem with interleague is. I'd be fine with eliminating the two leagues and divisions completely, and just having the top eight seeds make the playoffs. Having two fifteen team leagues obviously requires interleague from start to finish in the regular season, which I'm fine with. The alternative is teams taking weekend series off, which no one wants because that's where a lot of team revenue comes from. However with a 28 team league this problem is eliminated.
No it's not. Pete bitched and moaned about this yesterday in the chatbox. The A's and Rays both draw shit for attendance and play in the worst stadiums in MLB. Here's a nice article, I suggest everyone reads on the topic: http://www.athleticsnation.com/2010/...08/contraction
Contraction would lead to several positives for MLB.
*Improved quality of play. With 50 less major league players, the league would eliminate players like Yuniesky Betancourt, and other below replacement players who don't belong on a major league roster.
*Increased revenue sharing for the remaining 28 teams. The Rays and A's both draw shit for attendance, so they both require a lot of revenue sharing to stay a float. About thirty million a year each. If the two teams were eliminated then that sixty million could be split by the remaining teams.
Obviously two teams would move from the NL to the AL, unless the leagues were eliminated completely. The divisions would probably also be reshuffled to group teams that are closer together, leading to lower travel costs.
As for less Yankees/Red Sox games, who gives a shit? No one cares about that shit outside of Boston and New York. Both teams would likely stay competitive, which would add significance and drama to their playoff matchups.
I'd say no. Already with thirty teams there aren't enough quality players to go around. Plus the owners are absolute nazis when it comes to tv contracts. No one will be willing to give up revenue in order to allow an expansion team into their market.Comment
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If this format (15 teams per league, Houston in the AL) were used last year:
1. Tampa 96-66
2. New York 95-67
3. Minnesota 94-68
4. Texas 90-72
5. Boston 89-73
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6. Chicago 88-74
7. Toronto 85-77
8. Oakland 81-81
9. Detroit 81-81
9. Los Angeles 80-82
10. Houston 76-86
Followed by Cleveland, Kansas City, Baltimore and Seattle
1. Philly 97-65
2. San Francisco 92-70
3. Cincinnati 91-71
4. Atlanta 91-71
5. San Diego 90-72
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6. St. Louis 86-76
7. Colorado 83-79
8. Florida 80-82
9. Los Angeles 80-82
10. New York 79-83
11. Milwaukee 77-85
12. Chicago 75-87
followed by Arizona, Washington & Pittsburgh
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