MLB 2011 Part 1

[MissThundercat]

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MLB, players talk realignment

 

[Kepler]

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MLB, players talk realignment

They're halfway there. Getting rid of the divisions is great. Getting rid of the playoffs and just having the league champions play in the WS...

Well, one can dream.

 

[bronconick]

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MLB, players talk realignment

Makes sense. Got to make sure New York and Boston advance.

 

[komey1]

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Big market teams will love this idea.

I certainly see some positives here:

1. Better teams in the post season. You can't just be the best team in a weak division.
2. More equality in the getting to the post season. The NL Central has 6 teams while the AL and NL West have 4. Not exactly fair. This is the players argument.
3. More teams with a chance to get to the post season. An extra spot means more teams playing to win.

 

[Scarlet]

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When did SkyDome get renamed the Rogers Centre? Isn't that what the Canucks' arena is called?

I picked my New Red Sox Boyfriend well this year. AGonz with his league-leading 60th RBI today!

 

[burgie12]

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MLB, players talk realignment

My only question (and I didn't bring this up, it was asked on Amazin' Avenue) is "Do we make it so that there's one interleague game going on at all times?" I'm just not sure how the league should deal with an odd number of teams in each league.

When did SkyDome get renamed the Rogers Centre?

2005

Isn't that what the Canucks' arena is called?

No, that's GM Place.

 

[amherstblackbear]

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Big market teams will love this idea.

I certainly see some positives here:

1. Better teams in the post season. You can't just be the best team in a weak division.
2. More equality in the getting to the post season. The NL Central has 6 teams while the AL and NL West have 4. Not exactly fair. This is the players argument.
3. More teams with a chance to get to the post season. An extra spot means more teams playing to win.

How do you get from 5 teams per conference to a 2-team LCS? Replace the divisional series with a round-robin, top 2 run-differentials advance? Blech.

The whole point of divisions is to keep things interesting. If you do this, you might as well kill off the NL West.

If the problem is unequal-sized divisions, kick an NL Central team to the AL West. Problem solved. I nominate Milwaukee.

 

[Scarlet]

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No, that's GM Place.

Incorrect.

 

[Kepler]

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How do you get from 5 teams per conference to a 2-team LCS?

My guess is the champion gets a bye. In which case, if they must do this, I hope they go to 1 (playoff), 3 (league semis), 5 (LCS), 7 (WS).

 

[amherstblackbear]

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My guess is the champion gets a bye. In which case, if they must do this, I hope they go to 1 (playoff), 3 (league semis), 5 (LCS), 7 (WS).

I dunno. Still seems stupid to me.

1 (bye)
2 v 5
3 v 4

That leaves 3 teams. Does #1 get another bye?

Maybe:
1 vs. 4-5 winner
2 vs. 3

I'm thinking it's a slow news day at Yahoo Sports. This "proposal" is completely DOA.

 

[bigblue_dl]

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There is a little something special going on at Target Field through 6 innings...

 

[Priceless]

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My guess is the champion gets a bye. In which case, if they must do this, I hope they go to 1 (playoff), 3 (league semis), 5 (LCS), 7 (WS).

1, 2, 3 get a bye, 4v5 (wildcard) then 2v3 and 1v4

 

[bigblue_dl]

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Perfecto gone after an error by Luke Hughes in the 7th. The rest is still intact at this point.

 

[burgie12]

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Incorrect.

Touche. I remembered it as GM Place because of the hubub during last year's Olympics with them having to call it "Canada Hockey Place"

But, the point still stands that it's Rogers Arena vs Rogers Centre.

 

[MountieBoyOz]

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The Red Sox score 35 runs in a three game set against the Jays.

I haven't seen a American unit do this much damage in Toronto since we burned down the city in the War of 1812.

 

[Shirtless Guy]

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Anyone on this board interested in tickets to Saturday or Sunday's Brewers @ Red Sox games next weekend? I have 4 tickets for saturday (SRO) and 2 for sunday available (Grandstand 23). Let me know in this thread or via my email on here.

 

[Scarlet]

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Anyone on this board interested in tickets to Saturday or Sunday's Brewers @ Red Sox games next weekend? I have 4 tickets for saturday (SRO) and 2 for sunday available (Grandstand 23). Let me know in this thread or via my email on here.

Are you not coming here now?

 

[Shirtless Guy]

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Are you not coming here now?

I am, I bought extras hoping more of my buddies could make the trip with me...I've been selling extras on stubhub...those are what's left besides the tickets I'm using.

 

[JF_Gophers]

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Apparently Jim Bowden has never looked at a map.

http://espn.go.com/blog/the-gms-office/post/_/id/363/mlb-needs-geographic-realignment

Pittsburgh is not geographically close to Minnesota.

 

[jen]

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If the problem is unequal-sized divisions, kick an NL Central team to the AL West. Problem solved. I nominate Milwaukee.

I nominate anyone except Milwaukee. Florida, perhaps. Pretty sure their fan wouldn't care. Then move Pittsburgh to the East.