Phightins Posted February 28, 2010 Report Share Posted February 28, 2010 http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/rosenthal-realignment-proposal-022510 To summarize, Ken Rosenthal seems to think that when Major League Baseball gets a new CBA in 2011, Bud Selig will push hard for divisional realignment, and perhaps even something more radical, completely realigning the leagues. Rosenthal thinks the main focus would be to split up the Yankees and Red Sox, to help with competitive balance. They may also take a team from the NL Central and put them in the AL West, which would even things at 15 teams per league. That would also mean that there would be at least one interleague series going on at all times, which will likely mean either completely abolishing the designated hitter, or forcing National League teams to add it. Anyway, Rosenthal proposes a few possible ideas. It does sound a bit ridiculous to mess with the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry by putting them in different divisions, but it honestly does make a bit of sense. And it's not like Major League Baseball will suffer as a result. People will still go to the games and watch games on TV, nothing will change, there will just be fans complaining about Bud Selig [expletive]ing with baseball lore. I am really not sure how I feel about this, but at least it makes for good conversation! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BasX Posted February 28, 2010 Report Share Posted February 28, 2010 Blue Jays might have a chance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phightins Posted February 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2010 Blue Jays might have a chance! Haha, that would actually be the main purpose, to help out them and the Orioles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Posted February 28, 2010 Report Share Posted February 28, 2010 Not a fan of re-aligning to that extreme. Yankees and Red Sox need to be in the same division if not their games will never mean as much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoastNiner Posted February 28, 2010 Report Share Posted February 28, 2010 Screw this [expletive]! If they want to have the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees in seperate divisions, they better make the New York Yankees division pure hell. New York YankeesNew York MetsPhiladelphia PhilliesAny other high payroll team Honestly, this won't happen, and all will be well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phightins Posted February 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2010 Not a fan of re-aligning to that extreme. Yankees and Red Sox need to be in the same division if not their games will never mean as much. Well, separating them would really be the only point of realigning. So if they aren't separated, I don't think any realignment will happen. But I am personally happy with it as it is. I like having 16 teams in one league and 14 in the other, which means teams only play teams in their own league except for during the interleague period. If there are 15 in each, that means at least one NL team will have to be playing an AL team at all points of the season, which would also mean that both leagues would probably have to have the same rules as far as DHs/pitchers hitting. So, as far as those aspects, I like things as they are set up now. But then again, I'm not an Orioles or Jays fan, haha. I am sure they would kill for the East to get split up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Wolf Posted March 10, 2010 Report Share Posted March 10, 2010 I would not mind a realignment... but to separate the Red Sox from the Yankees is a definite no. Having the Twins with the Brewers, Cubs, White Sox and Tigers would be awesome. I was telling my co-worker that the rivalries would sweeten up if they were in the same division. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish7718 Posted March 10, 2010 Report Share Posted March 10, 2010 Lol no way they separate them. Yankees Red Sox dominates the sport, not a chance, they'd lose so much money from the games Yanks Sox plays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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