October 19, 200718 yr Why were Cincinnati and Atlanta in the west while St. louis and the Cubs were in the east?
October 19, 200718 yr QUOTE(WhiteSoxfan1986 @ Oct 18, 2007 -> 11:43 PM) Why were Cincinnati and Atlanta in the west while St. louis and the Cubs were in the east? In all likelihood, it's the same concept as the NFL having Baltimore and Cincinnati in the AFC North, even though they are both further south than Indianapolis, which is in the AFC South. In other words, sports and geography don't always mix.
October 19, 200718 yr If I recall correctly, there was a balanced schedule back then so it really did not matter from a scheduling standpoint.
October 20, 200718 yr QUOTE(WhiteSoxfan1986 @ Oct 19, 2007 -> 12:43 AM) Why were Cincinnati and Atlanta in the west while St. louis and the Cubs were in the east? From what I can recall, StL and Cubs owners wanted to stay playing Pitt, Philly and the Mets. Kind of why Dallas is in the NFC East still. Rivalries.
October 20, 200718 yr kinda crazy how both Atlanta teams in football and baseball were once in the West at the same time.
November 5, 200718 yr The Reds and the Dodgers had a pretty good rivalry going for many of those years, but dont recall whether that actually figured in to the original alignment or not.
November 5, 200718 yr I didn't understand until recently why the Brewers moved to the NL. It's because you need to have an even number of teams in each league (16 and 14) or else one team would have to not play each day (or would have to be playing an interleague game). Kansas City was offered the opportunity to switch to the NL and they declined, leaving it to the Brewers to move. Bad call, Royals (at least right now).
November 5, 200718 yr Houston was offered a chance to join the AL, but Colangelo pressured Selig to make Arizona an NL team.
November 5, 200718 yr QUOTE(knightni @ Nov 5, 2007 -> 03:07 PM) Houston was offered a chance to join the AL, but Colangelo pressured Selig to make Arizona an NL team. didn't know that, I seem to think Selig wanted to bring his Brewers over to the National League too. the worse division alignment was the NFC West. San Francisco St. Louis New Orleans Atlanta Carolina I know St. Louis used to be in Los Angeles and Carolina was a new team, but still it was a pretty strange division.
November 6, 200718 yr The new AL West teams have the biggest advantage since they only have to beat 3 other teams for the division. Compare that to 5 other teams in the NL Central. This scenario becomes even more skewed if 1 or 2 of those teams are horrible.
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