November 17, 201114 yr DKnobler DKnobler Selig announces Astros sale approved DKnobler DKnobler Selig announces Astros to AL DKnobler DKnobler Selig announces 2 more wild card teams jcrasnick Jerry Crasnick Bud also confirms the leagues will go to 15-15. "It won't be perfect. Nothing in any schedule is perfect. But this will be very good.''
November 17, 201114 yr Author jcrasnick Jerry Crasnick Selig hopes to have two wild cards for next year, but said, "We have some judgments to make on that point.''
November 17, 201114 yr QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Nov 17, 2011 -> 11:23 AM) DKnobler DKnobler Selig announces 2 more wild card teams 2 per league? So, the top 2 seeds get bye-weeks? or, one per league with a wild-card play-in game? either option is... blah
November 17, 201114 yr It's hard to comment on the wild card stuff until they announce the actual format. I see nothing wrong with the playoffs currently though, other than the 1st round being only best of 5. With 15-15 in each league, that means interleague every weekend, huh? That could be interesting.
November 17, 201114 yr QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Nov 17, 2011 -> 11:23 AM) DKnobler DKnobler Selig announces Astros sale approved DKnobler DKnobler Selig announces Astros to AL DKnobler DKnobler Selig announces 2 more wild card teams jcrasnick Jerry Crasnick Bud also confirms the leagues will go to 15-15. "It won't be perfect. Nothing in any schedule is perfect. But this will be very good.'' I'm surprised to see the Astros going to the AL, although I hadn't really heard of any other team being moved.
November 17, 201114 yr QUOTE (pittshoganerkoff @ Nov 17, 2011 -> 11:36 AM) I'm surprised to see the Astros going to the AL, although I hadn't really heard of any other team being moved. no other team needs to be moved. There are now 5 teams in the AL West and 5 teams in the NL Central Is this move effective immediately?
November 17, 201114 yr pretty sure the Astros move to the AL is for 2013 ok, dumb question why does 2 15 team leagues mean interleague play all the time? Is it because of odd numbers in each league? Edited November 17, 201114 yr by MEANS
November 17, 201114 yr QUOTE (MEANS @ Nov 17, 2011 -> 11:43 AM) pretty sure the Astros move to the AL is for 2013 ok, dumb question why does 2 15 team leagues mean interleague play all the time? Is it because of odd numbers in each league? Yes it's because of the odd number of teams. In order for teams to play everyday, 1 NL and 1 AL team will have to play one another. (The 14 other NL and AL teams will be playing each other, leaving 1 AL and 1 NL playing no one) Edited November 17, 201114 yr by sayitaintso
November 17, 201114 yr I wish there was some way to make him move the Brewers back to the AL, and put KC in the AL west. The Brewers never should have left the league.
November 17, 201114 yr Author QUOTE (sayitaintso @ Nov 17, 2011 -> 11:45 AM) Yes it's because of the odd number of teams. In order for teams to play everyday, 1 NL and 1 AL team will have to play one another. (The 14 other NL and AL teams will be playing each other, leaving 1 AL and 1 NL playing no one) It sounds like each team will have 30 intersquad games a year now.
November 17, 201114 yr QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Nov 17, 2011 -> 11:52 AM) It sounds like each team will have 30 intersquad games a year now. Interleague. And that sucks.
November 17, 201114 yr someone else made this point on another board, and I can't stop laughing at how absurdly true it is as if houston wasn't having a hard enough time finding eight hitters for their lineup
November 17, 201114 yr Author QUOTE (flavum @ Nov 17, 2011 -> 11:54 AM) Interleague. And that sucks. Doh. Yeah. DKnobler DKnobler Selig says designated hitter rules will almost certainly stay same, says would need "catalytic event" to change it
November 17, 201114 yr How the hell can you have a DH sit 15 games a year? (No Dunn jokes please) That's too many out of 162. I also despise a one-game playoff between wildcard teams where the potential of one of them having 98 wins vs an 84 win team. The game will be worse in 2013. Thanks, Bud.
November 17, 201114 yr QUOTE (flavum @ Nov 17, 2011 -> 12:58 PM) How the hell can you have a DH sit 15 games a year? (No Dunn jokes please) That's too many out of 162. I also despise a one-game playoff between wildcard teams where the potential of one of them having 98 wins vs an 84 win team. The game will be worse in 2013. Thanks, Bud. 9 vs. 15 is really that big of a deal? Effectively, with pinch hitting, we're talking about a difference of less than 20 plate appearances. Edited November 17, 201114 yr by Greg Hibbard
November 17, 201114 yr QUOTE (Greg Hibbard @ Nov 17, 2011 -> 11:50 AM) I wish there was some way to make him move the Brewers back to the AL, and put KC in the AL west. The Brewers never should have left the league. Beat me to it. I hated when that happened. The Brewers will always seem like an AL team. Edited November 17, 201114 yr by Chet Kincaid
November 17, 201114 yr QUOTE (Greg Hibbard @ Nov 17, 2011 -> 11:59 AM) 9 vs. 15 is really that big of a deal? Effectively, with pinch hitting, we're talking about a difference of less than 20 plate appearances. Yes, I think that's a significant jump, especially when they are sitting three days in row. Also going from 252 to 450 interleague games, we're going to see some truly awful NL records, where they only have 5-6 teams with winning records at the end of the season, and 9 or 10 NL teams will have better draft picks because of this potentially.
November 17, 201114 yr Oh well, I can't wait to see those soon-to-be-storied Astros-Mariners rivalry games. Nothing like having division foes 4,000 miles apart.
November 17, 201114 yr QUOTE (flavum @ Nov 17, 2011 -> 01:03 PM) Yes, I think that's a significant jump, especially when they are sitting three days in row. Also going from 252 to 450 interleague games, we're going to see some truly awful NL records, where they only have 5-6 teams with winning records at the end of the season, and 9 or 10 NL teams will have better draft picks because of this potentially. This is a pretty egregious exaggeration. First of all, the disparity is not as skewed as it was 4-5 years ago. I think it was closer last year than it had been recently. Second of all, 5-6 teams with winning records at the end of the season would require an outlier interleague winning percentage that we have never seen. Edited November 17, 201114 yr by Greg Hibbard
November 17, 201114 yr QUOTE (Greg Hibbard @ Nov 17, 2011 -> 12:06 PM) This is a pretty egregious exaggeration. First of all, the disparity is not as skewed as it was 4-5 years ago. I think it was closer last year than it had been recently. Second of all, 5-6 teams with winning records at the end of the season would require an outlier interleague winning percentage that we have never seen. The NL had 7 winning teams this year with the Dodgers going 82-79...in a year where interleague was pretty close. If they have years where there are few truly good teams AND the AL dominates in interleague with almost 200 more games, it's going to be noticable. Edited November 17, 201114 yr by flavum
November 17, 201114 yr Author QUOTE (Greg Hibbard @ Nov 17, 2011 -> 12:06 PM) This is a pretty egregious exaggeration. First of all, the disparity is not as skewed as it was 4-5 years ago. I think it was closer last year than it had been recently. Second of all, 5-6 teams with winning records at the end of the season would require an outlier interleague winning percentage that we have never seen. Sez guy who just claimed Houston and Seattle were 4000 miles apart...
November 17, 201114 yr My biggest problem with expanding the playoffs is that the season already lasts too long. Real baseball should not be played in March or November. Maybe they can shorten spring training a week or something.
November 17, 201114 yr QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Nov 17, 2011 -> 11:38 AM) no other team needs to be moved. There are now 5 teams in the AL West and 5 teams in the NL Central Is this move effective immediately? 2013
November 17, 201114 yr Alright, alright. They are 2362 miles. It's still an absurd distance for division "rivals."
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