December 7, 201510 yr Question for older Sox fans. Seemingly random, I know, but this stems from a discussion on a highway/geography discussion board. Between the 1971-72 seasons, the Washington Senators moved to Texas to become the Rangers and got switched from the AL East to AL West. The accompanying move was the Milwaukee Brewers moving from West to East. Chicago is (very slightly) farther east than Milwaukee. Were the Sox not given the opportunity to switch, or did they turn it down?
December 7, 201510 yr QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Dec 7, 2015 -> 11:18 AM) Question for older Sox fans. Seemingly random, I know, but this stems from a discussion on a highway/geography discussion board. Between the 1971-72 seasons, the Washington Senators moved to Texas to become the Rangers and got switched from the AL East to AL West. The accompanying move was the Milwaukee Brewers moving from West to East. Chicago is (very slightly) farther east than Milwaukee. Were the Sox not given the opportunity to switch, or did they turn it down? I have no idea but from a logical standpoint it would reason that the White Sox would have preferred the East, so I am assuming they didn't have much say.
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