WhiteSoxfan1986 Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 With interleague play now in its 13th season, what are everyone's thoughts on it? Personally, I'm not a big fan. I don't mind having it, but I think it should be scaled down. Maybe play the Cubs six games and then have two other series. My main problem with it is scheduling. How many straight years have we played the Pirates? Five? And teams should have the same schedule as the other teams in the division as well (except for the "rivalry" series). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 Hate it. Always have hated it. I don't buy that it helps attendance, because for every Sox-Cubs game, there are extra Sox-Royals and Sox-Indians game that has nobody there. I'd like a balanced schedule where the Sox play everyone in the league 12 games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 If they want to be sell outs, then they should just play the regional rivalries. AL plays 12 games against the 13 other teams --156, plus 6 vs Cubs= 162 Same with: Yankees-Mets Rays-Marlins Orioles-Nationals Indians-Reds Royals-Cardinals Twins-Brewers Angels-Dodgers A's-Giants Rangers-Astros The rest mix and match for the 6 games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 QUOTE (flavum @ Jun 23, 2010 -> 12:10 PM) Hate it. Always have hated it. I don't buy that it helps attendance, because for every Sox-Cubs game, there are extra Sox-Royals and Sox-Indians game that has nobody there. I'd like a balanced schedule where the Sox play everyone in the league 12 games. You should love it. We've played .570 ball against the NL all these years. Only .511against the AL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 I'll take the wins, but the baseball fan part of me doesn't like it. QUOTE (chw42 @ Jun 23, 2010 -> 12:22 PM) You should love it. We've played .570 ball against the NL all these years. Only .511against the AL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T R U Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 QUOTE (chw42 @ Jun 23, 2010 -> 12:22 PM) You should love it. We've played .570 ball against the NL all these years. Only .511against the AL. but I thought this NL thing was waaaaaaaay overblown? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 (edited) QUOTE (T R U @ Jun 23, 2010 -> 12:33 PM) but I thought this NL thing was waaaaaaaay overblown? I can't take credit for something KHP said. It is overblown. If it was really that bad, the White Sox would be a .670 team against the NL. Edited June 23, 2010 by chw42 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T R U Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 QUOTE (chw42 @ Jun 23, 2010 -> 12:37 PM) I can't take credit for something KHP said. It is overblown. If it was really that bad, the White Sox would be a .670 team against the NL. Its not overblown at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 (edited) QUOTE (T R U @ Jun 23, 2010 -> 12:39 PM) Its not overblown at all The NL is not THAT bad. People have been saying all along that a .570 NL team would be a .500 AL team and vice versa. Yes, that is the difference between playoffs and mediocrity, but with the way some people treat this, it's like their minor league teams or something. Edited June 23, 2010 by chw42 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T R U Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 QUOTE (chw42 @ Jun 23, 2010 -> 12:45 PM) The NL is not THAT bad. Its not about them being THAT bad, its that people thing we have all of the sudden become a playoff team because we have creamed the Cubs, Pirates, and Nationals.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 QUOTE (T R U @ Jun 23, 2010 -> 12:48 PM) Its not about them being THAT bad, its that people thing we have all of the sudden become a playoff team because we have creamed the Cubs, Pirates, and Nationals.. HEY WE BEAT THE BRAVES! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 QUOTE (T R U @ Jun 23, 2010 -> 12:48 PM) Its not about them being THAT bad, its that people thing we have all of the sudden become a playoff team because we have creamed the Cubs, Pirates, and Nationals.. It certainly raises the team's confidence. They don't care who they beat. The thing is, this team was probably mentally screwed the first couple months of the season. By winning all these games against s***ty teams, they've probably got a little swagger back. Early on in the year, we would have laid down in a game like yesterday. You're seeing a difference in attitude and the team is playing up to their talent potential. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T R U Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 QUOTE (chw42 @ Jun 23, 2010 -> 12:52 PM) It certainly raises the team's confidence. They don't care who they beat. The thing is, this team was probably mentally screwed the first couple months of the season. By winning all these games against s***ty teams, they've probably got a little swagger back. Early on in the year, we would have laid down in a game like yesterday. You're seeing a difference in attitude and the team is playing up to their talent potential. I get all that, I am mainly talking about people on this board.. I mean, at least wait until we get back on our regular schedule before you set the bar so high, or they will be the same ones freaking out if we start losing again.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny Hates Prospects Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 (edited) It's all about how we're winning, not just that we're winning. If we were taking 7-6 ballgames against bad starters and bad bullpens, and we were making all kinds of errors and blowing late leads only to reclaim them - that's bad baseball, win or lose. We're playing good baseball even when other teams are playing good baseball against us. Case in point, the bunts Christian Guzman laid down against us normally kill us, but it didn't. Peavy even made a star play off the mound. A big play in IIRC that second game vs,. the Nats was Dunn not coming off the bag to get a throw which led to a run for us. These are the things *we* normally do, but see, we played well for just long enough to stay in the game and allow the opponent to (channelling Hawk) beat themselves. You just can't say the NL is bad when they're playing good games against us, which has definitely happened. I guarantee that most teams would find it very hard to go 3-0 on Strasburg, Martin, and Hanson like we just did. If all NL rotations were like that then people would be saying the AL is the weaker league. Edited June 23, 2010 by Kenny Hates Prospects Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 Love it. Still love seeing nontraditional matchups. Only slightly bothered by the unbalanced schedule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxAce Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 QUOTE (Kenny Hates Prospects @ Jun 23, 2010 -> 01:04 PM) You just can't say the NL is bad when they're playing good games against us, which has definitely happened. I guarantee that most teams would find it very hard to go 3-0 on Strasburg, Martin, and Hanson like we just did. If all NL rotations were like that then people would be saying the AL is the weaker league. You saying we beat Strasburg is really starting to bother me. We did not beat Strasburg. We either beat their bullpen or we just swept the Nats, which is fine, but Stras was not the reason why they lost. (not to mention didn't even receive a loss in his start) And I think even the friggin Orioles/Pirates can beat a pitcher who was only throwing basically one pitch the entire game which Hanson was doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 23, 2010 -> 01:13 PM) Love it. Still love seeing nontraditional matchups. Only slightly bothered by the unbalanced schedule. Right on. Loved it from when it first started. But I do wish they'd change it to a more NFL-like format. Play 2 against the rival, but then one series against each other team in one division each year, three year rotation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev211 Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 QUOTE (SoxAce @ Jun 23, 2010 -> 02:00 PM) You saying we beat Strasburg is really starting to bother me. We did not beat Strasburg. We either beat their bullpen or we just swept the Nats, which is fine, but Stras was not the reason why they lost. (not to mention didn't even receive a loss in his start) And I think even the friggin Orioles/Pirates can beat a pitcher who was only throwing basically one pitch the entire game which Hanson was doing. I think what he is trying to say is since the Nats started Strasburg they were not a low NL team that day but it became a very tough game that we won even if Strasburg did not get the L. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev211 Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 Personally I'd like to see 3 games vs the cubs a year. I think 6 is way to much considering you play most NL teams 0 times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That funky motion Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 I like it because I get to see players on teams, that I don't follow as much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodAsGould Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 QUOTE (SoxAce @ Jun 23, 2010 -> 02:00 PM) You saying we beat Strasburg is really starting to bother me. We did not beat Strasburg. We either beat their bullpen or we just swept the Nats, which is fine, but Stras was not the reason why they lost. (not to mention didn't even receive a loss in his start) And I think even the friggin Orioles/Pirates can beat a pitcher who was only throwing basically one pitch the entire game which Hanson was doing. WE BEAT STRASBURGH WOOOO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 I think Interleague play is great. You get to play against and see teams that you normally wouldn't. Being in Chicago, I think we take that for granted cause the Cubs are always on TV versus the NL teams. The Cubs/Sox games are always fun too, but I would cut to 3 games a year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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