ChiliIrishHammock24 Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 (edited) I would be for this if they added 2 more teams (16 in each league, allowing interleague play to remain special), and allowed 6 teams from each league to make the playoffs, like in the NFL. Then, like the NFL give the top 2 teams a BYE series. Maybe make the wildcard a literal "Wildcard weekend" 3 game series. Friday-Saturday-Sunday games. I think Indianapolis could very well sustain an MLB team as I believe the Indianapolis Indians are always one of the highest in attendance. Then maybe give Carolina a team since there is a ton of minor league baseball there already, they could probably get a big baseball fanbase. That's what I would root for at least. Mainly because I'd love to have a team in Indy. I think that would be a fun "2nd" team for me to follow. Edited June 12, 2011 by JoeCoolMan24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T R U Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 11, 2011 -> 04:02 PM) I don't know why they should. The talent level no longer appears watered down like one could have said 15 years ago. There are very few/no teams that are actively losing money except through horrid management. Franchise value and revenue is soaring. Even teams that have been downtrodden for a decade (Tampa Bay, Pittsburgh) are showing promise. KC, as you stated, has a young and up and coming roster, hopefully several future all stars on it, the All Star game is in KC this year, and supposedly a lovely and updated ballpark. the all star game is in Arizona this year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Mileage Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 (edited) QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Jun 11, 2011 -> 02:54 PM) Contract Oakland and KC or Tampa and realign this way: (4 NL teams to the AL, 2 AL teams to the NL) AL East: Baltimore Orioles Boston Red Sox New York Yankees Toronto Blue Jays AL Central: Chicago White Sox Cleveland Indians Detroit Tigers Minnesota Twins Milwaukee Brewers AL South: Texas Rangers Houston Astros Atlanta Braves Florida Marlins Tampa Bay Rays or Kansas City Royals NL East: New York Mets Washington Nationals Philadelphia Phillies Pittsburgh Pirates NL Central: Chicago Cubs Cincinnati Reds St. Louis Cardinals Colorado Rockies NL West: Los Angeles Dodgers Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim San Diego Padres Arizona Diamondbacks San Francisco Giants Seattle Mariners The idea that you would even mention KC and contraction in the same conversation is RETARDED. KC supports good baseball, Tampa and Oakland don't. Not to mention the $250 million in renovations to an already beautiful ballpark, that were just completed in July of 2009. Also your list of the divisions there pretty much defeats the purpose of realignment altogether, nice work. Oakland and Tampa both play in dumps in front of nobody. Hell KC wasn't even mentioned the last time contraction rumors were around, that was Montreal and Minnesota. QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jun 12, 2011 -> 12:01 AM) Part of the problem now is the imbalance of the AL West & NL Central. Why would they add more imbalance and more divisons with uneven amounts of teams? Exactly. QUOTE (T R U @ Jun 12, 2011 -> 09:12 AM) the all star game is in Arizona this year Right, KC hosts next years' game. Assuming they still have a team... Edited June 12, 2011 by High Mileage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 Yeah contraction is dumb. If anything, expansion would be a more likely plausibility. WHO KNOWS, MAYBE SOMEONE WILL PICK UP PEAVY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted June 12, 2011 Author Share Posted June 12, 2011 QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jun 12, 2011 -> 03:43 PM) Yeah contraction is dumb. If anything, expansion would be a more likely plausibility. WHO KNOWS, MAYBE SOMEONE WILL PICK UP PEAVY I think Selig is too smart to push that until his league is literally bursting at the seams. It's got a few weak franchises right now (Tampa), a few that have made themselves into weak franchises (LAD, NYM), but a mostly successful league. There's no huge benefit from pushing hard for Portland or the Carolinas just yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted June 12, 2011 Author Share Posted June 12, 2011 Bartolo Colon hits the DL with a strained Hamstring. Hector Noesi...really, THE Hector Noesi, could make Colon's next start Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 Smoak figuring it out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted June 12, 2011 Author Share Posted June 12, 2011 QUOTE (Brian @ Jun 12, 2011 -> 04:11 PM) Smoak figuring it out? Did you miss how he was sitting with a .980+ OPS back in May when the White Sox visited Seattle? He's had a bad month since then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 Charlotte and Montreal would work with state-of-the-art stadiums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted June 12, 2011 Author Share Posted June 12, 2011 QUOTE (knightni @ Jun 12, 2011 -> 05:52 PM) Charlotte and Montreal would work with state-of-the-art stadiums. Portland is a possible real strong baseball market for its size. But still, expansion right now is nuts. If nothing else wait a few years until the unemployment situation has stabilized and state/local governments aren't cutting jobs left and right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 Montreal got ripped off. They would have supported the Expos more if Loria had spent more money and the team had a better park. There's like 1.6 mil people in that area. They even out-drew the Sox in the 70s and 80s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 Here's a fact of the day: So far in the 2011 season, the Phillies have averaged more people per game than the Yankees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Mileage Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 Baseball died in Montreal with the strike. Toronto doesn't even deserve a team anymore. I've always thought Austin, Nashville, and Charlotte would be interesting baseball cities. Never thought about Portland, but I could see it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Mileage Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 Interesting read here... http://espn.go.com/blog/the-gms-office/pos...hic-realignment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 MLB will never mix the AL and NL. It'll stay the way it is until Selig leaves. Then, they'll add two teams through expansion and move the Astros to the AL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiliIrishHammock24 Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 QUOTE (High Mileage @ Jun 12, 2011 -> 06:34 PM) Baseball died in Montreal with the strike. Toronto doesn't even deserve a team anymore. I've always thought Austin, Nashville, and Charlotte would be interesting baseball cities. Never thought about Portland, but I could see it... Still would love to see a team in Indy, and I believe they would support one too. Indy reached the 540,000 attendance mark for the 14th straight year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Jun 13, 2011 -> 12:57 AM) Still would love to see a team in Indy, and I believe they would support one too. Indy reached the 540,000 attendance mark for the 14th straight year. You'd have to find a way to multiply that times four to make them a viable franchise in MLB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
He_Gawn Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Jun 13, 2011 -> 01:57 AM) Still would love to see a team in Indy, and I believe they would support one too. Indy reached the 540,000 attendance mark for the 14th straight year. While it would be cool, there's just too much pull between the Cards, Cubs, Sox, Reds, and Indians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted June 13, 2011 Author Share Posted June 13, 2011 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 13, 2011 -> 09:44 AM) You'd have to find a way to multiply that times four to make them a viable franchise in MLB. Presumably with much higher ticket prices as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 13, 2011 -> 12:23 PM) Presumably with much higher ticket prices as well For sure. I don't think 5 digit suite prices would go over to well down there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiliIrishHammock24 Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 QUOTE (He_Gawn @ Jun 13, 2011 -> 12:14 PM) While it would be cool, there's just too much pull between the Cards, Cubs, Sox, Reds, and Indians. Yeah, good point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buehrle>Wood Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 QUOTE (High Mileage @ Jun 13, 2011 -> 12:34 AM) Baseball died in Montreal with the strike. Toronto doesn't even deserve a team anymore. I've always thought Austin, Nashville, and Charlotte would be interesting baseball cities. Never thought about Portland, but I could see it... For as big as baseball is in the South, they only have one team in Atlanta (no I don't count Florida as the South). I think if you are going to expand, you have to expand in one of the traditionally southern states. Charlotte would be a good start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T R U Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 I just REALLY hope that they send the Astros to the AL.. That would be awesome to be able to go to all the Sox games when they come down here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 If they did go to 15 teams in each league, what do they do about the odd number scheduling? Do you have an interleague matchup every week? Or does one team get a series off at a time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILMOU Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jun 14, 2011 -> 09:56 AM) If they did go to 15 teams in each league, what do they do about the odd number scheduling? Do you have an interleague matchup every week? Or does one team get a series off at a time? You'd have to have at least one team playing interleague all the time. Having a series off would make the season even longer, which is already a problem, and every team has to play every Fri, Sat, Sun, at a minimum for economic reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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