Why does the American league seem to have the National leagues number lately.Is it true the Am. league has won 10 straight All Star games? Why such domination?
2006-07-15 16:05:08 · 11 answers · asked by John 5 in Sports ➔ Baseball
American League teams are typically constructed around the "Big Hitter" (see David Ortiz), while most national league teams are built around "Small Ball" (Bunting/Stealing - see David Eckstein). Using the above theory, National League pitchers don't see the same quality hitters consistently that the American League Pitchers do, therefore their numbers are typically a bit better than they would be in the AL.
As far as the All-Star dominence, add a bit of skill, and a lot of luck. No way there should be that big of a discrepency even Tampa Bay beats the Yankees & Red Sox once in a while. Must be a bit of old fashioned baseball luck for the AL.
2006-07-15 16:15:45 · answer #1 · answered by GPC 5 · 6⤊ 0⤋
It's fairly simple - the AL currently has a higher concentration of good talent than does the NL.
The Hardball Times recently had a 3-article study about the AL's dominance of late that you might find interesting:
http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/article/is-the-al-really-superior/
http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/article/is-the-al-really-superior-part-2/
http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/article/is-the-al-really-superior-part-3
As for the all-star game, there's a lot of luck involved in any single-game format, and even looking at a 10-year run still means a tiny sample size.
2006-07-15 23:42:56 · answer #2 · answered by Craig S 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Money talks. The average AL payroll is about $15 million a year more than the NL. You get what you pay for.
2006-07-16 00:50:46 · answer #3 · answered by jibberjabbar 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the national league need to go to the dh, this will attract some of the big hitters from the american league.
2006-07-17 01:53:34 · answer #4 · answered by SPARKY 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's very simple : The AL spends money, and lots of it, to contract the best players in baseball.
Better players = winning teams.
2006-07-16 02:27:58 · answer #5 · answered by Mary* 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
maybe it is a simple case of the AL (about $82 million/team) spending so much more money than the NL (about $74 million/team).
2006-07-16 00:15:45 · answer #6 · answered by mattlenny 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's their turn. The NL used to dominate...now the tables have turned.
2006-07-15 23:17:56 · answer #7 · answered by Jason J 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Cuz the AL is just better and cool like that...
2006-07-16 01:09:33 · answer #8 · answered by royalsgirl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no luck just skill
2006-07-16 01:51:21 · answer #9 · answered by JENNIFER C 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yea they are good
2006-07-16 13:01:24 · answer #10 · answered by CubsFan 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋