Can anybody explain how this happened? I understand that you can't just take an National League team and move them over to the American League for purposes of parity. Still, when the Expos moved to DC a couple of years ago, that might have been the opportunity to balance things out. Where is the commissioner on this?
2006-08-05 02:26:12 · 4 answers · asked by apothegm1066 2 in Sports ➔ Baseball
If you are in the AL West you only have to beat three teams to get to the playoffs. In the NL Central, you have to beat five.
2006-08-05 02:37:18 · update #1
There needed to be a balance in MLB. There are 30 teams in MLB and you cannot have 15 teams in each league. There would always be one team not playing in each league. There had to be a balance in the schedule. There are 7 games being played in the AL and 8 games in the NL on any given day. If there were 15 teams in each league, then there would be 7 games played in each league with 2 teams not playing. They would definitely have to have more inter-league play. That would not sit well with baseball fans. That is why they can balance the NFL, NHL, and the NBA. They do play that way. It made sense to load up the NL Central because there are more teams in the Midwest. That is why the Brewers moved to the NL.
2006-08-05 03:40:16 · answer #1 · answered by kepjr100 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unless you have interleague play every week, the number of teams in each league must have an even number. That is why it is set up this way.
2006-08-07 10:44:33 · answer #2 · answered by danceman528 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bud Selig is an idiot. MLB should have never expanded above 24 teams.
2006-08-05 03:41:17 · answer #3 · answered by Craig G 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its not like it really matters. Its not making a big difference
2006-08-05 02:32:33 · answer #4 · answered by Cam K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋