AL:
1. East Division: Yankees, Red sox, Blue jays, Orioles
2. South Division: D-Rays, Rangers, Royals, (New Orleans team)
3. Central Division: Twins, Tigers, White Sox, Indians
4. West Division: Angels, A's, Mariners, (Las Vegas team)
NL:
1. East Division: Mets, Phillies, Nationals, Pirates
2. South Division: Braves, Marlins, Astros, Cards
3. Central Division: Cubs, Brewers, Reds, Rockies
4. West Division: Dodgers, Giants, Padres, D-backs
2006-09-29 14:15:11 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Baseball
You assume that there will be two expansions teams which I am not sure professional baseball is expecting to do at this time. Other than that, it would not be a terrible idea. Would you eliminate the wild card then?
2006-09-29 14:24:04 · answer #1 · answered by msi_cord 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm gonna use my own expansion teams (Portland and Charlotte) if that's okay with you.
AL:
East: Yanks, Red Sox, Orioles, Indians
Central: Twins, Tigers, Brewers, Blue Jays
South: Rangers, Royals, White Sox, Rockies
West: Angels, Athletics, Mariners, (Portland)
NL:
East: Mets, Phillies, Reds, Braves
Central: Cubs, Cards, Pirates, Astros
South: Nationals, Marlins, Devil Rays, (Charlotte)
West: Dodgers, Giants, Padres, D'Backs
I switched the Rockies over to the AL, because they don't have much history in the NL, and don't they seem more like an AL team anyway? I moved the Brewers back to the AL like the old days. I tried to follow the divisions from '69-93' as much as the divisions today. And I really think the Cubs and Cards should be kept together as much as Yanks/Sox.
2006-09-29 22:19:12 · answer #2 · answered by milerman01 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Huh? Where do you get the idea the AL is to expand? Why would any team be put in NO at this time? Makes no economic sense post-Katrina.
That AL South is a wacked out mess, The travel would be brutal.
Logically, you go Tor, Clev, Det + 1 in that region (maybe Buffalo or get Montreal back as their fans got screwed by MLB from '94...that is a GOOD baseball city...go look up the '80s attendance?)
Bos, NYY, Balt, TB all in same time zone and on same coast.
Minn, ChiWS, KC and Tex--same time zone even if Tex is a bit out there.
Sea, Oak, LAA + Vegas I can live with.
The NL is a mess as why would you separate the Cubs and Cards?
NL West is fine.
But no matter how you slice it the NL is a geographic mess as you really need the Cubs, Cards and Brewers in same div.
Good luck with this.
2006-09-29 21:41:06 · answer #3 · answered by fugutastic 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
well first off, i'd agree with the one of the person about post-katrina expanding a team in new orleans. also, the wild card is taken out which i also think is a bad idea. with wild card, second place teams actually have a chance to make it, so in a way they are competing with other second place teams in other divisions. if you regroup it that way, it's just basically competing with 3 other teams to make it to the playoffs.
2006-09-30 17:07:34 · answer #4 · answered by Tree 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋