American League
East
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Baltimore Orioles
Toronto Blue Jays
Detroit Tigers
Central
Cleveland Indians
Chicago White Sox
Minnesota Twins
Kansas City Royals
Texas Rangers
West
Los Angeles Angels
Oakland Athletics
Seattle Mariners
Colorado Rockies
National League
East
New York Mets
Philadelphia Phillies
Pittsburgh Pirates
Washington Nationals
Atlanta Braves
Central
Cincinnati Reds
Chicago Cubs
Milwaukee Brewers
St. Louis Cardinals
Houston Astros
West
Los Angles Dodgers
San Francisco Giants
San Diego Padres
Arizona Diamondbacks
Reason: Not enough fan base for MLB in the state of Florida.
2007-07-17 05:15:18 · 16 answers · asked by Yahoo Man 1 in Sports ➔ Baseball
Wait! I have a better idea for this!
Along with the idea of contraction, move the Texas Rangers back to Washington, DC to become the Washington Senators once again. That way, we can have a rivalry within our capital rather than the Orioles and Nationals. This will allow the Tigers to remain in the Central Division!
2007-07-17 05:19:45 · update #1
To kyle w:
Contract the Red Sox? Hey, I hate them too but that will never happen! The Yankees and Red Sox are the biggest rivals in all of sports!
2007-07-17 05:21:05 · update #2
Think of it this way:
The talent pool won't be as watered down as it was when Tampa Bay and Arizona expanded in 1998.
2007-07-17 05:32:30 · update #3
When the Devil Rays and Marlins players all become free agents due to the double contraction, the Yankees will be almost unbeatable if they got Dontrell Willis and Juan Pierre.
2007-07-17 05:36:04 · update #4
I changed my mind about the new Washington Senators. That would take away from the Rangers-Astros interleague rivalry.
2007-07-17 08:05:43 · update #5
like it but the redsox have to go first
srry i ment that the redsox have to go first in the lineup for the best team ever
2007-07-17 05:18:25 · answer #1 · answered by kyle w 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
My questions are two fold.
1st, why would you list the New York Yankees first, they are neither alphabetically first, first in the standings, or in talent.
Are you going by payroll.
2nd, why the hell do you put so much time and effort into this.
Seriously, even if EVERYONE on YA liked your idea, big deal, it won't get done because i am pretty sure none of us are the commissioners of baseball
For the others, instead of suggesting which cities 'could' support a team, they need to look at the cities that WILL support a team.
By far, the NHL is pathetic about this because they do all these feasibility studies and ignore the fact that most Americans hate hockey.
I am really not sure why, just because a city has the population to support a team, why people think they will. How many people in Miami?
2007-07-17 05:44:42 · answer #2 · answered by brettj666 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'd keep the Marlins for a couple of reasons. The first, they've won 2 World Series... Why get rid of a team that has accomplished two championships in 10 years, and keep teams like the Nationals, Rangers, Brewers, Mariners, Padres etc, that haven't won anything in their 30+ years of existance...
Second reason is South Florida is a prime tourist destination, if they had a stadium close to where the action is, people would go to see their favorite team while vacationing, if not for the Marlins. There is a fanbase, but driving out to the middle of Northwest Dade 81 days out of the year is costly.
I think it would be better to have relegation and promotion in baseball...
2007-07-17 05:42:40 · answer #3 · answered by mode_too 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You got the Rockies Moving to the American League I see, Good Work My friend, I know Florida Can't keep a Major league Baseball Franchise I'm tell you Charlotte North Carolina and Portland Oregon, would be Better Financial Support Spots for a Major League Baseball teams, Indianapolis and Louisville too close to Cincinnati Las Vegas Consist of Other Cities Sports fans and Gambling so if the Marlins and D-Rays don't get new ballparks by 2014 this is what exactly what's going to Happen.
Florida Blew it.
2007-07-17 05:27:24 · answer #4 · answered by tfoley5000 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
How about just move the teams out of Florida? Cities like Portland,Charlotte,or San Antonio could support a team without problems. Tampa was just a bad idea to begin with. that stadium is a lousy place to watch baseball. And with the Marlins building a winner than selling off the players has turned off a lot of fans down in S Florida.
2007-07-17 05:21:50 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
There wasn't enough fans in Montreal and MLB relocated the team to Washington, Why would you want to eliminate the Marlins and Rays from MLB? The owners have a lot of money invested and have no intention of turning in their franchise. They would always have the option to relocate their teams out of the state of Florida but I don't see that occurring. I see the fix, for both teams, in a new stadium in the downtown area. Both Miami and Tampa Bay can support baseball if the owners are willing to step up and make good decisions involving their teams.
2007-07-17 05:25:53 · answer #6 · answered by Frizzer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It looks a little better but,the players union will fight the idea of shutting down the two teams from Florida. How would baseball handle that? free agency, a dispersal draft ? Plus what are they going to do with the new stadium that they are going to build for the Marlins?
2007-07-25 05:10:09 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a moot point, given that the players' association would allow contraction only over Donald Fehr's dead body - and possibly with that of Marvin Miller thrown in, too.
It's fun to think about what it might look like, but the odds of it ever happening are minimal. Like others have said, they'd just move the franchise to another city.
2007-07-17 05:46:20 · answer #8 · answered by Craig S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Baseball does not need to be contracted. Due to revenue sharing and luxury tax the Yankees are the LEAST profitable team, do you think they should be contracted? No, you don't. As long as the teams, specifically the owners, keep making money, contraction is not necessary.
2007-07-17 05:45:53 · answer #9 · answered by Sam N 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think four per division would be better. The Mlb is just too big. Toronto is questionable the Pirates could be cut and not all of you divisions are equal in size. You need to decide four or five is possible but 6 is simply too large.
2007-07-17 05:20:15 · answer #10 · answered by DJTT 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Great in theory but that 900 pound gorilla called the player's union will never let it happen..
ps-maybe they should contract the reds too so i don't get heartbroken every year
2007-07-17 06:09:25 · answer #11 · answered by beerandburger 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋