do you like interleague play

[mjb2124]

Re: do you like interleague play

Get rid of interleague play and the DH rule.

I agree with both aspects.

[dacubys]

Re: do you like interleague play

the part that bothers me is the matchups the cubs have white sox home and away boston home toronto home and the yankees away...while the cardinals have played at kc boston at home yankees at home at toronto and at tampa bay and i am just using this as one case but there are others

If anything they should make the NL use a DH too. I don't see why people like pitchers to hit. I want to see a pitcher hit just about as much as I want to see David Ortiz pitch. (or play 1st base )

the nl game without the dh is a much better game more strategies you have the double switch you have to think your pitching matchups with where the picthing spot is comeing up in the order the al is just not as good to watch for a real baseball fan

[dieselboy]

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If anything they should make the NL use a DH too. I don't see why people like pitchers to hit. I want to see a pitcher hit just about as much as I want to see David Ortiz pitch. (or play 1st base )

Because its not REAL baseball.

Why shouldn't even player have to hit? And every player have to field?

And yes, Edgar Martinez is one of my all-time favorite players, but he still should be penalized for not playing the field for most of his career.

[deeman11747]

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Does anyoen else feel that the NL has a much bigger advantage over the AL when its played in an NL park than when its played in an AL park? I do... because the NL team gets to use a bench player as a DH which is much easier for them to do than make an AL pitcher who has never hit be in the lineup.



Thats why in interleague play I think a DH should be used no matter what but that would never go over with the purists.

[SlimKibbles]

Re: do you like interleague play

I voted no, but only because I think they should get rid of it since I'd rather they had a balanced schedule within their league. I do like seeing the AL teams play the Reds, but I think the World Series loses its luster a little when it's between two teams that have played each other already. I guess I'm a little old fashioned, but I'd rather the Dodgers and Giants came to town more than once a season. They don't only because of interleague play. Personally I think the Brewers should be sent to the AL Central and the Royals should go back to the AL West. 5 teams in every division that way.

And, for the record, since it's been brought up, I'm against the DH in all forms. Yeah, it extends careers for some guys, but a little more is involved with the strategy of the game without it. The damn players union will never allow MLB to get rid of it though.

[dieselboy]

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Thats why in interleague play I think a DH should be used no matter what but that would never go over with the purists.

That has to be the worst idea I have ever heard.

GET RID OF THE DH ALL TOGETHER!

[VanCitySportsGuy]

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The thing I would like to get rid of is the pitcher hitting in the NL.
It's basically a wasted out most of the time.

[elicoleman]

Re: do you like interleague play

I enjoy watching matchups I normally wouldn't get to see, so I voted yes.

[rsox]

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I voted yes. The only thing i would change is i would have an NFL style rotation, that way each of the divisions would play eachother every 3 years.

[Karlos05]

Re: do you like interleague play

That has to be the worst idea I have ever heard.

GET RID OF THE DH ALL TOGETHER!

Death to the DH!!

[SlimKibbles]

Re: do you like interleague play

I voted yes. The only thing i would change is i would have an NFL style rotation, that way each of the divisions would play eachother every 3 years.

That's what they are doing right now though, with the exception of a home-and-home against their interleague "rival" regardless of what division they play in. It started off as the NL Central only playing the AL Central, etc., for interleague but they changed it after a couple of years to a rotation. Like I said, I do like seeing the AL teams come into town and play but the baseball purist in me wins out so I say get rid of it. Bring the Dodgers, Giants, and Braves into town for another series instead of only 1.

[SPTO]

Re: do you like interleague play

Con's
- Most teams don't have natural rivals. The Braves are not the Red Sox rivals just because they were in Boston 50 years ago.

I agree with this. Now with the Expos in DC the Blue Jays don't have a natural rival in the NL anymore. I was watching one of the games against DC and the announcers were saying that the Jays may be put against Philly as their natural NL Rival "sigh"

- It's unfair for away teams. They are playing in parks which they never play in. NL teams aren't built to use a DH and AL teams don't have pitchers that can hit.

You can say that about the World Series matchup as well so that's a non factor to me.

- The WS isn't as interesting if the teams have already seen each other during the season.

How many WS have we seen where the teams faced each other in the regular season since the Interleague? I can only think of one. (NYY vs NYM) So again it's not that huge of a deal.

Interleague play isn't going away but I'd like them to reduce the number of interleague games to just a few series.

I agree, I wouldn't mind seeing a home and away series between the "natural rivals" and one other series.



As for the DH, I say stick to the status quo. I think that the DH is a wonderful thing if only to lengthen the careers of very good hitters.

[ifiok25]

Re: do you like interleague play

I like it but I think that they need to do a better job with the matchups. What I don't like is that it lasts too long. Other than that it's good. Plus the fans are showing up in large numbers for these games.

[XboxRocks1991]

Re: do you like interleague play

I think they should get rid of it because the con's far outweigh the pro's.

Pro's:
-Matchups like Yankees vs Mets and Cubs vs White Sox

Con's
- Most teams don't have natural rivals. The Braves are not the Red Sox rivals just because they were in Boston 50 years ago.
- It's unfair for away teams. They are playing in parks which they never play in. NL teams aren't built to use a DH and AL teams don't have pitchers that can hit.
- It creates an unbalanced schedule for division rivals.
- There are less games against non-division teams. I'd much rather see the Red Sox play the A's or Angels a few more times a year than Cincy and Pittsburgh every 4 years.
- The WS isn't as interesting if the teams have already seen each other during the season.

Interleague play isn't going away but I'd like them to reduce the number of interleague games to just a few series.

I agree with the above.

[ifiok25]

Re: do you like interleague play

There are way too many games.