Realignment ideas from Rosenthal

[SlimKibbles]

Re: Realignment ideas from Rosenthal

I will not accept a DH in the Reds lineup while playing a home game.

[daflyboys]

Re: Realignment ideas from Rosenthal

What I think they need to do is expand to 32 teams and have each league be composed of 4 4-team divsions which would make the most sense considering only 4 teams from each league make the playoffs.

Expansion? In this era of diluted pitching? No way. If anything, reduction.

[nemesis04]

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Not crazy about mixing AL and NL together. If anything just restructure the divisions by a class system of spending: lower, middle and upper. It would give teams that have no chance of competing in lopsided divisions a chance to make the playoffs.

[ELDoro]

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Reds in the AL? wont go over well in Cincinnati

[ChubbyBanana]

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Reds in the AL? wont go over well in Cincinnati

Right. Considering they've been in the National League since 1890

[DieHardYankee26]

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I think the main problem with realignment as far as switching leagues, is that the reason NL teams are in the NL is not only because they don't want the DH, but they don't like the DH and want no part of it. To force teams who have no interest in the rule to use it wouldn't be too smart.

[nemesis04]

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For kicks I realigned the divisions based on payroll spent, 3 tiers highest to lowest:

AL (Tier 1)
Yankees
Red Sox
Tigers
Angels
Mariners

AL (Tier 2)
White Sox
Indians
Blue Jays
Brewers (Brought them back to the AL)

AL (Tier 3)
Rays
A's
Orioles
Rangers
Royals
Twins

NL (Tier 1)
Mets
Cubs
Phillies
Astros
Dodgers

NL (Tier 2)
Braves
Cardinals
Giants
Rockies

NL (Tier 3)
Marlins
Padres
Pirates
Nationals
Reds
D-Backs

[DieHardYankee26]

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It'd be interesting to see who'd win a division like the AL Tier 3. With a lot of young talent and no clear winner. Any given year any team could win

[CMH]

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The only thing that worries me about setting up division by revenue is teams that don't make a lot of money will never spend more or even give their team a chance to spend more.

Look at the Mariners on that list. They have one good off-season and add significant payroll and they are expected to battle it out with the Yankees and Red Sox? I'd bet that if such a setup existed, the Mariners don't add the significant payroll. Instead, they keep their payroll low enough to play in Tier 2.

[ChubbyBanana]

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The only thing that worries me about setting up division by revenue is teams that don't make a lot of money will never spend more or even give their team a chance to spend more.

Look at the Mariners on that list. They have one good off-season and add significant payroll and they are expected to battle it out with the Yankees and Red Sox? I'd bet that if such a setup existed, the Mariners don't add the significant payroll. Instead, they keep their payroll low enough to play in Tier 2.

If I was going to do it your way I would stack the NL so that tier 1 has 6 teams. No reason to make it harder/more competitive for the small spenders is there?

Again, just my opinion.

[BatsareBugs]

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I want in too! Let's Cut Games back down to 154. Bye bye DH!

Uber-East
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Philadelphia Phillies
Baltimore Orioles (Don't ask why...)

Great Lakes
Detroit Tigers
Toronto Blue Jays
New York Mets
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland Indians
Cincinnati Reds

Pacific
Oakland Athletics
Los Angeles Angels
Seattle Mariners
Texas Rangers

Southwestern
Arizona Diamondbacks
Colorado Rockies
San Diego Padres
San Francisco Giants
Los Angeles Dodgers

Central
Minnesota Twins
Milwaukee Brewers
St. Louis Cardinals
Kansas City Royals
Pittsburgh Pirates
Chicago Cubs

Southeastern
Tampa Bay Rays
Atlanta Braves
Washington Nationals
Florida Marlins
Houston Astros

Gone is the playoff system! We will have a 5 different series for the top 10 teams each season. The top 2 compete for a the World Series title while the rest get to enjoy a five-game series for the Abner Trophy, Selig Honor, Ruthian Slugfest Trophy, and Great American Pastime Award!

There are plenty of tomatoes, feel free to throw them my direction.

[Bellsprout]

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Can we keep the Brewers out of the AL? I don't want to go 30-132 every year.

[Speedy]

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Is Rag being sincere or sarcastic?

[BatsareBugs]

Re: Realignment ideas from Rosenthal

Is Rag being sincere or sarcastic?

Sincere. The idea isn't serious anyways, but I wanted in on this thread, but aligning them to make sense is very difficult.

[SlimKibbles]

Re: Realignment ideas from Rosenthal

Here we go:

AL West
Seattle
Oakland
Anaheim (LAA - blah!)
Portland (expansion)

AL North
Minnesota
Chicago White Sox
Detroit
Toronto

AL South
Texas
Kansas City
Arizona (switch leagues)
Houston (switch leagues)

AL East
New York Yankees
Boston
Baltimore
Cleveland

NL West
Los Angeles
San Francisco
San Diego
Colorado

NL North
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee

NL South
Atlanta
Florida
Charlotte (expansion)
Tampa Bay (switch leagues)

NL East
New York Mets
Philadelphia
Washington
Pittsburgh