MLB Off-Topic

[Majingir]

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Interleague play just started in the 90s, and 2002 I believe was the first year that interleague expanded outside of your respective region (where the NL West would then rotate through the East, Central, West, etc. while playing a local rival every year). I'm guessing the Padres have hosted tomorrow, but this will be the first time doing it the other way around.

But Jays-Padres I think have played 3 series or so in that timespan, how have all 3 been in San Diego? Isn't it supposed to rotate each time?

Padres are the ONLY team to never play in Toronto. I don't get MLB schedule making at all. They've played 4 series in Baltimore and Tampa each since 2002. Played 1 series vs Tampa in San Diego and 2 series vs O's in San Diego. How have they never played in Toronto, who is in the same division? They've only met 3 series ever. Meanwhile they've faced the O's 6 times?

[TripleCrown9]

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But Jays-Padres I think have played 3 series or so in that timespan, how have all 3 been in San Diego? Isn't it supposed to rotate each time?

The All-Star Game is also supposed to alternate. Things happen.

[Majingir]

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Still, just found that strange since no other franchise hasn't faced each other in both ballparks before, Jays-Padres in Toronto is the final one.

[Mabster]

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Don't you find everything is strange? I kinda think that's your life goal.

[Blzer]

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Still, just found that strange since no other franchise hasn't faced each other in both ballparks before, Jays-Padres in Toronto is the final one.

Don't you find everything is strange? I kinda think that's your life goal.

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[redsox4evur]

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[dubcity]

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Still, just found that strange since no other franchise hasn't faced each other in both ballparks before, Jays-Padres in Toronto is the final one.

It's because interleague scheduling is dumb and doesn't make sense.

[kehlis]

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It's because interleague scheduling is dumb and doesn't make sense.

Actually interleague scheduling is pretty straight forward and I looked into this example a bit because it piqued my interest and this doesn't add up to the normal standard.

Aside from natural rivals which screws everything up the Padres should play in Toronto once every six years. If next year they are going there that means they should also have gone in 2010 but they didn't.

My only assumption is it was a logistic's issue. In recent years they've started adding home/away 2 game series for teams that are close but that would never have applied for SD/Toronto.

[Majingir]

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Never knew this...Tom Brady was drafted by the Expos! Was drafted as a C.

Don't know what happened that made him turn down a baseball career, but kinda surprised he did. Obviously now it'd sound stupid to say that a 4 time SB winning QB should've chosen baseball over football, but he was drafted in the MLB in 1995. Drafted 6th round in the NFL in 2000. So kinda surprised he did go with football seeing how the draft was 5 years later,and 6 QBs were taken ahead of him,and he was a backup QB at the time during his college football career.

[Blzer]

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Never knew this...Tom Brady was drafted by the Expos! Was drafted as a C.

Don't know what happened that made him turn down a baseball career, but kinda surprised he did. Obviously now it'd sound stupid to say that a 4 time SB winning QB should've chosen baseball over football, but he was drafted in the MLB in 1995. Drafted 6th round in the NFL in 2000. So kinda surprised he did go with football seeing how the draft was 5 years later,and 6 QBs were taken ahead of him,and he was a backup QB at the time during his college football career.

Pressure from his father might have been one reason. Passion another. Not really sure.

[l3ulvl]

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Never knew this...Tom Brady was drafted by the Expos! Was drafted as a C.

Don't know what happened that made him turn down a baseball career, but kinda surprised he did. Obviously now it'd sound stupid to say that a 4 time SB winning QB should've chosen baseball over football, but he was drafted in the MLB in 1995. Drafted 6th round in the NFL in 2000. So kinda surprised he did go with football seeing how the draft was 5 years later,and 6 QBs were taken ahead of him,and he was a backup QB at the time during his college football career.

Maybe he simply didn't want to play baseball. He was an 18th round pick out of HS and picked QB at Michigan (a power at the time) instead. His idol is Joe Montana, I don't think it's hard to figure out he'd rather play football.

It's not like in '95 he could've used NFL draft results from 2000 to make his decision

[Majingir]

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But still, prob would've been tough decision, getting drafted by a MLB team in 95, when you know you prob wouldn't be drafted in the NFL for a few more years at least. And like I said, he was a backup QB at the time, so you never know how your career would end up,if you'd ever even get a big shot. But obviously if football was what he loved, it'd be worth the risk,even if he didn't make it.

[kehlis]

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Never knew this...Tom Brady was drafted by the Expos! Was drafted as a C.

Don't know what happened that made him turn down a baseball career, but kinda surprised he did. Obviously now it'd sound stupid to say that a 4 time SB winning QB should've chosen baseball over football, but he was drafted in the MLB in 1995. Drafted 6th round in the NFL in 2000. So kinda surprised he did go with football seeing how the draft was 5 years later,and 6 QBs were taken ahead of him,and he was a backup QB at the time during his college football career.

John Elway was drafted by the Yankees and threatened to play with them instead of the Colts if he wasn't traded.

[Mabster]

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[Jr.]

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Seems like a terrible deal for him. Only $3.34M in exchange for 10% of all future earnings?