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President of Freedonia
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Selig's committee discussed some realignment plans yesterday, namely the concept of "floating realignment". Basically, every year teams could swap divisions or possibly even leagues based on finances, realistic chances of competing, etc. the main limitation would be time zones, you can't move to a time zone that would regularly affect start times.
The main example given is that a shitty AL Central team could move to the AL East and spend a year rebuilding while getting the extra revenue that would come from 18 home games against the Yanks and Sox. Meanwhile, a team like the Rays could shift to the Central and be serious contenders. Teams out West wouldn't be able to move sideways because of time zones except for maybe the Rangers, but they could potentially swap leagues with another West team. Teams in the East and Central might also be allowed to swap leagues. The number of teams per league could vary year to year as well. It'll never happen, just seems like a cluttered mess and it really would be admitting that the game revolves around the Yanks and Sox. "Well no other team has a chance of beating them, just let the rest of the division be patsies!" They'd probably be able to set the new record for wins in a season. |
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#1482 |
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That would make it almost impossible to do long term schedules since MLB and other leagues like to make schedules 1-2 years in advance for any given new season.
Could also kill any non-big rivarly in the MLB and end the specialness of Inter-league series. |
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#1483 |
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Interleague play really isn't even special nowadays anyway. In-state matchups might have a little extra buzz but the rest is just blah. In some cases, rilvaries could be expanded. The Cubs and White Sox could end up in the same division and play each other like 20 times.
I think they should realign by jersey colors, into a westerly rainbow |
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#1484 |
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Joe Mauer got hurt in the st game vs the Os.
fouled a ball off his shoulder. |
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#1485 |
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Mets might actually give 20-year old shortstop Ruben Tejada the nod to start the year. I hope so, he's easily the best defensive middle infielder in camp. He could probably bat for a decent average in the 8th spot, no worse than any of the other guys they could put there.
Certainly preferrable to the other options (Alex Cora, Anderson Hernandez, Russ Adams) at least. |
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You can't teach that
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The way Fenway treated Nomar when he came back last year is the only reason I think Red Sex Nation might be somewhat human.
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I think if I was in charge of making baseball "more fair" via realignment, I'd just revert back to the old days. No divisions, just leagues. I'd move an NL team to the AL to make it 15 per league, and as a result I'd get rid of the 3 or so weeks of interleague play and just run one interleague series at any given time all season. Top 4 teams from each league get into the playoffs (tiebreakers played if necessary)...1 seed vs. 4 seed, 2 seed vs. 3 seed, format exactly like it is now.
Obviously this would never happen because it would reduce the amount of times we see certain marquee matchups...but it would prevent teams like the Orioles and Blue Jays from complaining that they play in an unwinnable division. But, teams like the Yanks and Sox could still dominate at which point people would keep bitching and then you'd have to start discussing caps and floors. |
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If it wasn't for the fact of MLB being a bit stubborn on the rules for leagues needing even number of teams and opened up more inter-league games, they could just make each division 5 teams to be more fair.
Makes it hard to claim parity or equal opportunity for everyone when 1 division has 6 times fighting for 1 spot while another division has just 4 teams. |
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#1489 |
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The Classic Dylan Staples
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The Classic Dylan Staples
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Hideki Matsui is a fucking idiot.
--- In the report, Matsui was quoted as saying: "People see Asians out there, and the perception is that they're Japanese. They're not us. They're impostors. Even people I know come up and say: 'Hey, what race is Shin-Soo Choo? Is he a Japanese player?' I say, 'Come on, he's Korean. He's not Japanese.' .. "As Japanese players, we have a theory that baseball can go get an imitator and pass them off as us. It's like they had to get some kind of Asian faces, so they go to the Korea or Taiwan because you can get them cheaper. It's like, 'Why should I get this kid from the South Side of Tokyo and have Scott Boras represent him and pay him $5 million when you can get a Korean guy for a bag of ramen?' ... I'm telling you, it's sad," he said. |
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#1492 |
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lol
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You know that’s right
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Arolids Chapman threw two more scoreless innings against LA yesterday. His second inning of work was a popout-strikeout-strikeout of Ethier, Kemp, and Blake. Reports were that his slider was pedestrian and he couldn't locate his fastball, but his changeup was unhittable.
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#1494 |
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floating alignment might be the most ridiculous thing I ever heard of.
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You know that’s right
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![]() Tulowitzki might've just become one of my favorite players |
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I'm Mr. White Christmas
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I wish I could see the picture that is probably there
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The Mets could possibly break camp this year with two 20-year olds on their Opening Day roster, shortstop Ruben Tejada (more than likely to be there if Reyes does indeed start on the DL) and RHP Jenrry Mejia (top pitching prospect, a longshot but he's looked nasty in spring thus far). Both guys were born in October 1989.
If that happens, I will officially feel old I already felt a bit old when Rick Porcello (5 days younger than me) was in the majors last year. Plus this year there will be other guys like Jason Heyward who are also younger than me in the bigs.
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#1498 |
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Get a poke on
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The Mets could possibly...nah
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As an Os fan, the realignment debate is kind of..good idea/bad idea with me.
In the next couple of years (maybe as earlier as next year), I think the Os could definitely compete for just about any division in baseball with the exception of the one they are currently in. But really the plans Ive seen are all really dumb. |
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#1500 |
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Red Sox top prospect Ryan Westmoreland to have brain surgery. Damn.
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The good news is its not cancer and doctors diagnosed the condition quickly so its treatable but the bad news is any damage done during the surgery could end his career and complicate his normal life or death
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One To Watch In...'12?
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#1503 |
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Your're a real man Dion
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continental drift
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1-0 TPWW Chess Master
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Phillies: We will trade you Ryan Howard for Albert Pujols
Cardinals: Throw in some draft picks and another player and it will happen. Phillies: Deal. Believe it, rumors are going around that Howard for Pujols might be happening |
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#1506 |
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REALMENTE
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Except you can't trade draft picks.
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REALMENTE
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And there is no reason at all for the Cards to trade Pujols for a guy thats gonna be a free agent the same time as him. They don't gain anything.
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#1508 |
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You know that’s right
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well they gain strikeouts and errors
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#1509 |
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You know that’s right
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and the Cards get to add salary too I believe
and all they have to give up is the greatest hitter of the generation for a slightly better version of Adam Dunn |
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lol splaya
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LIMITLESS
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Yeah, Pujols would only ever be traded at the 2011 deadline and that's only if he tells the Cards "I want -insert massive amount here-" and they realize there's no way they could re-sign him.
If he went to the Phillies that would guarantee them the pennant for the next couple of years. Last edited by Evil Vito; 03-15-2010 at 10:35 AM. |
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#1513 |
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lol god bless the NY media. Killing John Maine all day for admitting that he "wasn't into it" during his appearance yesterday as he entered in relief and promptly got rocked.
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Temporary
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Lot of hate going on in here.
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Time to Nut Up or Shut up
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I was getting a bit worried when I saw that Pujols rumor on my cell.But, IMHO He like Joe Mauer is going nowhere.
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Holy shit. Somebody said in the Auction draft yesterday that scouts have described Ben Sheets as looking like he "hasn't pitched in years".
His line today: 0.0 IP, 10 H, 9 R, 8 ER This might be one of the few times in history one of us might be RIGHT if they said they could do better than a professional athlete. |
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#1517 |
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Yeah I've heard Ben Sheets has looked bad 3 times now (including your line) Maybe he'll get it together, but at this point I'd rather draft a hot prospect
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Actually, messed up the numbers on the line.
Sheets (L, 0-2) 0.0 8 10 9 1 0 1 31.15 |
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*whistles wooooooooo*
Damn. I've heard of setbacks, but this is really big. Alot teams that were in on making a move on Sheets are probably breathing a sigh of relief now. |
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![]() Not sure whether to be happy or sad right now. Last Os player on the Cover of the actual weekly SI was Rick Dempsey in 83 after the WS. |
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