Selig, committee considering radical realignment plan

[200tang]

I would love to see a team in, say, Guadalajara, Mexico.

fixed.

[haveacigar]

fixed.

Monterrey is better.

[TheNamelessPoet]

... Now if we can do that and get the AL to get rid of the DH, I'd be happy.

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[200tang]

fixed

I hope Chipper Jones falls off a cliff defensively and needs the DH and then the AL DOES get rid of the DH and Chipper has to retire instead of continuing his career until he's 50. Then, he finds out you're the one who wanted to get rid of the DH and comes to your house and kills your fish.

[Alloutwar]

^ nice

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

On the topic of possible expansion sites down the road, why not Salt Lake City or New Orleans or some big city in Iowa or something like that?

[TheNamelessPoet]

I hope Chipper Jones falls off a cliff defensively and needs the DH and then the AL DOES get rid of the DH and Chipper has to retire instead of continuing his career until he's 50. Then, he finds out you're the one who wanted to get rid of the DH and comes to your house and kills your fish.

my Poor fish

Honestly... as much as I have LOVED watching him play... I would rather see him have to retire than DH.

[haveacigar]

On the topic of possible expansion sites down the road, why not Salt Lake City or New Orleans or some big city in Iowa or something like that?

Those exist?

[HoustonGM]

Those exist?

No. Oxymoron.

[free2131]

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You're right, what was I thinking? It would deprive fans of the most exciting play in baseball.

[Jntg4]

I am open to them trying this in a mini-league or spring training, but not regular season, at least not yet.It also seems to much like promotion and relegation.

[Arctic Blast]

So, they're essentially admitting that they realize everything is grossly unbalanced in terms of spending, and the solution is a constant state of re-alignment? Really?

Congratulations, Gary Bettman. Every time you look like the worst commissioner in sports, Bud Selig opens his dumbhole and talks.

[Jeffy25]

Jeffy, I actually like that. Even alignment always made the most sense to me - have 14/16 just dilutes the NL more and makes it even tougher for them. Combine that with the bigger markets in the AL and the dominant talent, and you can see why the WS and all-star games are so stacked in favor of AL.

Not sure about the two locale choices - in a bad economy, San Antonio fighting for loyalty with Rangers/Astros texas is tough, and Portland has the Mariners just up in Seattle anyway.

they just worked location wise

I think you could mix it however you want....I also moved the D'Backs to the AL, so you could mix and match however to make it work out better.

and now it's just a best of four in each division, no wild card.

when I do this in OOTP, the last week is always a fight in at least two divisions, if not more.

But it does add another 5 or 7 game playoff series at the end of the season...which doesn't bother me any.

[Jeffy25]

That would cost so much for flight and such...not to mention you would rarely get people wanting to make such a radical lifestyle change when they get traded. If you were a utility player who can't speak an asian language I can guarantee you'd probably be extremely pissed having to move to Tokyo or something.

As for hispanic countries. Have fun dealing with visas.

Both bring up the question of the draft too. I would imagine almost every high profile draftee wouldn't want to go to those teams. If you just graduated from HS would you rather just go to college or another country you may not want to go to? Also farm teams and such. It's just a complete mess.

Canada and maybe Mexico are the only 2 countries I could see being added to the league.

Or P.R.

[Jeffy25]

I hope Chipper Jones falls off a cliff defensively and needs the DH and then the AL DOES get rid of the DH and Chipper has to retire instead of continuing his career until he's 50. Then, he finds out you're the one who wanted to get rid of the DH and comes to your house and kills your fish.

hahahah lmfao