I like interleague play as well. I just think they should mix up the opponents more. I'm tired of seeing Atlanta. That "former Boston Braves" thing never caught on as a source for a rivalry.
I also think they should change up the DH in Interleague play. Let them play with a DH in NL parks and drop the DH in AL parks, just to let the home crowd see something different. I want to see Beckett take one into the Monster seats when he gets pissed off. I also like that the All-Star game determines the home field advantage in the WS. I'm just a sucker for modern gimmickry. ________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of William Marino Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 12:28 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Winning the Wildcard I like interleague play for two reasons: first, it creates new opportunities for rivalries. Some of them would be geographic, like the Nats and O's (of course, it would be helpful if the teams didn't suck), and others that seem like they just should happen-wouldn't a Cubs- Red Sox rivalry be interesting? Admittedly, this has not gotten as much traction as I would have thought. The second reason is that it provides so much data about how much better the American League is than the National League. That needs to be addressed for the long-term health of the game, and interleague play stats make that point. Btw, not sure wild card winners would fair as well as division champs in the WS. Wild card teams have only one 4 out of 28 times (including both leagues). How do the division champions stats look, anyone know? ________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of tomsalemi Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 12:17 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Winning the Wildcard not sure about the tournament, but i agree with interleague play. or at least limit it to one or two series. plus, since the NHL is so keen on playing hockey in baseball stadiums. I think MLB should schedule some games on a hockey rink. Think of the hijinks! On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 12:06 PM, rdsalemi <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: I would still like to get rid of interleague play, and have a set of midseason regional round-robin tournaments instead. It would give folks two championships to shoot for. On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 10:59 AM, Beaudoin, John <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Let's not forget the 1987 Twins winning it all with a regular season record of 85-77, 52 losses on the road, 25 losses at home. No wild card back then, but still a .525 team won it all. Compare that to the Sox record of 98-64 in 2004. 13 games different in the regular season. Let's face it. The Wild Card was really the only way to go when the league expanded beyond 14 teams. Sure there's more revenue in the extended play-off rounds, but it just had to happen after 14 teams anyway. It was the right thing to do. ________________________________ From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>] On Behalf Of Steve Gendron Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 10:29 AM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: RE: Winning the Wildcard I know baseball purists hate it, but I really like the wildcard system, and I think it is good for baseball. It keeps many more teams engaged as the season winds down, and as you suggest, the second place team in a strong division is often a better playoff contender than division winners. How many wildcard entries have won the world series? Angels back in 2002 (I think), Sox in 2004. Have there been others? ________________________________ From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>] On Behalf Of Ray Salemi Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 7:08 AM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Winning the Wildcard There has always been part of me that says, "Ho hum, another wildcard. I guess it will have to do." Then I realized that the wildcard race is actually quite difficult to win. It hearkens back to the days of old when you were competing against the entire league in the standings, and you could not hide behind a weak division. -- Author of "Leading After a Layoff: Reignite Your Team's Productivity in Just 12 Weeks" www.leadingafteralayoff.com<http://www.leadingafteralayoff.com/> <BR -- Author of "Leading After a Layoff: Reignite Your Team's Productivity in Just 12 Weeks" www.leadingafteralayoff.com<http://www.leadingafteralayoff.com/> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Red Sox Citizens" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
