I've been questioning the necessity of having divisions...I think there should be one division in each league. The top four teams in each make the playoffs. Makes for a better balanced schedule as well. What is the point of a division?
I've been questioning the necessity of having divisions...I think there should be one division in each league. The top four teams in each make the playoffs. Makes for a better balanced schedule as well. What is the point of a division?
I'd do away with the NL and AL and cut even more down on travel costs by making divisions even more regional.
EAST
TOR
BOS
NYY
NYM
PHI
BAL
NORTH
PITT
DET
CLE
CIN
CWS
Cubs
SOUTH
WSH
ATL
TBR
MIA
HOU
TEX
CENTRAL
MN
MIL
STL
KC
COL
AZ
WEST
SEA
SF
OAK
LAD
LAA
SD
Play each non division team 3 games (3 x 24= 72).
Play each divisional team 18 games (5 x 18=90).
5 Division winners make playoffs with 3 wild card teams. (Could have the best wild card team get an automatic slot and have the next 4 teams play a one game play-in for the last 2 slots to keep the number of playoff teams at 10 overall.)
Or
6 divisions of 5 teams:
NorthEast
BOS
NYY
NYM
PHI
BAL
SouthEast
WSH
NC (from OAK)
ATL
TBR
MIA
MidWest
CWS
Cubs
MN
MIL
STL
Central
KC
TEX
HOU
COL
AZ
West
SEA
SF
LAD
LAA
SD
Play 3 or 4 games vs other divisions (4 x 15 + 3 x 10 teams=90)
Play (18 x 4 teams=72)
MidEast
TOR
PITT
DET
CLE
CIN
Divisions might make more sense in MLB than the NFL. That should be divisionless, but keep the schedule making as though divisions still existed. That way you know the teams with the best records are going to the playoffs, which is essential in a short season. None of this 7-9 wins a division and home playoff game crap.