RIPPA Posted March 10, 2022 Author Share Posted March 10, 2022 Owners approved it unanimously so that isn't a good sign for the players 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 21 minutes ago, John from Cincinnati said: On some level, I realize it makes no sense, but I really do long for the days when the two leagues were actually different - different umpires, different umpire equipment, different rules, etc. Anymore, it makes no sense to call them the American and National Leagues - they should be called the American and National Conferences. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted March 11, 2022 Author Share Posted March 11, 2022 Did some quick back of the envelope math Play every team at least one series = 3 games x 29 Teams = 87 games Play every team in your league but not in division another 3 games = 3 x 10 = 30 Games (6 total games against the other league opponents) That leaves 45 games for the division = 57 games against division (so 13 or 14 games against a division opponent) (45 + 12 from above) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 suspect that they'd do 10 interleague series with 5 opponents instead of 20 games with 5/6 opponents which might raise some eyebrows if that means all division vs division and no Cubs/White Sox every year or Yankees/Mets or Angels/Dodgers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted March 11, 2022 Author Share Posted March 11, 2022 They flat out said a team will play all 29 teams every year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 Not to interrupt the party, but this just came across. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyWhioux Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 3 hours ago, RIPPA said: Punishment if you finish "near the bottom" multiple years in a row unless the punishment is "you're forced to sell your team to someone who actually wants to try" this sounds like it's going to exacerbate the problem it purports to solve. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 1 hour ago, RIPPA said: They flat out said a team will play all 29 teams every year I interpreted the Jared Diamond tweet on here to say that there'd home and road series vs the interleague opponents but it doesn't actually say that either Having better balance with 3 different non-division winners in the playoffs makes some sense but I don't think that 45 interleague games makes sense. Maybe 18 vs each divisional rival instead of 19. That's 72 games, then the remaining 90 games include 60 vs the other 10 league teams (3 home/3 road), and 30 interleague (3 home and 3 road vs 5 opponents works better than 2 game 'series' vs 15 opponents) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 Minor note, but the Rule 5 draft has been cancelled for this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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