Commentary
Divisions
written in 1997
I'm still not used to 3 divisions in each league, now we get intra-league
play? Does Baseball really need to copy football and basketball?
I think the division split is ridiculous and should have been done after
there were two more teams for even divisions. It doesn't make sense for
for there to be divisions with only four teams. It automatically makes
the western divisions the weaker divisions.
Then why water down the schedule with intra-league play? The two leagues
have different rules. Why sould American League pitchers have to bat
anytime but in the World Series? Why should National League teams have
the extra added burden of learning the DH strategy.
Maybe I'm old fashioned, but what happened to the days when baseball
set the trends, rather than merely copying things from football and
basketball?
On the other hand....it may be nice to see the A's clobber the Giants
in a game that really counts....no, it's not worth it. Why should I
wish to see a hot penant race in the American League decided by games
played against National League teams? Somehow it just doesn't seem right.