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bailey · 06-11-2011, 06:19 PM

I think there should be 6 5-team divisions. Then each season, the divisions would "pair up" and create 3 leagues of ten teams. The 3rd league would be called the Continental League. After 5 seasons every possible combination of pairing up would have occurred. Within each league the teams would play 18 games against the other 9 opponents. The top 3 in each league and the 4th place team with the most wins make the playoffs.

Advantages: fair scheduling, less travel for the players, all teams eventually play each other in the regular season.

Disadvantages: abolition of traditional AL and NL. Because of the rotation, teams would be switching leagues annually, although the divisions would maintain 4 rivalries for each team annually.

To eliminate this disadvantage, just create 3 leagues of 10 teams and forget about interleague play. All the expansion teams play in the Continental League. Edit: expansion teams after 1962.

06-11-2011, 06:19 PM	#18
bailey Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 3,341	I think there should be 6 5-team divisions. Then each season, the divisions would "pair up" and create 3 leagues of ten teams. The 3rd league would be called the Continental League. After 5 seasons every possible combination of pairing up would have occurred. Within each league the teams would play 18 games against the other 9 opponents. The top 3 in each league and the 4th place team with the most wins make the playoffs. Advantages: fair scheduling, less travel for the players, all teams eventually play each other in the regular season. Disadvantages: abolition of traditional AL and NL. Because of the rotation, teams would be switching leagues annually, although the divisions would maintain 4 rivalries for each team annually. To eliminate this disadvantage, just create 3 leagues of 10 teams and forget about interleague play. All the expansion teams play in the Continental League. Edit: expansion teams after 1962. Last edited by bailey; 06-11-2011 at 06:23 PM.