How do you feel about my MLB realignment?

krownroyal83 · 10-25-2018, 11:54 AM

I'm not a traditionalist when it comes to baseball, and i've thought the way the divisions are set up are a bit weird so i decided to change some things around and make it that teams in the same division are all close to each other geographically. I like this lay out better.

micropterus58 · 10-25-2018, 12:52 PM

Looks pretty good and logical. MLB will never implement it. The poor Brewers can't remember what league they are in.

Matt Arnold · 10-25-2018, 12:57 PM

The things I don't like:
-Texas/Houston being in the same division as Seattle
-AL North/NL Central still overlapping each other

But with the current MLB setup, I don't think there's any real way around that. If you don't put the California teams with Seattle, then their closest neighbours are Colorado, Phoenix, and then probably Minny and KC.

Pittsburgh probably belongs more with the Great Lakes teams than they do with Philly/NY, but given that there are 6 north-east Atlantic teams, and 3 southeastern teams, someone needs to add to them.

You could try to split them up more. The Southern division becomes Texas/Houston/Atl/Mia/TB, so maybe you give Minny/KC to Seattle's division. Then you get CHC/CWS/MIL/STL/CIN to a true Central division, and then you have to figure out how to split up the northeast. Could do Det/Cle/Pit/Was/Bal - Tor/Bos/NYY/NYM/Phi, or maybe Det/Cle/Pit/Tor/Bos, leaving the NY-Was corridor their own division. Although both options break up either Bos/NY or Pit/Phi, but not really a way around that given the other moves.

So many options...

Galeg · 10-25-2018, 01:46 PM

Wish PIT was in with the Ohio and Toronto teams. Some of the teams in the west make it really hard to align.

krownroyal83 · 10-25-2018, 02:40 PM

The only reason i put Pittsburgh where they are is so they can have a rivalry with Philadelphia. Battle of Pennsylvania

krownroyal83 · 10-25-2018, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Matt Arnold

The things I don't like:
-Texas/Houston being in the same division as Seattle
-AL North/NL Central still overlapping each other

But with the current MLB setup, I don't think there's any real way around that. If you don't put the California teams with Seattle, then their closest neighbours are Colorado, Phoenix, and then probably Minny and KC.

Pittsburgh probably belongs more with the Great Lakes teams than they do with Philly/NY, but given that there are 6 north-east Atlantic teams, and 3 southeastern teams, someone needs to add to them.

You could try to split them up more. The Southern division becomes Texas/Houston/Atl/Mia/TB, so maybe you give Minny/KC to Seattle's division. Then you get CHC/CWS/MIL/STL/CIN to a true Central division, and then you have to figure out how to split up the northeast. Could do Det/Cle/Pit/Was/Bal - Tor/Bos/NYY/NYM/Phi, or maybe Det/Cle/Pit/Tor/Bos, leaving the NY-Was corridor their own division. Although both options break up either Bos/NY or Pit/Phi, but not really a way around that given the other moves.

So many options...

I do like the Texas/Houston/Atl/Mia/TB idea, i think i might go with that, in which case Seattle,Minny and KC would be in the same division i like that as well.

Here are the updated divisions. These look a bit better, thanks guys.

Germaniac · 10-25-2018, 03:38 PM

I'm more of an old school guy ... no matter who plays in which division I either like the East/Central/West divisions or something like Atlantic/Pacific or whatever division ... but not a mixture

itsmb8 · 10-25-2018, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by krownroyal83

I do like the Texas/Houston/Atl/Mia/TB idea, i think i might go with that, in which case Seattle,Minny and KC would be in the same division i like that as well.

Here are the updated divisions. These look a bit better, thanks guys.

Whatever you do, I think everyone would prefer a White Sox, Cubs, Cardinals, Brewers division.

If you were to expand to 32 and go 4 8-team divisions, I suggest, Minnesota, Milwaukee, both Chicago's, St Louis, KC, Cincy, and Detroit. You would get rivalries EVERYWHERE. (MIN-MIL, MIN-CHW, MIN-DET, MIL-STL, MIL-CHC, MIL-CHW, MIL-KC(super friendly "rivalry" because they're farm teams for each other), CHC-CHW, CHC-STL, STL-KC, KC-DET, CHW-DET)

spartacus007 · 10-25-2018, 05:43 PM

Yeesh -- Cincinnati is stuck in a division without any of its century-old rivals

krownroyal83 · 10-25-2018, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by spartacus007

Yeesh -- Cincinnati is stuck in a division without any of its century-old rivals

Who are their rivals? I never really followed baseball too closely.

Jamee999 · 10-26-2018, 12:01 AM

For my GMing save, I do:

AL East: Boston, Cleveland, Detroit, Montreal, New York, New York, Philadelphia, Toronto
AL South: Atlanta, Baltimore, Colorado, Houston, Miami, Tampa Bay, Texas, Washington

NL Central: Chicago, Chicago, Cincinnati, Kansas City, Milwaukee, Minnesota, Pittsburgh, St. Louis
NL West: Arizona, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Oakland, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle

mgom27 · 10-26-2018, 07:30 PM

Geographical
Northcentral
Minnesota,Miluakee,Both Chicago's Teams
Midwest or MO/Texas
KC St. Louis,Texas,Houston
California Teams
West Coast
Colorado,Seattlle,Arizona
Northeast
Boston,New York Teams,Toronto
Centraleast
Detroit,Reds,Cleveland
Atlantic or Maryland/Pens
Phils,Pittsburgh,Washington,Baltimore
Southeast
Atlanta,Tampa Bay,Miami

ForeverRoyalKC · 10-26-2018, 07:41 PM

The NL Pacific is just awesome!

Teams will battle to rule as king, god and supreme ruler of California!

NoOne · 10-27-2018, 05:03 PM

i like the regional stuff... not much you can do out west though depending on size of divisions. my plan for '19 is still as of yet executed, lol

i did similar things with 3 divisions, 10 teams. i like all the in-state/regional stuff being divisional.

Lordofbrewtown · 10-27-2018, 10:59 PM

If you don't mind a couple of 3 team divisions, with 8 divisions you start to get a lot more options geographically. A lot more options out east; but here's 1 scenario:

AL West: Seattle, Colorado, Oakland, San Fran
NL West: LA Dodgers, LA Angels, San Diego, Arizona
AL Central: Minnesota, Milwaukee, ChiSox, ChiCubs
NL Central: Kansas City, St Louis, Texas, Houston
AL East: Detroit, Cleveland, Toronto, Cinci
NL East: Pittsburgh, Philly, Baltimore, Washington
AL Atlantic: Boston, NY Yankees, NY Mets
NL Atlantic: Atlanta, Tampa Bay, Miami

NoOne · 10-28-2018, 12:41 AM

Ha! i forgot i swap out 2 teams.. .milwaukee and arizona -- they'd fit where indianapolis and las vegas are.

The Game · 10-28-2018, 01:07 AM

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Originally Posted by krownroyal83

I'm not a traditionalist when it comes to baseball, and i've thought the way the divisions are set up are a bit weird so i decided to change some things around and make it that teams in the same division are all close to each other geographically. I like this lay out better.

10-25-2018, 11:54 AM	#1
krownroyal83 All Star Reserve Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 905	How do you feel about my MLB realignment? I'm not a traditionalist when it comes to baseball, and i've thought the way the divisions are set up are a bit weird so i decided to change some things around and make it that teams in the same division are all close to each other geographically. I like this lay out better. Attached Images

10-25-2018, 03:38 PM	#7
Germaniac Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Frankenthal, Germany Posts: 2,993	I'm more of an old school guy ... no matter who plays in which division I either like the East/Central/West divisions or something like Atlantic/Pacific or whatever division ... but not a mixture __________________ I'm going to have to meet my Maker some day. And if He asks me why I didn't let this boy play, and I say it's because he's black, that might not be a satisfactory answer. Happy Chandler, 1947

10-25-2018, 05:43 PM	#9
spartacus007 Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: NW Arkansas Posts: 221	Yeesh -- Cincinnati is stuck in a division without any of its century-old rivals __________________ Historical Mode: OOTP 24 (Challenge Mode) ⚾ 1901-19 Reds: 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🏆🏆🏆🏆 FHM 10 🏒 1909-18 Wanderers: 🏆 🏒 1918-19: Arenas/St. Patricks: 🏆🏆

10-26-2018, 07:30 PM	#12
mgom27 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 3,520	Geographical Northcentral Minnesota,Miluakee,Both Chicago's Teams Midwest or MO/Texas KC St. Louis,Texas,Houston California Teams West Coast Colorado,Seattlle,Arizona Northeast Boston,New York Teams,Toronto Centraleast Detroit,Reds,Cleveland Atlantic or Maryland/Pens Phils,Pittsburgh,Washington,Baltimore Southeast Atlanta,Tampa Bay,Miami __________________ Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!

10-27-2018, 05:03 PM	#14
NoOne Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 7,167	i like the regional stuff... not much you can do out west though depending on size of divisions. my plan for '19 is still as of yet executed, lol i did similar things with 3 divisions, 10 teams. i like all the in-state/regional stuff being divisional. Attached Images

10-25-2018, 12:52 PM	#2
micropterus58 All Star Starter Join Date: May 2007 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,119	Looks pretty good and logical. MLB will never implement it. The poor Brewers can't remember what league they are in.

10-25-2018, 12:57 PM	#3
Matt Arnold OOTP Developer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Here and there Posts: 14,145	The things I don't like: -Texas/Houston being in the same division as Seattle -AL North/NL Central still overlapping each other But with the current MLB setup, I don't think there's any real way around that. If you don't put the California teams with Seattle, then their closest neighbours are Colorado, Phoenix, and then probably Minny and KC. Pittsburgh probably belongs more with the Great Lakes teams than they do with Philly/NY, but given that there are 6 north-east Atlantic teams, and 3 southeastern teams, someone needs to add to them. You could try to split them up more. The Southern division becomes Texas/Houston/Atl/Mia/TB, so maybe you give Minny/KC to Seattle's division. Then you get CHC/CWS/MIL/STL/CIN to a true Central division, and then you have to figure out how to split up the northeast. Could do Det/Cle/Pit/Was/Bal - Tor/Bos/NYY/NYM/Phi, or maybe Det/Cle/Pit/Tor/Bos, leaving the NY-Was corridor their own division. Although both options break up either Bos/NY or Pit/Phi, but not really a way around that given the other moves. So many options...

10-25-2018, 01:46 PM	#4
Galeg Major Leagues Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 400	Wish PIT was in with the Ohio and Toronto teams. Some of the teams in the west make it really hard to align.

10-25-2018, 02:40 PM	#5
krownroyal83 All Star Reserve Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 905	The only reason i put Pittsburgh where they are is so they can have a rivalry with Philadelphia. Battle of Pennsylvania

10-26-2018, 12:01 AM	#11
Jamee999 All Star Reserve Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 769	For my GMing save, I do: AL East: Boston, Cleveland, Detroit, Montreal, New York, New York, Philadelphia, Toronto AL South: Atlanta, Baltimore, Colorado, Houston, Miami, Tampa Bay, Texas, Washington NL Central: Chicago, Chicago, Cincinnati, Kansas City, Milwaukee, Minnesota, Pittsburgh, St. Louis NL West: Arizona, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Oakland, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle

10-26-2018, 07:41 PM	#13
ForeverRoyalKC All Star Starter Join Date: May 2015 Location: Hop, skip and a jump from Stockton Lake, MO. Posts: 1,128 Blog Entries: 3	The NL Pacific is just awesome! Teams will battle to rule as king, god and supreme ruler of California!

10-27-2018, 10:59 PM	#15
Lordofbrewtown Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: St Petersburg, FL Posts: 275	If you don't mind a couple of 3 team divisions, with 8 divisions you start to get a lot more options geographically. A lot more options out east; but here's 1 scenario: AL West: Seattle, Colorado, Oakland, San Fran NL West: LA Dodgers, LA Angels, San Diego, Arizona AL Central: Minnesota, Milwaukee, ChiSox, ChiCubs NL Central: Kansas City, St Louis, Texas, Houston AL East: Detroit, Cleveland, Toronto, Cinci NL East: Pittsburgh, Philly, Baltimore, Washington AL Atlantic: Boston, NY Yankees, NY Mets NL Atlantic: Atlanta, Tampa Bay, Miami

10-28-2018, 12:41 AM	#16
NoOne Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 7,167	Ha! i forgot i swap out 2 teams.. .milwaukee and arizona -- they'd fit where indianapolis and las vegas are.