A Proposed Expansion, ReAlignment & 150-Game Schedule
»» The regular season is shortened from 162 to 150 games.
»» Each league has four 4-team divisions
»» The Interleague schedule calls for a team in a division in one league to play games with teams of each division
of the other league once every 4 years.
»» The Interleague schedule would also allow a team who has finished at a certain place in its division to play
6 games each with those other league teams who finished in the same place in each of their respective divisions.
This allows the previous year's eight division winners to have home-and-home series at each other's parks, as
well as occasional home-and-home series between such teams as the Cubs and White Sox, Yankees and Mets, Dodgers
and Angels, etc.
»» Points system (five for wins, two for ties, zero for losses) would replace the won-lost percentage system. A Tie
Breaker System, based on points accrued from wins, ties and losses, would determine all standings.
»» Because of the Tie Breaker System, special one game playoffs for division titles would no longer be necessary.
By eliminating such playoff games, the start of the various pre-scheduled post season series will not be delayed.
»» Games having no resolution after 12 innings (regular season, All-Star), or 15 innings (playoffs, World Series),
would be declared Tie Games. Regular season Tie Games would count in the standings.
»» Montreal Expos moved to Washington, D.C.-Virginia.
»» Florida Marlins moved to Charlotte, NC. and aligned in A.L. Atlantic
»» Tampa Bay Rays aligned in N.L. Central
»» Two new teams added --
Portland Frontiers (A.L. Pacific)
Memphis Kings (N.L. Central -- thank you very much!)
AMERICAN LEAGUE (A.L.) NATIONAL LEAGUE (N.L.)
A.L. Atlantic Division A B N.L. Atlantic Division A B
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1 | Baltimore Orioles -- -- 1 | New York Mets 6 3
2 | Boston Red Sox 18 -- 2 | Philadelphia Phillies 6 3
3 | Carolina Wolf Pack 18 -- 3 | Pittsburgh Pirates 6 3
4 | New York Yankees 18 6 4 | Washington Nationals 6 6
A.L. Central Division A B N.L. Central Division A B
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1 | Chicago White Sox 6 -- 1 | Atlanta Braves 6 3
2 | Cleveland Indians 6 -- 2 | Houston Astros -- 3
3 | Detroit Tigers 6 -- 3 | Tampa Bay Rays -- 3
4 | Toronto Blue Jays 6 6 4 | Memphis Kings NT -- 6
A.L. Midwestern Division A B N.L. Midwestern Division A B
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1 | Colorado Rockies 6 6 1 | Chicago Cubs 6 18
2 | Kansas City Royals 3 6 2 | Cincinnati Reds -- 18
3 | Minnesota Twins 3 6 3 | Milwaukee Brewers -- 18
4 | Texas Rangers 3 6 4 | St. Louis Cardinals -- --
A.L. Pacific Division A B N.L. Pacific Division A B
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1 | Anaheim Angels 6 -- 1 | Arizona Diamondbacks 6 6
2 | Oakland Athletics 3 -- 2 | Los Angeles Dodgers -- 6
3 | Seattle Mariners 3 -- 3 | San Diego Padres -- 6
4 | Portland Frontiers NT 3 6 4 | San Francisco Giants -- 6
A = Baltimore, A.L. Atlantic 1st B = St. Louis, N.L. Midwest 4th
h = host to team a = away at team
NT = New Team
GAMES | H | A | TOTAL
EACH --------- VS. TEAMS IN GAMES
18 | 9 | 9 | your own division ..................................... 54
6 | 3 | 3 | a designated division within your own league .......... 24
3 | T.B.D.| two non-designated divisions within your own league ... 24
3 | T.B.D.| two non-designated divisions within your own league
with the same division finish as your own team (1st vs
1st, 2nd vs 2nd, etc) ................................. 6
6 | 3 | 3 | a designated division of the other league ............. 24
6 | 3 | 3 | non-designated divisions of the other league with
the same division finish as your own team
(1st vs 1st, 2nd vs 2nd, etc.) ........................ 18
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Total number of games to make up the season schedule .................. 150
INTRALEAGUE DESIGNATED SCHEDULE
Year : Atlantic vs : Central vs : Midwest vs : Pacific vs
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2008-11-14-etc : Central : Atlantic : Pacific : Midwest
2009-12-15-etc : Pacific : Midwest : Central : Atlantic
2008-13-16-etc : Midwest : Pacific : Atlantic : Central
INTERLEAGUE DESIGNATED SCHEDULE
Each division plays a designated opponent division once every 4 years, beginning
with the year listed above the designated opponent division.
| 2008 »» | 2009 »» | 2010 »» | 2011 »»
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N.L. Pacific | A.L. Pacific | A.L. Atlantic | A.L. Central | A.L. Midwest
N.L. Midwest | A.L. Midwest | A.L. Central | A.L. Atlantic | A.L. Pacific
N.L. Central | A.L. Central | A.L. Midwest | A.L. Pacific | A.L. Atlantic
N.L. Atlantic | A.L. Atlantic | A.L. Pacific | A.L. Midwest | A.L. Central
Division, Place and Playoff Seed Tie-Breakers >>
Games w/points (rank 1-2-3-4): Head-to-Head/Division/League/All
Net Runs (rank 5-6-7-8): Head-to-Head/Division/League/All
Division Series (best 4-of-7):
#1(A) vs #4(B)
#2(A) vs #3(B) A-A B-B-B A-A
League Championship Series (best 4-of-7):
#1(A) vs #2/#3(B)
#2(A) vs #4(B)
#3(A) vs #4(B) A-A B-B-B A-A
World Series (best 4-of-7):
Even Years: NL-NL AL-AL-AL NL-NL
Odd Years: AL-AL NL-NL-NL AL-AL