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I've decided I'm going to see the Packers in St. Louis next week. A couple of years ago the Packers fans literally outnumbered the Rams fans. It should be fun.

I also heard somewhere recently that the Diamondbacks owners always wanted to be in the AL and would welcome a move to the AL West. Then you would just move the Astros to the NL West.

Yeah, the WC won't go away and I don't think it should. It would be kind of cool if the Cubs and Sox only played once every three years. It would make it more special. I feel like the games are already losing their significance. I think the Astros should just move from the NL Central to the AL West. I think it makes sense for everybody involved and I don't really see why the Astros would decline. Cause they already suck in the NL? Also, you can't have Texas and Houston in the same division, it just throws the whole interleague rivalry thing off. In this system interleague rivalries aren't weighted more important than any other series anyway. I think they could benefit from a divisional rivalry more than an interleague rivalry.

Too bad the Cubs decided to suck it up for 40-something days and are just now gaining three games on the Cards in a short period of time.

Too bad the Cubs decided to suck it up for 40-something days and are just now gaining three games on the Cards in a short period of time.

I found an interesting forum for sports uniforms in general. http://boards.sportslogos.net/index.php?act=idx

Yeah, the WC won't go away and I don't think it should. It would be kind of cool if the Cubs and Sox only played once every three years. It would make it more special. I feel like the games are already losing their significance. I think the Astros should just move from the NL Central to the AL West. I think it makes sense for everybody involved and I don't really see why the Astros would decline.

OK, this is the one I was talking about. Except I would keep the sleeves and not do the tank. I'm just talking about the white unis, not those ugly blue ones in the picture. I also like how the C on the hat is white with red trim instead of red with white trim. It goes well with that uni. http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg180/bohob_4_life/MLB%20Redesign%20Project/cubs_bp.jpg

I once saw a fan wearing the Cubs blue alternate, except instead of being blue it was sold white, no pinstripes. I really liked it. Like this, but imagine a jersey. http://snapcdn-zoovy-1.simplecdn.net/img/cubworld/W174-H200-Bffffff/C/chicago_cubs_white_thermal.jpg I like this one too. http://www.fansedge.com/Images/Product/31-90/31-90732-F.jpg

I'm a geek so I like to kick around different ideas for structuring and scheduling MLB. Here are some of my ideas and other ideas as well. Would love to hear yours. I envision this thread having both serious and theoretical discussion (why 162 games?, etc.). FYI, I'm not really a big fan of some of these ideas (#4), I just wonder how an MLB season would play out if MLB was structured this way. 1. The Current Interleague Unbalanced System Not much to say here. I'm not a fan. I think the "geography rivalries" are all that keep this system in place. 2. Current System Minus Interleague Play (Second Favorite) Pretty self-explanatory. Divide the 18 or so extra games amongst teams from other divisions. Take away a few of the extra intradivisional games (Cubs play Stros 18 times instead of 15 this year, etc.) and make the schedule a little more balanced. 3. Bob Costas' Interleague Balanced System (My favorite) Without going into all the details. Two leagues. Three divisions in each league. Five teams in each division. Every team in each division has the exact same number of games (home and away) against the same teams. This is done with a 162-game schedule, in the same time-frame that MLB currently runs (roughly first week of April through last week of September). Each team plays 30 interleague games. Interleague games are dispersed throughout the season instead of being played May/June. He gives no wild card (based on the fact that the WC contenders could have vastly different interleague schedules) and the best division winner in each league gets a "bye." I would rather have the wild card and run the playoffs the same way. 4. Scrap the NL and AL. 1 league. 4 divisions (geographic, 2 with 8 teams, 2 with 7 teams). I do not like, just interesting to think about. 4 games vs. each opponent out of the division (2 home, 2 away). Use block scheduling to cut down on travel. i.e. Boston has MON off, @Cubs TUE/WED, @Sox THU/FRI, @Mil SAT/SUN. At the same time, the Cubs, Sox, Brewers are hosting Boston, NYM, and NYY. 7-team division: 92 games out of the division. 70 games in the division (11 or 12 vs. each divisional team) 8-team division: 88 games out of the division. 74 games in the division (10 or 11) Have 4 division winners and 4 WC winners.

I know. That was one of the first things I looked for. I was hoping for 12+ games in MO next year (selfish reasons), but it's only 6. If I am correct, the Cubs have not played the Royals since 2001 and not in KC since 2000. What gives?

Team(H/A) CIN(7/9) MIL(6/9) HOU(9/9) PIT(9/6) STL(9/6) ATL(3/3) NYM(3/4) WSH(3/3) PHI(4/2) FLA(3/3) AZ(4/3) COL(2/3) LAD(3/4) SD(4/4) SF(3/4) CWS(3/3) TEX(0/3) OAK(3/0) LAA(3/0) SEA(0/3)

A quick scan of the schedule shows a drop in divisional games next year (~15 per opponent) and an increase in games against the other divisions. They are doing this by adding a lot of 4-game series out of the division and making almost all division series 3-gamers. I wish interleague would go away. 18 games. That's over 10% of the schedule. Not to mention the Cardinals get the Royals six time each season. EDIT: Cardinals only get to play the Royals three times next year and they're in KC, but they have the Blue Jays too ? :-s Also, the Angels go to STL, which they did just two years ago.

Now it's time for the team from Illinois to win!

Spot doesn't matter anymore!

You don't throw the flag there, but you throw it on Harris?

There was no reason not to go for it. What's the difference if you're down 2 or 1; either way a FG takes the lead. They absolutely should have gone for 2. Well, it's not that easy, I mean, you never know how much more scoring is going to go on.

Why does the NFL do this to us in Week 1? Dang.

Remember when the Bears went for 1 instead of 2 and people were questioning it?

Bad snap! :beg:

I'm guessing the TOP is a huge advantage for the Bears. Defense has been on the field way too much. Oh, and the refs suck.

Are you kidding me?

Oh gosh.

WOW!

Come on Packers.