Ok, enough of this talk about switching the Astros over to the AL. Even though it would be more balanced, we do NOT want to see interleague play all season long. There is already too much of that as it is. And we do not need to get rid of the divisions and have the 5 best records make the playoffs. Byes work in football because it is only one game. In a series of seven it can't happen. It would not be fair to the bullpen of the team without a bye. So here is what the MLB should do. Get rid of the wild card and make each League have four divisions. Let each division winner go to the playoffs and seed them by record. Here is how it would look:
AL
AL Money Bags
New York Yankees
Boston Redsox
AL East
Baltimore Orioles
Tampa Bay Rays
Toronto Blue Jays
Cleveland Indians
AL Central
Detroit Tigers
Minnesota Twins
Kansas City Royals
Chicago White Sox
AL West
Seattle Mariners
Oakland A's
Texas Rangers
LA Angels
NL
NL East
Philadelphia Phillies
New York Mets
Pittsburgh Pirates
Washington Nationals
NL South
Florida Marlins
Atlanta Braves
Houston Astros
St. Louis Cardinals
NL Central
Cincinnati Reds
Chicago Cubs
Milwaukee Brewers
Colorado Rockies
NL West
Arizona Diamondbacks
LA Dodgers
San Francisco Giants
San Diego Padres
This would be fair for everyone. This would keep the Red Sox and Yankees from both getting in the playoffs like they do every year. But, how could they complain, they only have one team to beat? It does guarantee that one of them makes the playoffs each year, but they always do anyways. What do you think?
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