Thursday, August 17, 2006

MLB standings with Rowdy's radical realignment

A week or so ago, I abolished the DH, expanded the league, and did some radical realignment with hypothetical and unlimited commissioner powers. The new divisions were organized mainly by geographical and cultural proximity. Here are today's standings.

AMERICAN

WEST
Oakland.............68 52 ---- 0.567
San Francisco.......58 63 10.5 0.479
Seattle.............56 64 12.0 0.467
Las Vegas...........xx xx xxxx 0.000

SOUTH
Texas...............62 59 ---- 0.512
Colorado............59 62 03.0 0.488
Houston.............57 63 04.5 0.475
San Antonio.........xx xx xxxx 0.000

MIDWEST
Detroit.............78 42 ---- 0.650
Chicago White Sox...72 48 06.0 0.600
Toronto.............64 56 14.0 0.533
Chicago Cubs........52 68 26.0 0.433

EAST
New York Mets.......72 48 ---- 0.600
New York Yankees....70 48 01.0 0.593
Boston..............69 50 02.5 0.580
Philadelphia........59 61 13.0 0.492

NATIONAL

WEST
Los Angeles Dodgers.64 57 ---- 0.529
Los Angeles Angels..62 59 02.0 0.512
Arizona.............61 60 03.0 0.504
San Diego...........60 61 04.0 0.496

SOUTH
Cincinnati..........62 59 ---- 0.512
Atlanta.............56 64 05.5 0.467
Florida.............56 64 05.5 0.467
Tampa Bay...........48 72 13.5 0.400

MIDWEST
Minnesota...........70 50 ---- 0.583
St. Louis...........64 56 06.0 0.533
Milwaukee...........57 63 13.0 0.475
Kansas City.........43 79 28.0 0.352

EAST
Cleveland...........54 66 ---- 0.450
Baltimore...........53 68 01.5 0.438
Washington..........53 68 01.5 0.438
Pittsburgh..........46 75 08.5 0.380

If the playoffs began tomorrow, it would be Texas vs. Detroit, Oakland vs. New York Mets, Cleveland vs. Minnesota, and Cincinnati vs. the Los Angeles Dodgers. Few baseball fans would live far from one of these teams, and the playoffs might hold their own, in every major market, against whatever's on the NFL Network.

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