Posted by sinfonian11 on 10/25/2014 11:55:00 PM (view original):
This will be a screwy season for divisions no matter what I do. Had to move two NL teams to AL, so went with Astros (there now) and Brewers (were there for 20+ years). If I went strictly geography, I'd be breaking up the Cubs/Cardinals. That just doesn't seem right. Here's what I came up with:
Division Alignment:
NL East: Phillies, Mets, Expos/Nationals, Marlins
NL Central: Braves, Cubs, Cardinals, Pirates
NL West: Dodgers, Giants, Reds, Rockies
AL East: Yankees, Red Sox, Orioles, Blue Jays
AL Central: Rays, Tigers, Indians, Brewers
AL West: Astros, Athletics, Royals, Mariners
Will listen to alternate suggestions until Monday morning. Get me those keepers!
From a geography point of view it would make more sense to shift the Blue Jays to the Central since its just a few miles from Detroit (and alot closer to all 3 other Central opponents) as opposed to the Rays which is farther east. Don't know how competitive the Rays in the so called group of death would be though.
From last season we're replacing the Angels/Twins with the Rays/Rockies so shifting Astros to cover for the Angels makes sense and keeping the Rockies to their place in the NL.
Last season's alignment was:
NL East: Phillies, Mets, Expos, Marlins
NL Central: Braves, Cubs, Cardinals, Pirates
NL West: Astros, Dodgers, Giants, Reds
AL East: Yankees, Red Sox, Orioles, Blue Jays
AL Central: Twins, Tigers, Indians, Brewers
AL West: Angels, Athletics, Royals, Mariners
10/26/2014 1:15 AM (edited)