Your point against interleague is legit but an easy way to fix that problem is make sure that teams in each division play the same interleague opponents the same number of times. That would be an easy fix to interleague play that would still allow teams with legit interleague rivals (ie. A’s Giants, Dodgers Angles) to continue with these exciting mid-summer matchups that seem to draw a larger number of fans.

Don’t understand why you are against even limited instant replay in baseball which would allow plays to be reviewed to get calls right. A fast review for plays like that foul ball call in the Angles Yankees series just seems to make to much sense. How long would that really take for an umpire to radio down to the crew on the field and reverse that wrong call?

Finally, I don’t see the problem of having division and the rivalries created by divisional play (i.e. Mets Braves, Giants Dodgers, Cubs Cardinals). This is also a way to limit travel for the teams as they play a large number of road games closer to home within their division.

As for the All-Star game I completely agree. That game does not need to “mean something”. It should be for the fans, which is why it was created in the first place.

Your point against interleague is legit but an easy way to fix that problem is make sure that teams in each division play the same interleague opponents the same number of times. That would be an easy fix to interleague play that would still allow teams with legit interleague rivals (ie. A’s Giants, Dodgers Angles) to continue with these exciting mid-summer matchups that seem to draw a larger number of fans.

Don’t understand why you are against even limited instant replay in baseball which would allow plays to be reviewed to get calls right. A fast review for plays like that foul ball call in the Angles Yankees series just seems to make to much sense. How long would that really take for an umpire to radio down to the crew on the field and reverse that wrong call?

Finally, I don’t see the problem of having division and the rivalries created by divisional play (i.e. Mets Braves, Giants Dodgers, Cubs Cardinals). This is also a way to limit travel for the teams as they play a large number of road games closer to home within their division.

As for the All-Star game I completely agree. That game does not need to “mean something”. It should be for the fans, which is why it was created in the first place.

Your point against interleague is legit but an easy way to fix that problem is make sure that teams in each division play the same interleague opponents the same number of times. That would be an easy fix to interleague play that would still allow teams with legit interleague rivals (ie. A’s Giants, Dodgers Angles) to continue with these exciting mid-summer matchups that seem to draw a larger number of fans.

Don’t understand why you are against even limited instant replay in baseball which would allow plays to be reviewed to get calls right. A fast review for plays like that foul ball call in the Angles Yankees series just seems to make to much sense. How long would that really take for an umpire to radio down to the crew on the field and reverse that wrong call?

Finally, I don’t see the problem of having division and the rivalries created by divisional play (i.e. Mets Braves, Giants Dodgers, Cubs Cardinals). This is also a way to limit travel for the teams as they play a large number of road games closer to home within their division.

As for the All-Star game I completely agree. That game does not need to “mean something”. It should be for the fans, which is why it was created in the first place.

2. 15 team leagues don’t work if interleague play isn’t instituted. Scheduling would become a nightmare with teams with 4-5 day stretches off. The Brewers are fine in the NL. If you get rid of the divisions you can have entire regions (like the midwest in 04 when the division winner was 83-79) not watching baseball. Divisions allow for more exciting play, and thus keep fans interested longer.

I agree with you on 3 and 4

5. You’ve seen how terrible calls that are missed reflect on the game. Replay can go really quick since there already are 4-6 cameras filming the game. This gives you plenty of angles, and can be done quickly IF the final call belongs to a replay official in the booth and can communicate quickly (perhaps throught these magical new piece of 70 year old technology called walky-talkies) to the crew chief on the field. As long as there is a finite amount of challenges in the early innings and official’s challenge in the late (similar to the NFL) and a specific list of calls that can be challenged (fair of foul, homer or not, and out or safe at a base), then it can be a very good working solution.

It seems your early argument has to do with game pace. It would speed up the game a ton if you limit the amount of times Jorge Posada can go speak to a pitcher during an inning (he made 13 trips one time, delaying an inning a good 5 mins).

The human element is not what makes this game great. If a call is wrong, then it can ruin a fan’s experience, which should be on the main consideration since it is the fans that produce the majority of revenue.

2. 15 team leagues don’t work if interleague play isn’t instituted. Scheduling would become a nightmare with teams with 4-5 day stretches off. The Brewers are fine in the NL. If you get rid of the divisions you can have entire regions (like the midwest in 04 when the division winner was 83-79) not watching baseball. Divisions allow for more exciting play, and thus keep fans interested longer.

I agree with you on 3 and 4

5. You’ve seen how terrible calls that are missed reflect on the game. Replay can go really quick since there already are 4-6 cameras filming the game. This gives you plenty of angles, and can be done quickly IF the final call belongs to a replay official in the booth and can communicate quickly (perhaps throught these magical new piece of 70 year old technology called walky-talkies) to the crew chief on the field. As long as there is a finite amount of challenges in the early innings and official’s challenge in the late (similar to the NFL) and a specific list of calls that can be challenged (fair of foul, homer or not, and out or safe at a base), then it can be a very good working solution.

It seems your early argument has to do with game pace. It would speed up the game a ton if you limit the amount of times Jorge Posada can go speak to a pitcher during an inning (he made 13 trips one time, delaying an inning a good 5 mins).

The human element is not what makes this game great. If a call is wrong, then it can ruin a fan’s experience, which should be on the main consideration since it is the fans that produce the majority of revenue.

2. 15 team leagues don’t work if interleague play isn’t instituted. Scheduling would become a nightmare with teams with 4-5 day stretches off. The Brewers are fine in the NL. If you get rid of the divisions you can have entire regions (like the midwest in 04 when the division winner was 83-79) not watching baseball. Divisions allow for more exciting play, and thus keep fans interested longer.

I agree with you on 3 and 4

5. You’ve seen how terrible calls that are missed reflect on the game. Replay can go really quick since there already are 4-6 cameras filming the game. This gives you plenty of angles, and can be done quickly IF the final call belongs to a replay official in the booth and can communicate quickly (perhaps throught these magical new piece of 70 year old technology called walky-talkies) to the crew chief on the field. As long as there is a finite amount of challenges in the early innings and official’s challenge in the late (similar to the NFL) and a specific list of calls that can be challenged (fair of foul, homer or not, and out or safe at a base), then it can be a very good working solution.

It seems your early argument has to do with game pace. It would speed up the game a ton if you limit the amount of times Jorge Posada can go speak to a pitcher during an inning (he made 13 trips one time, delaying an inning a good 5 mins).

The human element is not what makes this game great. If a call is wrong, then it can ruin a fan’s experience, which should be on the main consideration since it is the fans that produce the majority of revenue.