How Unfair Is The Unbalanced Schedule?
I’ve seen a few things around the tubes lately – like this post from Rob Neyer – regarding realignment or changing the schedule around, specifically focused on the AL East. The idea is that it’s unfair to the Orioles and Blue Jays to have to be stuck in a division with the Yankees and Red Sox, and then have to play them more than other teams do on top of it. The biggest problem for me is that a club like the Rays can be the third best baseball team in the majors and still be left out of the playoffs. Making the schedule balanced isn’t going to do anything about that, but how much would it really improve the standing of the lesser AL East teams? I took a look at Beyond the Box Score. An excerpt’s below; click through for the full version. Read the rest of this entry >>
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