Quote:
Originally Posted by itsmb8
If you want two divisions of 8 you can go Eastern and Western Conference.
Eastern Conf
BAL NYY BOS TOR NYM WAS PHI PIT
TB MIA ATL NAS CLE DET CIN CHW
Western Conf
ARI LAD SFG SDP SEA LAA OAK SLC
MIL CHC STL TEX HOU KC COL MIN
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If one prefers two 8-team divisions more in keeping witn MLB's past:
Code:
NL AL
East West East West
CHN ARI BAL ANA
MIA ATL BOS CHA
NYN CIN CLE KCA
PHI COL DET HOU
PIT LAN NYA MIN
SLN MIL TBA OAK
WAS SDN TOR SEA
*exp* SFN *exp* TEX
This uses MLB's 1993 alignment as the starting point. The main difference is that MIL and HOU have swapped leagues compared to 1993.
If you prefer a bit more geography for the NL, then do the move that Commissioner Vincent wanted to do for 1993 but wasn't able to: send CHN and SLN to the West Division and ATL and CIN to the East Division:
Code:
NL AL
East West East West
ATL ARI BAL ANA
CIN CHN BOS CHA
MIA COL CLE KCA
NYN LAN DET HOU
PHI MIL NYA MIN
PIT SDN TBA OAK
WAS SLN TOR SEA
*exp* SFN *exp* TEX
if you send HOU back to the NL where it belongs and return MIL to the AL:
Code:
NL AL
East West East West
CHN ARI BAL ANA
MIA ATL BOS CHA
NYN CIN CLE KCA
PHI COL DET MIN
PIT HOU MIL OAK
SLN LAN NYA SEA
WAS SDN TBA TEX
*exp* SFN TOR *exp*
As before, if you want you can have ATL and CIN swap divisions with CHN and SLN in the NL. The AL East is now the same as it was in 1993 but with the addition of TBA. Alternatively, you could put MIL in the AL West and the expansion team in the East.
If you want to have HOU back in the NL while keeping MIL in the league, that is trickier. If you go with historical precedent, MIL goes into the NL East (reflecting how the team was in the AL East from 1972–1993) and HOU into the NL West. The AL would get one expansion team in each division.
Code:
NL AL
East West East West
ATL ARI BAL ANA
CIN CHN BOS CHA
MIA COL CLE KCA
MIL HOU DET MIN
NYN LAN NYA OAK
PHI SDN TBA SEA
PIT SLN TOR TEX
WAS SFN *exp**exp*
ATL and CIN can swap divisions with CHN and SLN in the NL if you want.