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RacersEdge
10-25-2005, 09:51 PM
He orders the roof open??? What a freakin idiot. Why is he sticking his nose in things? There are a lot of factors that give a team a homefield advantage. I would be pissed if I was an Astros fan.
TheRover
10-25-2005, 09:58 PM
It took this deal for you to realize this?
FouTight
10-25-2005, 10:33 PM
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seriously...
all-star game for home field advantage...
inter-league play...
and THIS bothers you?
RacersEdge
10-25-2005, 10:51 PM
Of course his worst move was the wildcard. Bastard.
pryor15
10-26-2005, 01:29 PM
gee, i never considered that before...maybe you're right.
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Welcome to 1990.
andyfox
10-26-2005, 06:44 PM
After the fine job he did with the Brewers, he was an obvious candidate for commissioner.
MonkeeMan
10-26-2005, 06:54 PM
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After the fine job he did with the Brewers, he was an obvious candidate for commissioner.
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Well he did move them to the NL, so we now have 16 NL teams and 14 AL teams, 4 divisions with 5 teams, and 1 with 4 and another with 6. The guy's a genius when it comes to competitive balance.
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Well he did move them to the NL, so we now have 16 NL teams and 14 AL teams, 4 divisions with 5 teams, and 1 with 4 and another with 6.
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good thing he had no practical reason for wanting an even number of teams in each league
wh1t3bread
10-26-2005, 07:09 PM
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Well he did move them to the NL, so we now have 16 NL teams and 14 AL teams, 4 divisions with 5 teams, and 1 with 4 and another with 6. The guy's a genius when it comes to competitive balance.
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I do agree with everyone's opinions regarding Selig but the reasons for the NL and AL not both having 15 teams is for scheduling purposes. Otherwise they would have to play interleague all year.
JayLear
10-26-2005, 07:19 PM
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After the fine job he did with the Brewers, he was an obvious candidate for commissioner.
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Well he did move them to the NL, so we now have 16 NL teams and 14 AL teams, 4 divisions with 5 teams, and 1 with 4 and another with 6. The guy's a genius when it comes to competitive balance.
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I hope you see why it can't be even.
JayLear
10-26-2005, 07:22 PM
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He orders the roof open??? What a freakin idiot. Why is he sticking his nose in things? There are a lot of factors that give a team a homefield advantage. I would be pissed if I was an Astros fan.
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Think about it though. It gives you another excuse as to why the Astros aren't going to win the Series, other than the reality that they happen to be playing a better team.
As a White Sox fan, I hated this decision. It makes no difference whatsoever in the grand scheme, and just gives more fuel to the, "Poor Me" fire.
MonkeeMan
10-26-2005, 07:28 PM
He did it to line their pockets, plain and simple.
jstnrgrs
10-26-2005, 07:29 PM
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Well he did move them to the NL, so we now have 16 NL teams and 14 AL teams, 4 divisions with 5 teams, and 1 with 4 and another with 6. The guy's a genius when it comes to competitive balance.
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I do agree with everyone's opinions regarding Selig but the reasons for the NL and AL not both having 15 teams is for scheduling purposes. Otherwise they would have to play interleague all year.
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Oh no! That would be horrible to have interleague play all year!
jstnrgrs
10-26-2005, 07:32 PM
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He orders the roof open??? What a freakin idiot. Why is he sticking his nose in things? There are a lot of factors that give a team a homefield advantage. I would be pissed if I was an Astros fan.
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I think that the tule should be that if weather permits, then the roof must be open. But this should be the rule all year.
I think it is rediculus to take the decision out of the astros hands when it has been their decision all year. Still, this is no excuse for the Astros to loose.
wh1t3bread
10-26-2005, 07:33 PM
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Oh no! That would be horrible to have interleague play all year!
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You obviously have no idea how interleague works and the reasons behind it.
JayLear
10-26-2005, 08:01 PM
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He did it to line their pockets, plain and simple.
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The nerve of those animals to try and turn a profit from the $500 million dollar businesses.
RacersEdge
10-26-2005, 08:42 PM
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He orders the roof open??? What a freakin idiot. Why is he sticking his nose in things? There are a lot of factors that give a team a homefield advantage. I would be pissed if I was an Astros fan.
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I think that the tule should be that if weather permits, then the roof must be open. But this should be the rule all year.
I think it is rediculus to take the decision out of the astros hands when it has been their decision all year. Still, this is no excuse for the Astros to loose.
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Who knows? A dome stadium in football can almost be guaranteed to get cause the opposition a couple false starts. If the roof had been closed, maybe it boosts Oswalt in that 5th inning or affects the Sox - and maybe they don't score 5. A definite possibility.
jstnrgrs
10-26-2005, 09:43 PM
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Oh no! That would be horrible to have interleague play all year!
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You obviously have no idea how interleague works and the reasons behind it.
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I believe that it works by having teams from different leagues play against each other (correct me if I am wrong). I'm sure that the reason behind it is to hype up games between teams that rarely play, but I would rather have unhyped interleague games than uneven divisons (it certainly wouldn't be terrible).
JimRivett
10-26-2005, 11:46 PM
All that is wrong with baseball can be summed up in two words - Bud Selig.
MonkeeMan
10-26-2005, 11:53 PM
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He did it to line their pockets, plain and simple.
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The nerve of those animals to try and turn a profit from the $500 million dollar businesses.
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By "their" I refer to the Brewers being propped up by Selig.
MonkeeMan
10-26-2005, 11:56 PM
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All that is wrong with baseball can be summed up in two words - Bud Selig.
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All might be a stretch, not sure we can blame him for these two words - designated hitter.
Jack of Arcades
10-27-2005, 12:54 AM
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Oh no! That would be horrible to have interleague play all year!
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You obviously have no idea how interleague works and the reasons behind it.
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You're right, interleague doesn't work so they have to schedule it to be on summer weekends so they can boost the attendance numbers and make it look like it's something good.
Voltron87
10-27-2005, 02:13 AM
there arent actually people who think the wildcard is bad, right?
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