This is just me typing stuff out, so don't think I'm a nut. I like the idea of a National and American League.
I just had a wild hair about the possibility of baseball realigning completely by geography.
EASTERN LEAGUE
NORTHEAST DIVISION
Boston Red Sox
New York Mets
New York Yankees
Philadelphia Phillies
Toronto Blue Jays
ATLANTIC DIVISION
Atlanta Braves
Baltimore Orioles
Florida Marlins
Tampa Bay Rays
Washington Nationals
CENTRAL DIVISION
Cincinnati Reds
Cleveland Indians
Detroit Tigers
Milwaukee Brewers
Pittsburgh Pirates
WESTERN LEAGUE
MIDWEST DIVISION
Chicago Cubs
Chicago White Sox
Kansas City Royals
Minnesota Twins
St. Louis Cardinals
MOUNTAIN DIVISION
Arizona Diamondbacks
Colorado Rockies
Houston Astros
Seattle Mariners
Texas Rangers
PACIFIC DIVISION
Los Angeles Angels
Los Angeles Dodgers
Oakland Athletics
San Diego Padres
San Francisco Giants
Now, it isn't perfect ... but it isn't that bad. The hiccups were in the team that would be in the Central Division with the Reds, Indians, Pirates and Tigers. The next closest would be one of the Chicago teams and I didn't want to split them up. Next option was Milwaukee, which I wanted to keep with the Chicagos but they made more sense then anything else. I can't take the Cardinals away from the Cubs ... or the Royals away from the Cardinals ... leaving the Twins or Brewers. It's the Brewers!
The other issue was the teams between Kansas City and California. Since there are five Cali teams, it was easy to throw them together. So the other five teams ... which spread from Houston to Seattle ... are stuck with each other. It's a larger geographic area than I like, but it works in real life with the Rangers and Mariners in the same division.
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