Re-do This Interleague Play Thing

I sorta, kinda like interleague play a little bit. 

I mean, it is neat to see certain historic teams go at it.  It is neat to see the Dodgers-Yankees play.  I like the regional matchups.  I liked to see what Bonds could do staring at Pesky's Pole.

But, of course you also get Royals-Pirates series as well.  Also, with players switching leagues so freely.....there isn't much luster to certain players in certain ballparks.  And, aside from stuff like LA-NY....we've seen all of this before.

So let's move on.

Okay.  Let's keep these territorial games.  New York.  Chicago.  LA area.  Ohio.  Missouri.  Just get rid of all of the other crap.   Also, I've never understood why all of the interleague games needed to be held all at once? 

Here ya go.  Take one of the NL teams back to the AL....and have six 5-team divisions.  Yeah, that's 15 teams per league.   So one team gets left out every series.  Well, match up the interleague rivals so that they have their series when they are "left out" of their league games.  That means, twice a week.....there would be a different interleague series.  That series would get the "interleague stage" all to itself....and you'd guarantee something special pretty much every week.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
EAST:  Mets, Braves, Marlins, Phillies and Washington
CENTRAL:  Reds, Brewers, Cardinals, Cubs and Pirates
WEST:  Dodgers, Giants, Astros, Rockies and Padres

AMERICAN LEAGUE
EAST:  Red Sox, Yankees, Devil Rays, Blue Jays and Orioles
CENTRAL:  Twins, Indians, Tigers, Royals and White Sox
WEST:  Mariners, Diamondbacks, Rangers, Athletics and Angels

INTERLEAGUE MATCHUPS:
Mets-Yankees, Braves-Red Sox, Marlins-Devil Rays, Washington-Orioles, Phills-Blue Jays, Cubs-Cardinals, Reds-Indians, Astros-Rangers, Cardinals-Royals, Pirates-Tigers, Dodgers-Angels, Giants-Athletics, Rockies-Mariners, Brewers-Twins and Diamondbacks-Padres.

The shame of it is moving Arizona to the American League.....especially after they've already won a World Series.  But, it has been talked about since the D-Backs came into the league.  For interleague's sake [and seniority], I moved Arizona over to the AL so they'd have yet another western team...which they are short on.  The other problem was moving Houston to the West.  Well, remember, from 1969-1993 the Astros WERE in the National League West with the Dodgers, Padres, Giants and Rockies.  Not only that, but with Texas in the AL West....it doesn't do too much damamge to the MLB map. 

And if you still must have those Yankees-Dodgers matchups here in there.....then they could still have a few series per year on a rotating basis.  Maybe two other teams every year??  That way, every NL team will play every AL team every 7 years.  Enough time for it to seem nostalgic....yet not to long where generations go by without seeing those teams.

I mean, in the NFL, John Elway and Dan Marino never battled each other in a game....yet they were in the same conference. 

So, maybe this new interleague process could take place....and we'd still all have those rabid rivals....and then a few teams stop in every once in a while.

Now....on to the Twins-Expos series..............