Jim Crane, the new Astros owner, has been asked by Bud Selig to move to the American League. He was originally against it, but it sounds like Bud is pushing this before approving the sale. This would have ramifications on the entire MLB schedule. It also could be the first step to another round of the playoffs.

Now him and Jerry can sit down and arrange the move of the Twins to the NL Central for the Pirates!

The Cubs and Sox are set up to be worse than the Twins and Pirates in the coming years.

Jim Crane, the new Astros owner, has been asked by Bud Selig to move to the American League. He was originally against it, but it sounds like Bud is pushing this before approving the sale. This would have ramifications on the entire MLB schedule. It also could be the first step to another round of the playoffs.

Jim Crane, the new Astros owner, has been asked by Bud Selig to move to the American League. He was originally against it, but it sounds like Bud is pushing this before approving the sale. This would have ramifications on the entire MLB schedule. It also could be the first step to another round of the playoffs.

That would suck. One of the cool things about baseball is its the only sport where just making it in the playoffs is an accomplishment.

There's a perception that MLB has alienated a generation of fans by playing all these night games come playoff time and stretch them out to a point where younger fans can't stay up to watch them.

I am an older fan and I find it hard to stay up through some of the games SHARK

While the Twins have been bad this year, they have been a Sox nemisis and I am not sure they spin the turnstyles at US cell, so Jerry would let them go for Pitt, who might be seeing it's BiDecade High water mark.

On the flip side, Bud and his 5% ownership of the Brewers would love to see the Twins 3 times a year and I have a feeling the Twins are OK with the Brewers, Cubs and Cardinal fans visiting?

You could trim the regular season by one week, and start one week early. It's also time to start having the season begin in warm weather areas, or teams with domes. If the season starts on Thursday, March 22nd. The seven teams in each league below would regularly start the season at home.

AL: Tampa Bay, Toronto, Kansas City, Texas, LA Angels, Oakland, and Houston.

NL: Atlanta, Florida, Milwaukee, Arizona, San Francisco, LA Dodgers, and San Diego.

Not enough unaffiliated talent for two more major league teams, two more AAA teams, two more AA teams, and so on down the line.

Shortening the season is a terrible idea. Shorten the postseason. Let's hear your great memories of the World Series. Okay, now the League Championship Series. Okay, now the League Division Series. Whadya got for that? Johnny Damon getting a concussion against the A's? The Marlins winning the series at home plate? LDSs blow. We only need four playoff teams, really.

Absolutely stop staging early April home games in the midwest and northeast, though. Nobody wants to sit at Wrigley when it's 40 degrees, damp, and windy. And nobody wants to sit at Comiskey in any situation. So yeah, obviously the season should start closer to Arizona and Florida. Makes sense.

It won't be 80 and sunny in March with all of my selections. But, as CH acknowledged, it's still a better idea. Nobody wants to sit in the stands, but the players hate it as well. Some teams might bitch about starting the season on the road most years. But, it would reduce road games in the middle of the season. It would only be difficult if people want it to be.

Honestly, there isn't enough talent for 30 teams.

If I'm Houston, I'm demanding the the Rangers are in my division so I can have a 'natural rival' and fill my ballpark regularly against them.

If we get year round interleague play, this has to mean either the DH goes away or both leagues use it, right?