March to baseball playoffs hampered by unequal divisions 16 Articles

by Scott Campanella

It's high time baseball did something to fix one of its biggest problems. No, I'm not talking about steroids, scuffing baseballs, or the Chicago Cubs. It's the huge competitive advantage some teams have gained merely by be...read more

by Eric Svistunovs

As a Torontonian, I should be all in favour of reshaping the divisions in Major League Baseball. I mean, after all, every year we are the victims of a spending contest between the Yankees and the Red Sox. Two teams...read more

by Dennis Copson

San Diego Padres Limp to the All - Star Break My wretched hometown San Diego Padres have limped into the seasonal All-Star break with a terrible first half' now complete accentuated by Sunday afternoon's pounding by the...read more

by Terry Kowal

As a watcher of baseball from afar (the UK in fact) I feel there is a lot to like about the league structure. For starters the regular season means more in Baseball than in the NBA or NHL where the playoff systems are s...read more

by Mark Mcgrath

The march to the baseball playoffs is hampered by economic interference. The alleged problem with baseball's lack of "equality" can be fixed very quickly with a good old remedy that has never failed: The Free Market. I am ...read more

by Colby Cannon

When the word "unequal" is mentioned in regards to Major League Baseball, the first thing that has to be mentioned is money. Money is what drives baseball teams. This is not my speculation, this is fact. The Yankees and th...read more

by Glenn Coyle

Right now is the key point in the baseball season. With the trade deadline looming lots of teams are looking to make a push towards the post season. As it stands roughly two thirds of the teams in major league baseball h...read more

by Kyle Lohrstorfer

Yes, their are weak divisions in baseball. However, the second half of the season is the best part of major league baseball. These are where teams that played poorly in the first half have a a chance to catch on fire. Do s...read more

by Don Richards

If the Cardinals had been in any other division last year, they wouldn't have even made the playoffs, let alone the World Series. But, they're not in any other division, they are in the NL Central, quite possibly the wors...read more

by Darren Walker

Kevin Youkilis' beard and mustache make humans frightened and angry. One glance at this animated facial carpet incites any man to snap into a fit of rage at the sight of vile, eighteenth century facial hair, surrounding an...read more

by Sterling Jones

MLB baseball is hampered by a number of problems and the issue of unequal divisions is not one of them. The biggest problem in regards to inequality is the farce that is the salary cap. The whole premise of the Luxury tax...read more

by Mike Mulhern

Equality. It's a noble ideal for all of human society. This country was founded on the time-honored tradition of equal rights for all, unless you happened to be black, native American, female, non-Christian, homosexual, ...read more

by Calvin Robinson

At first, I said yes to this statement because my favorite team, the Cincinnati Reds, are in a six team division. One of the teams in their division, the Milwaukee Brewers, is from the American League originally. They eas...read more

by Edward F Orciuch Jr

There are a few problems that baseball faces as we head to the playoffs. The first thing it the designated hitter. The American League uses it and the National League does not as we all know. This creates two different "pr...read more

by Markiemarc

Where to begin really. Bud has done such a bad job with baseball i don't know where to start. But hey I guess i have to so let's start. 1) NO DH: Designated Hitters are bad for baseball it takes away from the game. A D...read more

by Rodney Peterson

Baseball, the right way I always tell my family that my ultimate fantasy is for Bud Selig, commissioner of baseball, to have a random transplant, surgery, or random broken bone and to appoint me temporary commissioner of...read more