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| Interleague play has worn out its welcome | | 2008-06-19 17:22:00 | | Interleague play needs to go.So says New York Yankees co-chairman Hank Steinbrenner; so says us.Steinbrenner says so because his best pitcher got hurt running the bases, National League style.We say so because interleague play is unfair and unbalanced (sorry Fox News) with the American League teams being so superior.Here’s what Steinbrenner had to say this week when ace pitcher Chien-Ming Wang hurt himself on the basepaths and will probably be out until September:“The National League needs to join the 21st century. They need to grow up and join the 21st century. I’ve got my pitchers running the bases, and one of them gets hurt. He’s going to be out. I don’t like that, and it’s about time they address it. That was a rule from the 1800s.”Well, making pitchers run the bases wasn’t outdated 200 years ago and Steinbrenner’s selfish comments don’t make much sense. But getting rid of interleague play would.Take the Padres, for instance. They are just 2-7 against the superi | | By: San Diego Sporting | | |
| | Interleague play benefits Padres | | 2008-05-15 16:47:00 | | When it comes to interleague play, which begins Friday night, the Padres have it much easier than their two California rivals in the NL West. The Padres get to play Seattle each year as their “natural rival.” The Los Angeles Dodgers must face the Anaheim Angels; while the San Francisco Giants are matched up against the Oakland Athletics.Think about it for a minute. The Padres play a Seattle team that traditionally battles Texas for last place. The Dodgers and Giants are playing the year-in and year-out top two teams in the AL West.What’s interesting is how this all breaks down. The Padres have a winning record against Seattle and losing record against the rest of the AL. The Dodgers and Giants have losing records vs. their “natural rivals,” but winning records against the remainder of the AL.So we can’t feel too sorry for the Padres having to play the New York Yankees, Cleveland, Detroit and Minnesota this year.It could be worse: They could be playing the Angels or Athleti | | By: San Diego Sporting | | |
| | Is interleague fair? | | 2007-06-25 18:24:00 | | On the Padres’ radio pregame show last week, some said it was unfair that the Padres had to play the Boston Red Sox three times while the Dodgers did not have to do so.Fair enough, until you look at the rest of interleague play.Both the Padres and Dodgers played three games against Tampa Bay. It’s the other 12 games that were different.The Dodgers had six games against the Anaheim Angels, arguably the best team in baseball along with Boston. They also played six against Toronto, second in the AL East.The Padres? Besides the Boston and Tampa Bay games, they did not exactly play against the American League elite. They played six times against Seattle (second in the weak AL West) and three games against Baltimore (last in the AL East.)Thank goodness, it’s now back to National League play as the Padres begin the week with three games at San Francisco while the Dodgers play four times at NL West-leading Arizona.Until the Dodgers stop playing the Angels six times annually during interl | | By: San Diego Sporting | | |
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| Interleague play should take a hike | | 2007-06-15 18:27:00 | | Interleague play needs to go bye-bye.Started in 1997, it is a concept that simply has no use anymore.“Maybe it has run it course at this point,” Seattle television color commentator Mike Blowers said while the Mariners were sweeping the Padres last weekend.Maybe, indeed.Unless it’s crosstown rivalries such as Yankees-Mets, Cubs-White Sox or Dodgers-Angels; interleague play is just not that interesting.Everyone wants to play the Boston Red Sox or New York Yankees; but when you’re left with someone such as the Kansas City Royals or Tampa Bay DevilRays, it’s hard to build interest in a National League city.Please, save the All-Star Game and World Series for interleague play.As for the Padres, they get lucky this weekend. The only non-interleague matchup of the weekend is their three-game series at Chicago against the Cubs. | | By: San Diego Sporting | | |
| | Interleague schedule favors Padres | | 2007-05-18 18:36:00 | | When it comes to interleague play, the Padres have it much easier than their two California rivals in the NL West.The Padres get to play Seattle each year as their “natural rival.” The Los Angeles Dodgers must face the Anaheim Angels; while the San Francisco Giants are matched up against the Oakland Athletics.Think about it for a minute. The Padres play a Seattle team that traditionally battles Texas for last place. The Dodgers and Giants are playing the year-in and year-out top two teams in the AL West.Let the interleague numbers tell the story:The Padres are 26-24 vs. the Mariners; 48-63 vs. the rest of the American League.The Dodgers are 26-30 vs. the Angels; 54-51 vs. the rest of the AL.The Giants are 27-29 vs. Oakland; 59-46 vs. the rest of the AL.Broken down, the Padres have a winning record against Seattle and losing record against the rest of the AL. The Dodgers and Giants have losing records vs. their “natural rivals,” but winning records against the remainder of the A | | By: San Diego Sporting | | |
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