Comments on: Opening Day For British Baseball 2008 http://www.baseballink.com/archives/stories/opening-day-for-british-baseball-2008-406128 Baseball the way it was meant to be Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:41:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: TheUmpire http://www.baseballink.com/archives/stories/opening-day-for-british-baseball-2008-406128#comment-25 TheUmpire Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:20:17 +0000 http://www.baseballink.com/archives/stories/opening-day-for-british-baseball-2008-406128#comment-25 It would be terrific for the fans, but when was the last time Major League Baseball did _anything_ that was really _for_ the fans? It would take some work to restructure the majors/minors to make them not affiliated, but once you sold the concept, it would not be too hard for people to get behind. I think it would be great -- crappy teams like Tampa Bay and Kansas City would get relegated. A successful Triple-A team like maybe a Charlotte could get promoted. I know the concept really seems to work in Europe for soccer/football. It would be terrific for the fans, but when was the last time Major League Baseball did _anything_ that was really _for_ the fans?

It would take some work to restructure the majors/minors to make them not affiliated, but once you sold the concept, it would not be too hard for people to get behind.

I think it would be great — crappy teams like Tampa Bay and Kansas City would get relegated. A successful Triple-A team like maybe a Charlotte could get promoted.

I know the concept really seems to work in Europe for soccer/football.

]]> By: SamM http://www.baseballink.com/archives/stories/opening-day-for-british-baseball-2008-406128#comment-24 SamM Sat, 19 Apr 2008 09:21:58 +0000 http://www.baseballink.com/archives/stories/opening-day-for-british-baseball-2008-406128#comment-24 Too bad they don't use a relegation system in MLB and the minor leagues. It would certainly make things a lot more interesting for the fans of the clubs near or at the bottom of the divisions. Too bad they don’t use a relegation system in MLB and the minor leagues. It would certainly make things a lot more interesting for the fans of the clubs near or at the bottom of the divisions.

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