Thread: 32 team MLB alignment (please critique)
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Old 11-09-2009, 01:18 PM   #19 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Tony M View Post
Going slightly off-topic because the 2x4x4 reminds me of the NFL, but why if they have 'geographical' divisions are the Cowboys in the East and the Rams in the West even though Dallas is several hundred miles further west than St Louis?
In additional to what norva13x mentioned, the NFL simply does not have a history where the divisions are strictly geographical in nature. Take a look at the 1953 NFL standings, for example. The "Western" Conference contains Los Angeles, San Francisco, and... Baltimore.

The AFL-NFL merger of 1970, as well as teams having moved to new cities, have both also played roles in creating somewhat geographical questionable divisional alignmennts.
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