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Expansion and realignment to get Astros back in NL

Discussion in 'Houston Astros' started by Landry's Tooth, Jun 15, 2021.

  1. Marshall Bryant

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    With changes suggested:

    NLE: ETZ

    ATL
    MIA
    BAL
    TBR
    WAS

    ALE: ETZ

    TOR
    BOS
    PHI
    NYM
    NYY

    NLC: ETZ

    DET
    CLE
    CIN
    PIT
    NAS


    ALC: CTZ

    MIN
    STL
    KCR
    TEX
    HOU

    NLW: C/M TZ

    MIL
    CHC
    CHW
    COL
    ARZ

    ALW: WTZ

    SEA
    SFG
    LAD
    LAA
    SDP
     
  2. Marshall Bryant

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    Up to Date Theoretical Division Races"
    43 29 TBR ALE E NLE
    32 35 ATL NLE E NLE
    32 36 WAS NLE E NLE
    31 39 MIA NLE E NLE
    23 47 BAL ALE E NLE

    43 28 BOS ALE E ALE
    37 33 NYY ALE E ALE
    36 28 NYM NLE E ALE
    34 34 PHI NLE E ALE
    34 35 TOR ALE E ALE

    44 28 NAS(OAK) ALW E NLC
    38 30 CLE ALC E NLC
    35 34 CIN NLC E NLC
    29 42 DET ALC E NLC
    25 44 PIT NLC E NLC

    42 28 HOU ALW C ALC
    35 35 STL NLC C ALC
    31 38 KCR ALC C ALC
    29 41 MIN ALC C ALC
    25 45 TEX ALW C ALC

    43 28 CHW ALC C NLW
    39 32 CHC NLC C NLW
    39 32 MIL NLC C NLW
    30 42 COL NLW M NLW
    20 52 ARZ NLW M NLW

    45 26 SFG NLW W ALW
    43 27 LAD NLW W ALW
    41 32 SDP NLW W ALW
    37 36 SEA ALW W ALW
    36 35 LAA ALW W ALW
     
  3. Marshall Bryant

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    After starting to draw a map, I'm adjusting the alignment swapping out MZ teams to the ALC.
    Revised:
    W L Team DIV TZ New Div
    43 29 TBR ALE E NLE
    32 35 ATL NLE E NLE
    32 36 WAS NLE E NLE
    31 39 MIA NLE E NLE
    23 47 BAL ALE E NLE

    43 28 BOS ALE E ALE
    37 33 NYY ALE E ALE
    36 28 NYM NLE E ALE
    34 34 PHI NLE E ALE
    34 35 TOR ALE E ALE

    44 28 NAS(OAK) ALW E NLC
    38 30 CLE ALC E NLC
    35 34 CIN NLC E NLC
    29 42 DET ALC E NLC
    25 44 PIT NLC E NLC

    42 28 HOU ALW C ALC
    31 38 KCR ALC C ALC
    30 42 COL NLW M ALC
    25 45 TEX ALW C ALC
    20 52 ARZ NLW M ALC

    43 28 CHW ALC C NLW
    39 32 CHC NLC C NLW
    39 32 MIL NLC C NLW
    35 35 STL NLC C NLW
    29 41 MIN ALC C NLW

    45 26 SFG NLW W ALW
    43 27 LAD NLW W ALW
    41 32 SDP NLW W ALW
    37 36 SEA ALW W ALW
    36 35 LAA ALW W ALW
     
  4. whiskeyred

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    I was the same way, now? Absolutely love it
     
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  5. Tomstro

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    Why do we want to go back to the NL?
     
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  6. Marshall Bryant

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    Geographic alignment primarily by time zone and we would be in the ALC. If this were to happen, a Universal DH is likely, whether we like it or not.
     
  7. Tomstro

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    but we routinely got our ass kicked over there. AL all the way baby
     
  8. IdStrosfan

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    Delete
     
    #48 IdStrosfan, Oct 8, 2024
    Last edited: Oct 8, 2024
  9. IBTL

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    The problem with going back to the NL is the Astros have to get used to throwing underhand again.
     
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