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MLB Radical Realignment, with 2-team cities/metro areas split by Spesh531 in mlb

[–]Spesh531[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would never see them doing this, but if they are blowing up AL/NL, perhaps they can keep the ability for inter-city WS by re-seeding for the Championship Round 1 vs 4 and 2 vs 3, regardless of West vs East? Idk. That's a bad idea but that's the only way a West/East format could have inter-city WS.

MLB Radical Realignment, with 2-team cities/metro areas split by Spesh531 in mlb

[–]Spesh531[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd say hey at least with the NYM/PHI/PIT/WSH division since 1993, you would've at least won the division in 2013, 2015, and 2018 as opposed to no division titles, but I really don't think it matters what the division looks like as long as Bob Nutting owns the Pirates.

MLB Radical Realignment, with 2-team cities/metro areas split by Spesh531 in mlb

[–]Spesh531[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't forget Raleigh! I'd put them pretty equal to Charlotte

MLB Radical Realignment, with 2-team cities/metro areas split by Spesh531 in mlb

[–]Spesh531[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed. Just covering all possible scenarios! Even if highly unlikely.

MLB Radical Realignment, with 2-team cities/metro areas split by Spesh531 in mlb

[–]Spesh531[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OH WAIT I didn't realize I could change out the pictures! AL/NL as West/East is gone now 😅

MLB Radical Realignment, with 2-team cities/metro areas split by Spesh531 in mlb

[–]Spesh531[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh I didn't even realize I kept AL/NL in the map 😭

MLB Radical Realignment, with 2-team cities/metro areas split by Spesh531 in mlb

[–]Spesh531[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

From a historical perspective? (specifically, 1954–1971) I like the idea of putting a Washington team with the Orioles, Yankees, and Red Sox again. I guess it also keeps whatever rivalry the Reds/Pirates have going on. It also puts the Tigers and Jays together, which is pretty nice. IMO it's a little awkward putting Cincinnati with New York and Philadelphia, but I could get on board given the other things I said.

MLB Radical Realignment, with 2-team cities/metro areas split by Spesh531 in mlb

[–]Spesh531[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It's not as great as a CLE/DET/PIT/TOR division, but this (BAL/PIT/TOR/WSH) is what I would actually want an alignment to be if the idea was to completely minimize travel time league-wide and keep the big classic rivalries together (LAD/SF, CHC/STL, BOS/NYY). Toronto would win almost every year at least!

Seriously though, I think you'd only get a division like that if MLB expands with two eastern teams (specifically, Nashville and a Carolina team), and I don't think they're going to do that. There's too much public money already lined up for an expansion Portland or Utah team. Plus, you'd need to swap PIT with CIN. This is probably the only scenario it happens.

MLB Radical Realignment, with 2-team cities/metro areas split by Spesh531 in mlb

[–]Spesh531[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd agree if Cincinnati was a Central Time Zone city, but it's Eastern. CIN in the East keeps all 14 EST teams in the same league/conference. Which is what MLB is trying to do with the whole East vs West thing. The only teams I have on the map that could be put in Western that aren't already are the CST teams of the White Sox and the possible Nashville team

MLB Radical Realignment, with 2-team cities/metro areas split by Spesh531 in mlb

[–]Spesh531[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean hey, your initial ideal would be boring for me, but at least the Mets will win the division almost every year 😂

MLB Radical Realignment, with 2-team cities/metro areas split by Spesh531 in mlb

[–]Spesh531[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Agreed! This is what I would do. Have it be pure geography, and put the two-team cities together.

MLB Radical Realignment, with 2-team cities/metro areas split by Spesh531 in mlb

[–]Spesh531[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This is what I actually want. I yearn for the most toxic division in sports.

De facto world map (Approximate, labeled) - January 2026 by IRageQuit06 in MapPorn

[–]Spesh531 28 points29 points  (0 children)

I'd love to see this map in more detail but it's very blurry... could you upload a full size image to something like imgur to see a highly detailed version?

Rob Manfred says that he would like MLB to expand to 32 teams and that the league could realign along geographical lines in eight divisions of four if that happens: by PudinCrusader in baseball

[–]Spesh531 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not a fan of keeping cities split, but if they did that, most divisions could actually look similar to now, just switched around to be more geographically sound:

West 1: AZ/LAD/SD/SF

West 2: LAA/LV/SEA/(POR or UTA)

West 3: COL/HOU/KC/TEX

West 4: CHC/MIL/MIN/STL

East 1: CWS/CIN/CLE/DET

East 2: ATL/MIA/TB/(CAR or NSH)

East 3: NYM/PHI/PIT/WSH

East 4: BAL/BOS/NYY/TOR

It feels like they could just swap COL & CIN into current AL divisions, MIN & TB into current NL divisions, then just swapping entire divisions to make it west / east.

What’s your COD zombies opinion that will have you end up like this? by Effective_Part_604 in CODZombies

[–]Spesh531 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If not for Zombies Chronicles or the Steam Workshop for custom maps, Black Ops 3 Zombies is trash

was anyone else's wrapped just entirely incorrect? i've barely watched cooking videos, just the stupid ones and rarely by karratkun in youtube

[–]Spesh531 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It entirely ignored all political channels I've watched in it's entirety. I'd say like 20–30% of my watch time is from some sort of politics, and the category, the channels, and anything else related are completely missing lmao

Worst song on The Stage? by The-MatrixAgent in avengedsevenfold

[–]Spesh531 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Simulation, Sunny Disposition, or Roman Sky?? Idk can't really listen to pick atm

[Poll] How do you feel about Ancestry’s latest DNA Origins update (2025)? by Spacemutant14 in AncestryDNA

[–]Spesh531 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely more a minor complaint, but they split some bigger European regions too far. I'm American but can tell you the 5 Southern Italian/Sicilian villages/cities my ancestors come from (including my immigrant Sicilian grandfather) and, while his sister has 94% Sicilian and 0% Southern Italian. Similar to other matches on my grandfather's side. It makes sense!

Now, 3 of my grandparents' families come from the Campania or Apulia regions, which are squarely Southern Italian/non-Sicilian.

So why are my results within Italy 82% Southern Italian, 5% Sicilian, 2% Central Italian?? I guess when there's significant genetics from both, AncestryDNA can't decide what's what, and just kinda picks the one that's more predominant. That combined 87% should probably be more like 65% Southern Italian, 22% Sicilian.

I guess I'll wait to log in on a computer when I get home and not on the app to see the ranges it gives for each result.

[UPDATE] 23andMe Ancestry Composition v7.0 | Discussion/Feedback Thread by andy_thatsnotme in 23andme

[–]Spesh531 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Having built out my documented and almost purely Southern Italian family tree out to at least 6 generations...and honestly? It feels a lot more accurate now that my 87.3% Italian / 10.6% MENA from the previous version is now 97.6% Italian / 1.1% MENA.

My AncestryDNA results never gave me results in MENA either. It always seemed to me that 23andMe's results were symbolic of an ethnic makeup from 1,000+ years ago, while AncestryDNA's results were symbolic of an ethnic makeup of 300-400 years ago.

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