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I hate inter league play... I also hate a lot of what Baseball has become...

I can remember when they actually played doubleheaders.. 1 ticket 2 games... not anymore... Better buy 2 overpriced tickets if you want to see both games.

Baseball has lost its way IMHO....

However Inter league play is pointless... The DH is the biggest bastardization to the game that ever was, why would I wan’t to see a team that plays under those rules? Why would I want a game against the other league matter toward my teams league championship?

The best in the NL is the best because its only played NL teams, and vice versa... why taint that?

But I live in Pittsburgh, so I have had to deal with over 2 decades of ownership who hasn’t cared about baseball... I would love to see the MLB force the nuttings to sell, or require them to put the profit sharing into the actual team...

Neither of these things will happen... so we’ll continue to see what was once a great franchise be a joke.

Why would I want a game against the other league matter toward my teams league championship?

The best in the NL is the best because its only played NL teams, and vice versa... why taint that?

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The worst part of inter-league play is that it forces the schedules out of balance. This has implications for the playoffs because the wild card teams may simply be the two teams that played the easiest inter-league schedules.

Ah, thank you for the above. I hadn't realized the interleague play counted toward anything meaningful. I thought of it as some sort of pointless (yet harmless) exhibition type thing. Interesting.