Actually, back in the day, there was a lot of discussion about AL vs NL and many would root for their league when their team didn't make the playoffs. Now, with expansion and teams moving from one league to the other (Houston, Milwaukee) not so much.I always thought people rooted for teams not leagues? Are there AL fans?
Fans of bad teams that have to brag about their league cause their own team is so bad are the saddest (see Friars, Providence).
I always thought people rooted for teams not leagues? Are there AL fans?
Fans of bad teams that have to brag about their league cause their own team is so bad are the saddest (see Friars, Providence).
Probably worth as much as it meant to the Eastern Conference when the Heat won the title 2 of the last 3 years, nothing. The West is still miles ahead.There has been plenty of talk here on this board over the years how a pitcher can just go to the NL and put up much better stats because the NL is weaker than the AL and the hitters are so much worse there with no DH and pitchers batting. They also have pointed to the huge disparity in W/L during interleague play.
When the champagne is popped, the NL has been the league popping it recently. For whatever that's worth.
Major League Baseball's "AAA" conference wins another World Series.
8 of the last 15
6 of the last 9
4 of the last 5
I guess the AL fans can rest on those interleague stats where the AL "dominates" the NL.
The only thing I got out of this series is Bumgarner is awesome, and "big" game Shields is a fraud.