Mon Apr 26, 2021 8:22 pm
Yeah. I understand the athletics, giants and dodgers are old franchises in the west
The east has 4. The Yankees, Red Sox, orioles/browns and Phillies
The central has 5. Braves, Pirates, reds, Indians, and tigers
The Midwest has 4. Cubs whitesox, senators/twins and cardinals
While the west has 3. As, dodgers and giants.
Furthermore the west and central have each got 7 franchises to the 8 in the east and Midwest (central makes up for that with 5 of the original 16).
Finally, each division has an “other” Except the west.
It just strikes me that the west is a little behind to begin with. Sure the Dodgers, Giants and As have a ton of players. So do all the original 16