Al or Nl? What is the better league, and why?
464883
AL is the better league because it is the most competitive.  All 3 divisions in the AL will be competitive while you look in the NL where the West is up for grabs and probably St.Louis and NY Mets will win their divisions.  In the AL there is more than a couple of teams in each division who can beat you and probably the divisions won't be decided until the final weeks of the season
581031
I think that either the national league should also have the DH, or the American league should have pitchers hit. They will not take away the DH in the AL because it will end some players careers. Mainly David Ortiz, who's to fat to play in the field. I like the DH, but I think they should have it in both leagues. On top of that, I think that the AL should get 2 more teams so there are equal leagues, and every division should have 4 teams, with 4 divisions. Along with no Wild Card, no excuses.
502122
I just had the same thing go down in my league.  I played them both, and I had the same thought, but why not play them.  They were both aces, so you hope that they have a pitchers duel, and both have 10 Ks and no ER.  You hope that at least one guy gets the win, but sometimes it could be a split if it's tied when they get taken out.  Just play them and hope for the best.
141783
McGwire swung for power in every at-bat of his career, while Pujols is a bit of a smarter hitter. By that I mean he knows when not to hit for power. Albert is also faster than McGwire, and he is a better defensive 1st baseman.
673298
Right Now- Jeter. His average and number of hits are superior.\nCareer- A-rod. His stats over his whole career are vastly superior to Jeters.
331257
The NL was the first league, playing in the late 1800s. A bunch of teams formed the AL in 1900-1901 as a rival league. As baseball expanded, they added teams where it made the most sense. For instance, the Seattle Mariners are in the AL because the old Seattle Pilots were in the AL. In other cases, an area (like L.A.) would already have an NL team, so they added an AL team (the Angels) because they didn't want two teams in the same league so close together. That's why the two Florida teams are in different leagues, for instance.
798256
Unfortunately both Florida teams have to go, maybe, just maybe they could be merged into one team and put in Orlando if MLB is so dead set on having a team in that state.\n\nI don't thing the fact that there are more teams in one league than another has anything to do with anything.  The talent pool is the talent pool.\n\nMore expansion?  PLEASE NO!  MLB has proven incapable of picking cities for new teams.\n\nMarlins would be my first choice of a team to be contracted.
456053
There are all types of divisions...both age and ability defined...open any age D division less talented teams...Under 30 you get the idea...most are fairly competitive..Not as much at lower divisions  but hey it's all good  Umpired a few years... Even have a world series in Ariz following season...
656219
i'm a beantown boy, so its all about the red sox around here. i wish that the teams had a league determined spending limit for their player salaries. imagine how much better the games would be if the teams were more evenly matched!
392980
A 18-team league!  Wow.  BTW, people cannot see your FA pool because they are not in your league.\n\nJason Smith could be just a hype.  He is not a everyday starter yet.  be careful.\n\nYou should be able to find someone better than Rocco Baldelli.  And no exact timetable for his return yet.\n\nJ.J. Hardy is ok, but as a bench/utility he is too weak.  Another 1B/OF would be better.\n\nYour pitchers are OK, but not specially good (maybe because of the 18-team).  Guys like Hendrickson, Verlander, Pineiro, they are not in good teams and won't help you with Win, ERA, WHIP, and even K.  You may want to get some relievers instead.
330652
They are both great, but baseball is just too time consuming!!! Its just too much work. So I have to give football the edge. You have more time to reserch and plan and if you go on vacation you will not fall to the basement in the standings.
928825
I have been waiting for that one.  I thought with the WNBA starting that if it succeeded, it would show that there is an interest.  But, so far I havent' seen it.  I see an answer above says there is a league, but it sounds so small.  I'd like to see a lot more teams and coverage.\n I have been a baseball fan since I was 8 and then discovered fastpitch in college.  I loved it!!  I actually find it to be a more exciting game than baseball now.  So much more small-ball skills are needed.  It's fast paced and it's a sport where it is possible to legitimately hit over .500 if you're a good slapper or drag bunter.  I definitely prefer small ball to cheap easy home runs that dominate the MLB today.
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Six games in to the season ... it's too early to tell. Both teams have great potential, but the pitching is the key to it all. \n\nI think that the AL Central has become a four horse race with the Sox, Indians, Twins ... and the Tigers with an outside shot at it. The NL Central is more of a two team race between the Cards and Astros ... with the Cubbies having the outside peek at it. \n\nPut your money on the Sox because of the short term history ... but few of the pundits have picked either of them this year.
558034
The above answer is describes our standard head-to-head game. But there are two other variations as well. To describe the difference, let me explain how the standard game is scored.\n\nFor a 10 stat league, say you win 6 and lose 3 of the stat categories and tie in 1 of them. Your record for that week is then 6-3-1.  Records are built up over the season each week. And then you're ranked by win percentage.\n\nFor Plus leagues, we have two more scoring types - we have a "head to head" One Win league as well. Where instead of getting a 6-3-1 record, you'd just be 1-0-0 that week, because you won more stats than your opponent.\n\nFinally, we have a points based head-to-head league. Where instead of raw stats, you get points for each stat. Maybe 10 points for a home run, 3 points per RBI. Then your points are totaled up for the week and whoever has more points, wins the week (1-0).\n\nSo those are the 3 scoring types we have for head-to-head leagues.
152972
Yankees or Toronto in AL, Philly or Houston in NL.
1152595
In the AL I'll say Ichiro Suzuki because he is the better all around player. DH players have never won the AL MVP so that would exclude (Hafner, Thome and Ortiz). \n\nIn the NL I'll say Albert Pujols but only if he returns from the DL. Otherwise, I'll say Lance Berkman (it will depend if he can carry the Astros to the playoffs).
1071126
Actually, to be honest, The Tigers are better than the yankees and the red sox.\n\nJust open your eyes and look at the MLB standings.