If the MLB and NPB were to ever merge...

[Jntg4]

I think it would be pretty awesome if the MLB and NPB merged... then the NPB could move into Korea, Taiwan, Australia, and China (replacing the existing leagues there), as well as India, the Philippines, and Israel... after all, they did say that they even wanted to play some games in Africa. Eventually add some Mexico/Caribbean perhaps?

North American League
American Conference
East: Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees,
North: Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, Minnesota Twins, Toronto Blue Jays,
South: Houston Astros, Kansas City Royals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers,
West: Anaheim Angels (1), San Jose Athletics (2), Seattle Mariners, Portland Beavers (3),
National Conference
East: Cincinnati Reds, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, Washington Nationals,
North: Chicago Cubs, Colorado Rockies, Milwaukee Brewers, Pittsburgh Pirates,
South: Atlanta Braves, Miami Marlins, St. Louis Cardinals, San Juan Tiburones (4),
West: Arizona Diamondbacks, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants,
Asian League
Island Conference
East: Nagoya Dragons (5), Saitama Lions (6), Tokyo Swallows (7), Yokohama BayStars,
North: Chiba Marines (8), Hokkaido Fighters (9), Miyagi Golden Eagles (10), Tokyo Giants (11),
South: Honolulu Sharks (12), Manila Sharks (13), Perth Heat (14), Taipei Elephants (15)
West: Fukuoka Hawks (16), Hiroshima Carp (17), Hyogo Tigers (18), Osaka Buffaloes (19),
Mainland Conference
China: Beijing Tigers (20), Shanghai Golden Eagles (21), Sichuan Dragons (22), Tianjin Lions (23),
India: Chennai Kings (24), Hyderabad Chargers (25), Kochi Tuskers (26), Mumbai Indians (27),
Israel: Bet Shemesh Blue Sox (28), Modi'in Miracle (29), Netanya Tigers (30), Tel Aviv Lightning (31),
Korea: Busan Giants (32), Daejeon Eagles (33), Incheon Wyverns (34), Seoul Bears (35),

Potential Future Expansion:
Cairo, Egypt
South Africa
Montreal
Vancouver
Hong Kong
New Delhi

01: Renamed Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
02: Relocated Oakland Athletics.
03: Expansion team named after the former Pacific Coast League Portland Beavers, now the Tucson Padres.
04: Expansion team with a Spanish name that means Sharks.
05: Renamed Chunichi Dragons of Nippon Professional Baseball.
06: Renamed Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball.
07: Renamed Tokyo Yakult Swallows of Nippon Professional Baseball.
08: Renamed Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball.
09: Renamed Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball.
10. Renamed Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball.
11. Renamed Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball.
12. Expansion team named after the Honolulu Sharks of the defunct Hawaii Winter Baseball.
13. Professional version of the Manila Sharks of Baseball Philippines.
14. The Australian Baseball League team.
15. Renamed Brother Elephants of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (Taiwan).
16. Renamed Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball.
17. Renamed Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Nippon Professional Baseball.
18. Renamed Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball.
19. Renamed Orix Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball.
20. The China Baseball League team.
21. The China Baseball League team.
22. The China Baseball League team.
23. The China Baseball League team.
24: Renamed Chennai Super Kings of the Indian Premier League of cricket.
25: Renamed Hyderabad Deccan Chargers of the Indian Premier League of cricket.
26: Renamed Kochi Tuskers Kerala of the Indian Premier League of cricket.
27. The Indian Premier League cricket team.
28. Expansion team named after the Bet Shemesh Blue Sox of the defunct Israel Baseball League.
29. Expansion team named after the Modi'in Miracle of the defunct Israel Baseball League.
30. Expansion team named after the Netanya Tigers of the defunct Israel Baseball League.
31. Expansion team named after the Tel Aviv Lightning of the defunct Israel Baseball League
32. Renamed Lotte Giants of Korea Professional Baseball.
33. Renamed Hanwha Eagles of Korea Professional Baseball.
34. Renamed SK Wyverns of Korea Professional Baseball.
35. Renamed Doosan Bears of Korea Professional Baseball.


Playoffs:
Division winners and 2 wild cards qualify
1/2 seeds in conference get byes, 3/6, 4/5, Conference Wild Cards Series
1/lowest-remaining-seed, 2/next-highest-remaining-seed, Conference Division Series
2 Remaining teams in Conference play, Conference Championship Series
American/National, World Series; Island/Mainland, Asia Series
North American League Champion/Asian League Champion, Global Series


That'd be pretty sick IMO.

 

[dabynsky]

Completely unrealistic, but that would be a cool league to make into a game (Mogul couldn't handle that many teams unforunately).

 

[Rice Cube]

The logistics would be crazy and you wouldn't be able to fit all the possible matchups into a 162-game or whatever season. Travel during intercontinental play would really screw up the players. But I'd like to see this happen in some form :lol:

 

[dabynsky]

The logistics would be crazy and you wouldn't be able to fit all the possible matchups into a 162-game or whatever season. Travel during intercontinental play would really screw up the players. But I'd like to see this happen in some form :lol:

Would probably have to get rid of interleague play, but it is a fun idea.

 

[Jntg4]

Replace Interleague with Interconference.... so the only Intercontinental outside of the Global Series would be Honolulu and Perth playing Asian teams.

I kinda wanted to put Europe in this too, but then again, they are really bad at baseball lol.

 

[Jntg4]

The logistics would be crazy and you wouldn't be able to fit all the possible matchups into a 162-game or whatever season. Travel during intercontinental play would really screw up the players. But I'd like to see this happen in some form :lol:

Something like the FIFA Club World Cup?

 

[Rice Cube]

Maybe they could set up different tiers, like the European football leagues. If the teams are good, they stay at the top level. If not they are demoted. That might actually benefit the sport in the long run?

 

[Jntg4]

Maybe they could set up different tiers, like the European football leagues. If the teams are good, they stay at the top level. If not they are demoted. That might actually benefit the sport in the long run?

Promotion/Relegation is , and I'm a soccer fan.

Honkbal Hoofdklasse, the "major league" in the Netherlands has a promotion/relegation system with the 3rd tier, while the 2nd tier is a regular minor league that has the same teams every year.

1. Honkbal Hoofdklasse
2. Honkbal Rookie League
3. Honkbal Overgangklasse (spelling?)

 

[dabynsky]

Promotion/Relegation is , and I'm a soccer fan.

Honkbal Hoofdklasse, the "major league" in the Netherlands has a promotion/relegation system with the 3rd tier, while the 2nd tier is a regular minor league that has the same teams every year.

1. Honkbal Hoofdklasse
2. Honkbal Rookie League
3. Honkbal Overgangklasse (spelling?)

It is terrible for the owners of bad teams in major league sports, but that is about the only group that benefits from the closed league model of North American sports leagues. I would love to see that idea applied to professional sports here because it woudl take care of a lot of issues (giving more teams something to play for throughout the season, competitive balance, teams relocating/demanding huge amounts of public money to fund private stadiums, etc.).