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Originally Posted by Frazod
I don't think divisions should be eliminated, but playoff selection should be based solely on record. So you won a shit division but six other teams had better records? You get a division champion shirt and a participation trophy and October off while the actual good teams play.
Should be that way in football, too.
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You still run into issues with unblanced schedules.
Sure you could still balance the schedule with divisions but you'll only play any individual team in your division at most 10 times a season so what's the point in keeping divisions in that scenario.
I don't think eliminating divisions would kill rivalries because most rivalries are regional in the first place. Like Cubs and Cardinals is a rivalry because fanbases territory meets in the middle. But I don't consider the Reds or Pirates a rival even though they are in the same division because they are so far away from the division geographically.