{"id":390,"date":"2011-07-02T07:38:45","date_gmt":"2011-07-02T11:38:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/changingchannels\/?p=390"},"modified":"2011-07-02T07:38:45","modified_gmt":"2011-07-02T11:38:45","slug":"talkin-mlb-its-probably-because-of-interleague-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/changingchannels\/2011\/07\/talkin-mlb-its-probably-because-of-interleague-play.html","title":{"rendered":"Talkin’ MLB? It’s Probably Because Of Interleague Play"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bud Selig can be tough to take.<\/p>\n

The Major League Baseball commissioner is so closely tied to the owners, as an ex-owner himself, it’s hard to believe he will do things in the best interest of the game and not just for his cronies.<\/p>\n

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Bud Selig<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Signing off on interleague play, where NL and AL teams face off each season, was a smart move though.<\/p>\n

The ridiculously long 162-game season needs some jolts of energy along the way and interleague tilts provide them.<\/p>\n

It’s terrific to see the Mets-Yankees, Giants-A’s, White Sox-Cubs and other in-state rivals play each other and record crowds at some of those venues are proof of that.<\/p>\n

Please, don’t give me “sanctity” of the game arguments against it, either.<\/p>\n

Besides fluky, and pretty lousy, World Series matchups between the Mets-Yanks and Giants-A’s, these teams would NEVER get to play each other.<\/p>\n

Dream showdowns, like Yanks pitcher CC Sabathia vs. Mets shortstop Jose Reyes, could only take place in the All-Star Game.<\/p>\n

And that would be a shame.<\/p>\n

follow matt aug http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/mattauge and\/or friend me on facebook.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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