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Baseball

Aquavit

(488 posts)

4. The three worst teams in British football get sent down...

Reply to bluedigger (Reply #1)

Sun Mar 31, 2013, 09:35 PM

Mar 2013

Meanwhile, the three best teams in the second (and third, and fourth) divisions every year get called up to the next level.

MLB (and other American sports as well, IMO) would be very smart to institute a relegation/promotion system. The Twins, Astros, and Marlins frankly don't deserve to share the revenue of the teams who actually WANT to provide a competitive team for their fanbase.