It's that time of year again where Baseball continues their experiment with Interleague play. Over the past several years, Interleague play has been criticized as the novelty has worn off of the idea. One my main complaints about Interleague play is how it is not fair for some teams to have harder schedules than other teams. Last year, the Mets and Braves had much harder Interleague schedules than the Phillies did. This is my current position about Interleague Play:
I still like it. I think its a good celebration of baseball as teams within the same region get to play each other. For example, the Orioles and the Nationals are starting to finally take off as a rivalry. Its far from being at the same level as the Mets with any of their current rivals but for teams like the Orioles, its important. Living around Baltimore, I know that its hard for Oriole fans to find positive moments with their team (even though they are still playing at a much better level than people expected, everyone feels this will not last) Playing the Nationals gives a break to the daunting task of always playing teams like the Red Sox and the Yankees.
I also feel that even though it gives some teams harder schedules than others, over a period of 162 games, the good teams will stand out no matter who they play on their schedule.
Here are some of the games to look forward to tonight:
New York vs New York (Santana vs Rasner)
Washington vs Baltimore (Hill vs Olson)
Houston vs Texas (Chacon vs Ponson)
LA vs LA (Kuroda vs Saunders)
Cleveland vs Cinncy (Sowers vs Cueto)
Notable Interleague Matchups not happening this weekend:
Chicago vs Chicago
Tampa Bay vs Florida (Crazy to think that if they play soon, they could both be first place teams playing each other)
