If I could be commissioner for a day...

Since I've already solved the Pirates problems, now I have to solve the leagues. Just kidding, but have you ever wondered why baseball not only has less teams than the 3 other major sports, but also has 2 fewer teams in the AL? Expansion might not happen for a while just because it is so hard to fill the seats for as long of a season as it is, but adding 2 more teams might help with parity, plus will even out the leagues and allow for a restructing of divisions. The biggest problem with having 4 divisions like in football is that it would add one more round to the playoffs, which already extend to the beginning of November. They could just start a week earlier?

AL East
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Baltimore Orioles
Toronto Blue Jays

AL North
Minnesota Twins
Detroit Tigers
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland Indians

AL South
Texas Rangers
Tampa Rays
Memphis Wildcats*
Kansas City Royals

AL West
Los Angeles Angels
Oakland Athletics
Seattle Mariners
Portland Bears*

*Expansion teams

NL East
New York Mets
Philadelphia Phillies
Pittsburgh Pirates
Washington Nationals

NL South
Atlanta Braves
St. Louis Cardinals
Florida Marlins
Houston Astros

NL North
Cincinatti Reds
Milwaukee Brewers
Chicago Cubs
Colorado Rockies

NL West
Los Angeles Dodgers
San Diego Padres
Arizona D'Backs
San Francisco Giants


How much fun would it be for the Pirates to be in a division with the Mets, Phils, and Nats???