Does Interleague Play Affect Baseball Gaming?

[MMChrisS]

I’m torn on interleague play.

In some instances I think it’s great. I love seeing the Mets vs. Yankees, Cubs vs. White Sox, Reds vs. Indians, Dodgers vs. Angels, and Nationals vs. Orioles. These are all great series for baseball to have each regular season.

On the other hand, I’d make some changes to interleague play such as reducing it to eight games every season, with each team playing a home-and-home four-game series with their geographical rival. But that’s neither here nor there.

Aside from the debates surrounding the topic of interleague play in the real sport, I'm looking to ask a different question: does interleague play affect sports gaming?

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[marginwalker12]

No shot in reducing it now. Next year every day with a full slate of games will include at least one interleague game.

[Up and Coming]

Quote: Originally Posted by marginwalker12

No shot in reducing it now. Next year every day with a full slate of games will include at least one interleague game.

Yes, with both the NL and AL evening out to 15 teams each(odd number) there will be atleast one Interleague series going on all the time. I despise Interleague play. The World Series and the all star game are the times for the AL to face off with the NL. That being said, it does not affect gaming all that much. More exposure to different teams, different players.

[jhendricks316]

I like Interleague Play, but all of the natural rivals aren't "natural".

[BSchwartz07]

I always HATED the "natural rivals".... As a Braves fan our "natural rival" was/is the Red Sox (makes sense, these two organizations shared a city at one point) but the Nationals and Phillies play the Orioles and Blue Jays every year. When you play in a division that is as tight at the NL East just didn't seem right to get stuck with Boston while Philly gained a few games with easy wins.

[Aceito]

I love taking my D-Backs talents to the AL stadiums! Interleague is cool with me.

[DGuinta1]

Subway series is great, I luv it inter league, watching it and playing it on The Show!

[dmacgreg37]

I feel the exact opposite about the DH. I find it to be terrible in video games. I will only play as NL teams (or turn DH off), so that I actually have to make in-game changes. Otherwise, you could just watch your 9 cycle through over and over.

[mpt54]

I enjoy Interleague play living in the middle of Ohio I'm able to go to both the Indians and Reds in Cleveland and the same thing when they play in Cincinnati both are fun series to watch and play in the Show

[Blzer]

How much will this new schedule increase the amount of interleague series' for teams?

If there are fifteen games a day and there is one interleague series at a time, each team playing one interleague series (for both leagues) would be 45 games, which is just over 1/4 of the full season schedule. It seems like each team would only play four interleague series' at most, which is less than the five series' that MLB teams have now.

Doesn't look like it will increase it at all, so I don't know why people have said NL teams have to consider re-managing their teams for the DH when they'll only play like six total games with one.