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When interleague play began in 1997, the only interaction between the two leagues since the creation of the American League in 1901 had been the World Series (created in 1903), the All-Star Game ...
I’ve seen a few complaints about interleague play, and I can’t for the life of me understand it. Many fans seem to enjoy the added dimension of play, but there are still those few doubters.
When interleague play was introduced in 1997, it was a cool idea. It had its critics, to be sure, but a lot of people saw it as a fun, little novelty that was, at the very least, something new.
This week marks the 20th anniversary of the advent of interleague play in Major League Baseball. You probably won't see much attention paid to this milestone for MLB, and that's because the ...
Interleague play, like many of the changes made on Bud Selig's watch, is defined by the unintended consequences left in its wake -- in this case, serious damage to the structural and competitive ...
CHICAGO (WSCR) Tonight we start what is now the annual ritual of baseball known as interleague play. At this point the feeling about these games is roughly the same as going to the annual family ...
Remember when they tried to warn us? In the mid-1990s, many of baseball's most-respected voices dreaded the advent of interleague play. If American League teams were to play National League teams ...
There is no support group for the afflicted. Though Major League Baseball contends that interleague play is popular and backs it up with compelling attendance figures, the advocates get drowned ...
Believe it or not, this is only Year No. 8 in the glorious history of interleague play. So how come it's already so hard to remember life before interleague play? Yes, it was only 1997 when this ...
It's always been towards the middle of the season and you get into it," Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said of the early Interleague play. "I'm glad it's at home and not on the road right now where ...