MLB Interleague Play

When Bud Selig retires from the commissioner’s office


2007-05-17

MLB Baseball Betting

When Bud Selig retires from the commissioner’s office, he will be a much discussed figure and his legacy and value to the position will be debated vehemently on both sides. Among the positives aspects Bud has brought to baseball betting is interleague play. The NL & AL teams cross leagues for the first time starting Friday, and the action is highlighted by the battles for city bragging rights in New York and Chicago.

Purists will hold on to the arcane argument it dilutes the purity of the game and who cares about Kansas City playing Colorado. To that end, who cares about Kansas City playing any of the regular American League teams? Just like in any sport, not every game is or needs to be important. This weekend we have the best of the best in regional match-ups with outstanding betting choices.

This will mark the 11th baseball betting season of interleague play, providing substantial data to look at and compare teams. Just as before, 252 games will be played in two segments, one is this weekend and the other is June 8th-24th. This MLB betting season, American League East clubs will play chiefly against the National League West; N.L. Central teams will oppose teams from the A.L. West; and N.L. East clubs will take on the A.L. Central. Teams will continue to play their primary rival in two series which is what we’ll have this weekend.

There are four main rivalries that will have the blood boiling of the fans and players admit they do get caught up in the emotion. The Windy City series starts the action, the Subway Series in New York, the I-5 in Los Angeles confrontation and the Bay Area battle. Other intriguing series to wager on are the neighboring states encounters, Minnesota at Milwaukee and Baltimore at Washington. In-state scuffles include Texas at Houston, Cincinnati at Cleveland and Florida at Tampa Bay. Thou not a natural rivalry, Atlanta and Boston have more the feel of a good NCAA football betting game matching strong teams from different conferences. Because of the imbalance of teams in each league Arizona and Pittsburgh will have to wait to later in the season to participate and instead go head to head.

Sportsbook.com will have series odds to wager on and of course individual games on the side, totals, and player props.

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