The separate leagues with different rules weren’t just quirky - they were the SOUL of what made the World Series special. You used to get genuine mystery when AL and NL teams met in October. Different strategies, different philosophies, players who’d never faced each other. Now? The Yankees have already played the Dodgers twice this season. Where’s the intrigue? And don’t get me started on how watered down regular season schedules have become. I’m supposed to get excited about Yankees-Rockies when we could be playing the Red Sox or Orioles instead? Those Rocky Mountain games mean absolutely nothing to anyone except maybe TV executives trying to hit new markets. The DH being universal now was the final nail in the coffin. We used to have legitimate strategic differences between leagues - watching AL teams navigate NL parks in the World Series was half the fun. Now it’s just 30 teams playing identical baseball. Sure, “balanced schedules” sound nice on paper, but baseball was never supposed to be perfectly balanced. It was supposed to be weird and traditional and full of quirks that took decades to understand. We traded decades of tradition for scheduling convenience. Not worth it. #BringBackRealLeagues #MLB