Has anybody noticed that MLB has screwed with the interleague rivalries? Boston was supposed to be rivals of the Braves (because of the old Boston Braves), and play them every year. But this year instead we play Philly and FLORIDA! I mean I know that NOBODY wants to watch a Tampa Bay/Florida series or a Montreal/Toronto one, but why do other teams have to suffer? And why DON'T the Yankees/Mets have to participate in this rival swapping? Is the same thing happening across the country? Has Selig explained why this happened?

When they first started interleague play the Jays kept getting stuck playing the Braves, Phillies, Mets and Expos. Then they threw in some west coast teams like the Giants and the D-backs, I believe. This year we get the Cards, Reds, Pirates, Cubs and Expos. I'm pretty happy as that's not a terribly strong group of teams. I only wish we were playing the Cubs at Wrigley instead of at home.

I'll probably be at that series. Some Canuck friends of mine and I are going up to Toronto for that series, at least that's the plan. I just hope the Cubs are a couple dozen games in first by that time (shyea right!).

They didn't begin rotating the divisional matchups until last year. Every year the NL East played the AL East. Last year they did switch up, but kept some matchups they deemed rivalries (Yankees-Mets). So while last year the Phils played the AL Central, they didn't play the Royals (what would've been a 1980 World Series rematch). Instead they had 6 games with the Orioles, 3 at Camden Yards and 3 at the Vet.

This year the NL East plays the AL West. But the Phils don't play Texas--only Seattle and Oakland at the Vet (Phillies-A's! Once upon a time...) and at Anaheim--instead, they get yet another trip to Camden Yards and the aforementioned Red Sox. Keeping the trip to Baltimore I can understand because the Orioles want to keep us hordes coming down I-95 and selling out the place. But why Phils-Red Sox? I have no idea.