What a week it's been. MLB commissioner Rob Manfred dropped by Sunday Night Baseball, dropped comments about realignment, and everyone went nuts — particularly New York Yankees fans, who could've had their lives upended should one of the worst proposals come to fruition.
While it might be an unpopular decision, realignment has taken place a lot throughout baseball history, so it's not like this is a brand new concept to upend everythint that is holy about the sport. Then again, the league must tread lightly.
When professional baseball was born in 1876, there was a single league — the National League — with six teams.