If this was 1993, only one of these highlighted teams (Blue Jays) would be in (and it happens that they were and did pretty well).

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  2. I was a year old back then.

    Thankfully being born in 1992 allowed me to be blissfully ignorant about the 1994 players strike and loss of the World Series.

  3. So wait, this is the watered down AL East? This same one I’ve been watching closely since 1997? Damn.

  4. Crazy that the Brewers used to be East. Not as crazy as the ATL Braves being West, but still.

  7. Don’t let my flair fool you. I grew up (and still am) a huge Tigers fan. This is an incredible observation. Go old-school AL East! I actually still have magnets of all seven teams from when I used to keep track of the standings on the side of the refrigerator back in the 80’s.

  10. Wow. I’m wondering if there are any other divisions that can get that many of their teams from the pre-wild card era in?

    AL West: every team from that division is either in the AL West or AL Central right now, so they can only get 5 max.
    NL East: All of their old members are either still in the NL East or are in the NL Central. So 5/6 max for the 1969-1992 alignment, and 5/7 if you use the 1993 alignment.
    NL West: …Now here we go. Not only is it possible for all six members from 1969-1992 to make the postseason in the same year, *it’s theoretically possible for all seven members from 1993 to make the playoffs in the same year*, though even with the more balanced schedule it’s highly unlikely that all three wild cards in a league will come from the same division. The Dodgers, Padres, and Giants (and Rockies in 1993) all remain in the West, but they were joined by the Braves (now in the East), the Reds (now in the Central), and the Astros (now in the AL).

  12. Jealous of all the EST teams in the AL. We need a playoffs that only go as far west as St. Louis like the old days.

  14. If it was ’93, the Yankees and Blue Jays would have a proper one game playoff decide who goes to the ALCS

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