The Tuna Sports Blog Mailbag

Thank you all for the questions. I will respond to as many as you ask, so if you have any more, please post them here.

Anonymous said...

Baseball - Why are there only 4 teams in the american west division, and 6 teams in the nationalcentral division? It would make sense to move one to the american division to even things out.

Interesting question, the Central was formed in 1994 when the MLB had their realignment. The following year the Wild Card was initiated. Every league goes through some sort of realignment, just like the NFL did in 2002. Leagues expand and contract all the time. In 1998, the Central expanded to 6 teams when the Brewers joined from the American League, making 16 National League teams and 14 American League teams. I do not believe MLB has any plans at this time to realign the divisions.

Robert said...

what do you have to say about the eastern conf finals being 7 seed vs 8 seed, and Boston being only the 3rd team in NHL history in blowing a 3-0 series lead AND a 3-0 lead in the game

The Bruins made NHL history this year, an unbelievable accomplishment in any sport. There have been memorable comebacks, some good some bad, but we wont mention which, but this one ranks pretty high up. Montreal is one of five teams to knock out the defending cup champions AND the number 1 seed in the same playoffs. Should be a long and intense series, regardless of the blowout from last night. The Blackhawks and Sharks were the 2 best teams in the West all year, Kane and Toews are force. Nabokov must be spectacular if the Sharks are gonna win this series.

Phil said...

Is Chipper Jones done in the MLB? Will this be his last year and if it is, what do you think his legacy will be and how will he be received as a candidate into the Hall of Fame?

Chipper Jones has had an outstanding 17 season career so far in MLB. He has a World Series ring and is a career .300 hitter, has 1 NL MVP, and has over 400 HR. However, he has some knocks, he was not the greatest defensive player and was injured often. Chipper says he plans on playing through the 2011 season, but if he continues to get hurt and struggle like he is, I do not see him playing past this year. If his career ends right now, I believe he still gets into the Hall of Fame, maybe not first ballot, but he will get in. As far as his legacy, he will be forever loved in Atlanta and may have his number retired.

Mark said...

The Cleveland Cavaliers recently lost to the Boston Celtics last Thursday. It has been rumored and talked about in the Ohio area that Lebron purposely played bad (at least in game 5) to prove a point (that the team is nothing without him). If you were the coach/owner, what would your response be if, hypothetically, this rumor is true (what actions would you take)? Also, what would your plan be during the offseasons with the Cavs? (with Lebron's contract ending)

If the allegations you speak of are true, If I were the owner/general manager I would not want a player like that on my team. No matter how good a player is, he is not bigger than the team. And if a player on my team had developed that mentality and expressed it in that way, I would remove him from my team any way possible. As far as the offseason goes with Lebron, it is my understanding that the contract Cleveland can offer surpasses any other max contract offer any other team can make. I would do whatever possible to accommodate Lebron and do whatever possible to surround him with the best players to win a championship.

Anonymous said...

Let's say College Football is heading for a major shift if the Big 10 adds 16 teams, let's just say they add (Neb, Mizzou, Pitt, Cuse, and Rutgers)

I wanna know where other teams will go and who will be in what conf (assuming all conf start trying to go to 16 teams)

Assuming that the Big 10 expands, (which we will probably know about prior to the start of the 2010 college football season), I foresee a major shift occurring in college football. I believe the Mountain West, Big 12, and Big East Conferences will dissolve and the remaining teams will join either the Pac 10, Big 10, SEC, or ACC, expanding each Conference to about 16 teams. The NCAA and the BCS will then be forced to incorporate some sort of a playoff with the winners of these 4 major conferences. This is how I see it, however I do not agree with it. I like when teams play more in their own conference, and I also like inter conference rivalries. Expanding would be detrimental to both.

Mark said...

There has been talk of all of the conferences dissolving and leaving the NCAA

What would happen is they would form a new college league so they wouldn't be bound by the NCAA

I find those rumors very hard to believe. The NCAA has been, and always will be the association for college athletics and there is nothing any of the colleges that have athletics can do to change that.