I don’t understand this tweet, or the use of the phrase in the article:

What is “old school” about the schedule? Before division play, each team in the league played each other the same number of times. The expansion from 154 games to 162 games was needed to make that possible as the leagues went from eight to ten teams. The leagues, however, never crossed over during the regular season.

When the leagues were two divisions with six teams each, there was an unbalanced schedule, but winning the division was important. Still, each team played at least two and home and two road series against every team in the league. There was no one and done series.

When leagues expanded to 14 teams, they went back to a balanced schedule, but it wasn’t perfect. Teams would play between 11 and 13 games against each opponent. In fact, with thirteen opponents and a 26 week season, the Red Sox had every AL team in for a weekend series. For weekend season holder like me, that was perfect, I got to see the whole league.

I guess this schedule is sort of like that one, but with interleague play. I still would not call it “old school.”

I still think the two divisions with six teams produced the best schedules. Ninety games in the division, 72 outside the division. I’d actually like to see the majors expand to thirty six teams, and have two divisions face off against each other like that, just switch the divisions every year.