As the Cubs and Sox prepare to duel at Wrigley this afternoon, I can’t help but remember why I hate interleague play.

It’s another stupid rule from the people who brought us “this time it counts.”

If they kept everyone’s schedule consistent, I wouldn’t have a problem. But each team in every division is playing different teams. How can we properly determine which team should win the division if they’re all playing different schedules?

Consider: Let’s go back to last season. The Cardinals won the division having played six games against the Royals in their Crosstown Rivalry match. The Cubs, who were never really in contention anyway, had to play six against the 90-win White Sox.

Sure, it makes for two fun weekends in Chicago, but it could very well be the difference in the season in the NL Central.

I’m not at home, so I don’t know offhand what the interleague record is overall. I have a feeling, though, that the AL is ahead…by a lot.

I enjoy watching the Cubs play the Sox as much as the next guy, but I also like my division winners to earn it.

The Cardinals won 83 games last year; who knows how many they might have won if they didn’t have six against the Royals.

Just, out.

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