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The novelty has worn off for fans, and die-hard traditionalists like me can't stand it.Players don't care for it either because they feel it adds unnecessary travel to an already grueling season and unfairly impacts playoff races.So why doesn't Major League Baseball dump interleague play?Unlike most major sports, which have two conferences under one league banner whose teams play each other all the time, MLB consists of two separate leagues, National and American, that play with different rules. (Designated hitters are allowed in the American League, for instance, but not the National.)Before 1998, baseball was the only major U.S. sport in which the two teams that played for its championship had no chance of meeting during the regular season. The only time American and National League teams met before the World Series was in preseason exhibition games.In an effort to boost fan interest following the strike-shortened 1994 season, however, MLB commissioner Bud Selig introduced...
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