Correct.shack said:Wrong. The AL East had the best record in MLB, probably around 60 games over .500 which means they beat up on the other 5 divisions, proving that overall they have the best teams. Al East teams are obviously exactly .500 against each other, meaning those 60 are all by beating the teams in the other divisions.
The Jays played 72 of their 162 games in their own division, meaning almost half their games are played against the best teams. If they were in another division they would play against those best teams less often. Even a modest 5 or 6 game improvement due to an easier schedule brings them much closer to the playoffs.
Especially with baseball you can't say the best team always wins. Just like derek Jeter said "the best teams make the playoffs but the hottest team wins the world series"
Meaning, usually over the course of 162 games the best teams (in division, the way it is set up now) make the playoffs. Once in the playoffs it just comes down to which team gets the hottest (pitching & hitting)