Friday, October 25, 2013

A quick look at each divisions schedule

        In the Eastern Division of the PASL Cincinnati, Cleveland, Detroit, and Harrisburg all play 4 divisional games against each other throughout the season, and Harrisburg is the only team to play an inter-divisional game, and that comes at the end of the season at Dallas.  If Detroit has the number of Cincinnati, Cleveland, and Harrisburg this season, they could easily win the division.  Illinois has two inter-divisional opponents with one game against Tulsa and four games against Wichita.  The Piasa also have the advantage of playing at home four out of the last five games of their season.  The Chicago Mustangs have the luxury of playing six of their first nine games at home. Chicago also has a total of five inter-divisional games, two against Tulsa and three against Harrisburg.

        In the Central division, things are a little more interesting.  Wichita and Monterrey only play 3 teams out of the seven team division.  In fact, only Tulsa and Hidalgo play all six other teams in the division.  The Central also plays a total of 20 inter-divisional games, the most out of all of the divisions.  Dallas, Tulsa, and Wichita all play each other four times.  Monterrey, Texas, Hidalgo, and Saltillo all play each other four times as well.  Dallas plays the most inter-divisional opponents at four with a game against Ontario and San Diego at the beginning of the season, and a game against Las Vegas and Harrisburg at the end of the season.  Monterrey has six games in twenty one days at the beginning of the season, having to travel to Saltillo, San Diego, Tijuana, and Beaumont for four of those games.  That kind of travel and that many games in so few days could pose health issues for the team.  Saltillo Rancho Seco plays five consecutive away games after their home opener against Monterrey, and then follow it up with six consecutive games at home.  If Saltillo is in good divisional standings by the time they start their run of home games, they could rack up enough wins to cruise into the playoffs.

        In the Pacific Division every team plays against each other at least once, with Ontario, San Diego, and Las Vegas getting the lions share of the inter-divisional games.  Turlock, Bay Area, and Sacramento play each other a bunch of times in their own little northern California rivalry.  Ontario, who plays San Diego four times, Las Vegas three times, and has a home opener against Dallas along with two consecutive away games at Saltillo and Monterrey, has in my opinion has one of the toughest schedules in the league along with Saltillo and Monterrey.   

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