Last weekend saw the first instalment of Interleague play during the 2009 MLB season. There are plenty of reasons to dislike the now traditional sight of AL and NL teams coming together outside of the World Series, but it does at least give fans in two-team cities and states the chance to gain bragging rights for a few weeks.
The Lone Star Series is one such example. The Houston Astros and Texas Rangers come together to try to gain Major League wins and to capture the ‘Silver Boot’ trophy.
(Click here to read more, including a completed scorecard of the game).
Baseball: A British Perspective 