When interleague play was introduced in 1997, it was a cool idea. It had its critics, to be sure, but a lot of people saw it as a fun, little novelty that was, at the very least, something new.

When they the three-game series against the Sox at Wrigley Field in May, the Cubs took over the all-time series lead going into this weekend, 75 wins to 74. In fact, the Cubs have won eight straight ...

When interleague play began in 1997, the only interaction between the two leagues since the creation of the American League in 1901 had been the World Series (created in 1903), the All-Star Game ...

Left-handed hitters have a .282 batting average against Warren, which is ideal for the Phillies with sluggers Kyle Schwarber ...

Interleague play isn't going anywhere anytime soon, but it does need a bit of spicing up if it wants to return to the excitement that it once had.

By Daniel I. Dorfman--CHICAGO (WSCR) Tonight we start what is now the annual ritual of baseball known as interleague play. At this point the feeling about these games is roughly the same as going ...

Interleague play, like many of the changes made on Bud Selig's watch, is defined by the unintended consequences left in its wake -- in this case, serious damage. Joe Sheehan | May 21, 2010.

There is no support group for the afflicted. Though Major League Baseball contends that interleague play is popular and backs it up with compelling attendance figures, the advocates get drowned ...

In 1996, the last season before interleague play, the All-Star Game had a 23 share of the audience, reaching 12.69 million households, according to Nielsen Media Research.

Interleague play is now so ingrained in the baseball landscape, you couldn't uproot it with an earthquake. Jayson Stark is a senior writer for ESPN.com. Click here to send Jayson a question for ...

There were always two prime arguments in favor of interleague play: that it allows yearly regional match-ups (Yankees-Mets, Dodgers-Angels, etc.), and that it's generally just a fun thing.

Mike Schmidt says interleague play is an idea whose time has expired, and he said so for 25 paragraphs last week in a passionate guest column for The Associated Press. Have a question for Tim? Tim ...