The impetus for the change would be to have six divisions of five teams each. Currently, the NL Central has six teams and the AL West has four. The biggest plus of the change would be that each team would play the same interleague schedule as its division rivals, something that's a mathematical impossibility under the current setup.
"I've always liked realignment. By the way, is there anything imminent? I don't know where all these stories come from. But having said that, the teams in the National League Central fairly say, 'Why should we have six teams and other divisions have four or certainly no more than five?' That's a fair comment,'' he said.
"I think if you're thinking about significant realignment it's probably going to have to wait. Would I go to 15 and 15? It would depend on how everything else broke down. And then you'd obviously have to play interleague play every day. And I like it the way it is. But we're trying to accomplish some things."
As for the extra wild cards, he simply smiled and said, "I like its chances."
Any changes would have to be approved by the Major League Baseball Players Association.
The commissioner also gave his views on a wide variety of subjects, including:
* Increased instant replay: "I've formed a special committee because I really like to get input. To this day I'm surprised how little people want more replay. We will do some things. I think we'll be ready to announce it pretty soon. There will be some more replay, but very modest . . . Bullets hit down the left and rightfield line, things like that."
