The interleague schedule will feature intracity battles between the Yankees and Mets and the White Sox and Cubs. But the most excitement might be June 14-15 when Oakland's Jose Canseco and Mark McGwire go Colorado's Coors Field. That's a batting practice session that shouldn't be missed. Interleague play is a one-year experiment and baseball should be thankful for that. I'm not a die-hard traditionalist, but the interleague schedule is not good for baseball.
Baseball is the only major sport that can sell competitive balance.
That's why it doesn't need the interleague gimmick so that fans can see players from other leagues. Baseball should go back to the days when teams from each division played each other 18 times. In baseball, pitching decides a game, no matter the strength of the team. Also, baseball is a game of adjustments. If the Red Sox and Yankees play one weekend, then what's interesting is how they adjust for the following weekend series.