No parity

How good is the American League? Major League Baseball has a parity problem. After watching the National League and American League battle it out in inter-league play over the past few weeks, I'm amazed at how much better the American League seems to be. I don't know the final numbers, but they had win at least 75% of the inter-league games this year. That's a significant stat. I have to believe that if the Phillies were in the American League, not only would they not be a contender, but they'd be lucky to finish with a winning record.
I heard several weak excuses for this disparity. Chris Wheeler (who is about as bias toward the Phillies as they come) said the Phillies didn't hit American League pitchers as well because they haven't seen them before. That sounds like a logical argument at first. But why is it that American League teams had no problems hitting National League pitchers they haven't seen. It's no coincidence that the American League wins the all-star game every year, and the Red Sox could have played the Rockies 100 times in the World Series last year, and still won 80 of them. The American League is just that much better. Why? Who knows. But there is no denying the numbers.
Speaking of disparity. How much better are the Boyertown Legion Bears than the rest of the Berks League. They are undefeated and only Shillington gave them a little bit of a tough time so far this season. It would be a shocker if the Bears didn't win the Berks League title this year. After that, who knows how far they can go.