Adoption of this or any other realignment plan would require a three-fourths votes of the clubs.

A majority in each league is needed to approve a realignment plan.

Don't be surprised if the owners don't approve a realignment plan.

The playoff format is the most overrated objection in the realignment plan.

The owners will meet again on Sept. 21-22 to reach a consensus on a realignment plan tied to a revenue-sharing concept.

The program is the result of California Assembly Bill 109, the state's "realignment plan".

The clubs, he said, would still have to vote on any realignment plan.

In February 2011, the Hoover City school board approved a realignment plan that affected schools across the system.

Then both could move again if the owners agree on an overall realignment plan.

"He was in favor of a much broader realignment plan than was ultimately adopted," Lucchino said.