Chipper on Interleague Schedule

Chipper Jones decided to voice his opinion on this year's interleague schedule. He believes it is unfair because of the teams the Braves have to play. They are the Red Sox (6 games), Tigers (3), Twins (3) and Indians (3). Meanwhile, the other teams in the NL East division besides the Mets get easier competition. There is more to it, but I agree with Chipper here. It's not like the people who do work on the schedule don't have any indication how certain teams will perform. Good educated guesses can be made on how good a team will be based on previous years and how the team looks currently. There are plenty of baseball statisticians that already do studies like this and aren't far off. So why is it, that the Braves are scheduled against these potential playoff teams, and not any teams such as the Devil Rays? You can read the article here.

Team Records through May 14th

Red Sox 25-11
Tigers 23-13
Twins 18-19
Indians 21-14

Braves 24-13