What about the idea of MLB adopting a 154 game season?

[Spudboy]

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/12922131/money-mlb-biggest-obstacle-154-game-season

 

 

I had heard a little about this subject. Now, I suppose, there will be a raging debate about it!

 

This article is very interesting. I was surprised to learn that players on the DL were paid half a billion dollars last year. Crazy money

 

I want to know what the great baseball minds of Talksox have to say about this idea.

 

What do you think?

[Kimmi]

From a completely selfish standpoint, I do not want to see the season shortened. IMO, the offseason is far too long as it is. We need baseball!

 

In terms of money saved from fewer injuries and DL stints, I'm not sure that 8 fewer games would make that much of a difference. Playing 154 games would still be a grind. I don't think that having 8 more days to rest in the offseason would make much of a difference either.

[Spudboy]

From a completely selfish standpoint, I do not want to see the season shortened. IMO, the offseason is far too long as it is. We need baseball!

 

In terms of money saved from fewer injuries and DL stints, I'm not sure that 8 fewer games would make that much of a difference. Playing 154 games would still be a grind. I don't think that having 8 more days to rest in the offseason would make much of a difference either.

 

Yup. And Managers can give players a blow ( game off ) whenever deemed prudent.

[a700hitter]

Yup. And Managers can give players a blow ( game off ) whenever deemed prudent.

 

That isn't so easy with the very short benches carried by teams today where pitchers make up 11 or 12 roster spots. The solution is 4 or 5 scheduled double headers, but the greed of the game will not allow it. An extra half dozen off days would make a big difference IMO with regard to keeping guys fresh.

[jacksonianmarch]

I'm not the one playing and I love the game. 162 is fine with me.

[Spudboy]

I'm not the one playing and I love the game. 162 is fine with me.

 

Lol.

 

I like 162 too. Baseball has problems but a season that is too long is not one of them. Excluding ST, of course.

[Northern Star]

No way the owners give up revenue from the lost games.

[TeddyBallGame9]

Being a traditionalist, 154 games make more sense. There probably can be more evenly divided than by a divisor of 162.

 

Of course, if the owners have to give up revenue with the loss of 8 games....

 

Weather too cold in April in northern cities.

[gojohn99]

I wouldn't mind going back to a 154 game season. But I agree on the lost revenues, I don't see the owners agreeing to waiving 4 home dates each.

[a700hitter]

Double Headers may be the way to go. Teams could charge a little more for the double header tickets to offset any revenue loss.

[Kimmi]

Being a traditionalist, 154 games make more sense. There probably can be more evenly divided than by a divisor of 162.

 

 

Actually, 162 has a lot more divisors than 154.

[User Name]

Actually, 162 has a lot more divisors than 154.

 

Came here expecting this post. Not bad.

[Jacoby_Ellsbury]

Double Headers may be the way to go. Teams could charge a little more for the double header tickets to offset any revenue loss.

Players association would freak out.

 

It's amazing that anything at all gets done in any major sport with how stubborn and insufferable the owners and PA are.

[a700hitter]

Players association would freak out.

 

It's amazing that anything at all gets done in any major sport with how stubborn and insufferable the owners and PA are.

 

The PA should favor Double Headers because they could add 5 off days to the schedule. Sometimes groups stubbornly oppose measures that would help them.