The Spectator

Baseball should have shorter season

Abstract:
It's been just over a month since the Major League Baseball season got underway, and more than 25 games have been played.

If this were the NBA or the NHL, more than a quarter of the season would already be over. And if this were the NFL, we would already have completed more than 156 percent of the entire season....

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alumni jim

posted 5/07/09 @ 4:03 PM CST

I agree. It's ridiculous to see World Series games in the snow, Season Openers in 34 degree rain showers, and don't get me started on the World Baseball Classic. A 140 game season could lead to the WBC being played in October while it's still warm. Playoff ratings would probably be better in September as the NFL would just be getting started with no real playoff implications yet. The only big problem might be that it would wipe out half of MANNY RAMIREZ' at bats. Other than that I agree.

Jim

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Simon

posted 9/17/09 @ 10:03 PM CST

I'm old enough to remember when the "October Classic" The World Series actually took place in early October! The extra games are just padding the deep pockets of the owners. Added playoff spots would involve more teams however, our perenial losers the Baltimore "Blorioles" would still take losing to new levels of dreck! (LOL) Peter Angelos Esq just gets richer and richer. NO matter what, the O's are the "bitches" of the Al East. Basically the Yanks and Bo-Sox doormats and practice squads.

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