Should MLB go back to 154 game schedule and add more Double Headers?

Players biggest complaint is that the season is too long.





MLB used to have a 154 game schedule. Now it's a 162 game schedule.





MLB used to have double-headers every Sunday.





What's the best way to shorten the season and give more off-days to players who have to travel cross-country many times (as opposed to previous MLB teams who only went as far west as St. Louis).





a) Go back to 154 game schedule and add more Double Headers


b) Just back to 154 game schedule


c) Just add more Sunday Double Headers


d) What do I care? I love cold baseball in early April and late October!!


e) Insert your new idea here











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Should MLB go back to 154 game schedule and add more Double Headers?
E) Leave it the way it is and leave inter-league games as well.


There are certain rivalries that fans must have every year now.


Yankees vs. Me ts and Cubs vs. White Six are huge inter-league games.
Reply:154 game schedule with a few more double headers and start in mid April. Eliminate interleague play as well. I think it takes away from the purity of the game.
Reply:OMG, YES!!! :)


Have 162 games in 154 dates. Eight doubleheaders--big deal. Even the primadonnas can handle that.


This won't happen, I'm afraid, because there won't be enough in it for owners/corporate swine.
Reply:D. I LOVE baseball no matter when!! However, double headers are very tough on the players and are rather boring for the fans. I'm glad they only play doubleheaders when they have postponed games to make up.





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Reply:The best way to shorten the season is having double headers every other sunday for every team. The season should start later and end the same time it does now in October. Nothing more exciting then october baseball.
Reply:Teams hate double headers (back to back) because they only get revenue from one game. Fans hate double headers (day night) because they have to pay twice to see both games.





Sunday may screw up the isolated ESPN games and going to 154 will mean less revenue.





However, if players really don't like that extra week, are they ok with surrendering that money in their wallet?





Players are all for improvements for their conditions, as long as it doesn't hurt them financially.
Reply:Double headers now days are never really that exciting to watch. For the first game the manager is usually going to go with a watered-down lineup, and it can sometimes be like watching a Spring Training B-game. You may see the regulars come into pinch hit or play the later innings, but that's about it. If you're interested in watching and assessing the upcoming talent, then I suppose they're okay. Otherwise, you're really only getting one good game with all of the prime-time players in the lineup.





BUT, with all the inclement weather early in the season, there are probably going to be more double headers this year than usual. So, you may not get 154 games, but you will get your wish of a few Sunday Double headers after all.





Besides, with only 154 games, how is somebody going to hit the necessary 80 homers in a season to shatter Bond's already ridiculous mark? (Of course, at the current pace he's running, A-Rod could probably do it in 70 games.)
Reply:go back to 154 games statics get screwd uop because the sessons so long.
Reply:e) No.

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