TBGKon Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100728&content_id=12716448&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlbIn order to avoind a November World Series, MLB has announced that the 2011 regular season will begin on a Friday . Should be interesting to see if spring training gets cut shorter, or if it will start in February. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDixonDesign Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 Glad to see they are ending the season in October as well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jigga Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 Thank, G-d! Nice job, Bud Selig. On January 16, 2013 at 3:49 PM, NJTank said: Btw this is old hat for Notre Dame. Knits Rockne made up George Tip's death bed speech. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac the Knife Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 Scheduling games is within the Commissioner's discretion, but unfortunately only to a point - believe it or not, MLB's collective bargaining agreement has clauses in it that have helped precipitate the 'drift' to later and later endings to seasons the past decade or so.I don't mind unions necessarily, but the MLBPA is way too powerful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaltimoreFan Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 I don't mind unions necessarily, but the MLBPA is way too powerful.I agree, today I think most unions screw things up more than make things better. Anyway, this seems to be a step in the right direction. I'd like to see the season end even earlier, by shorten the postseason series. However I don't think it will ever happen. I'd also like to see the schedule more balanced. There should really be six 5 team divisions, so that all division opponents see the same schedule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tBBP Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 Good job, Bud Selig.Roger Goodell...your move. *Disclaimer: I am not an authoritative expert on stuff...I just do a lot of reading and research and keep in close connect with a bunch of people who are authoritative experts on stuff. || dribbble || Behance || Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 You know who really needs to tighten stuff up? The NHL. You start October 1st and you finish March 31st, no questions, then charge through the playoffs so they're done before June. It's silly that the NBA starts its season a month later and finishes more or less at the same time, and that's WITH their month-long first round. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sodboy13 Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 Scheduling games is within the Commissioner's discretion, but unfortunately only to a point - believe it or not, MLB's collective bargaining agreement has clauses in it that have helped precipitate the 'drift' to later and later endings to seasons the past decade or so.I don't mind unions necessarily, but the MLBPA is way too powerful.Would one of those clauses be in regard to scheduled doubleheaders? Because that was my bright idea: 10 scheduled doubleheaders for each team - 5 home, 5 road - and there's two weeks lopped off the schedule. On 1/25/2013 at 1:53 PM, 'Atom said: For all the bird de lis haters I think the bird de lis isnt supposed to be a pelican and a fleur de lis I think its just a fleur de lis with a pelicans head. Thats what it looks like to me. Also the flair around the tip of the beak is just flair that fleur de lis have sometimes source I am from NOLA. PotD: 10/19/07, 08/25/08, 07/22/10, 08/13/10, 04/15/11, 05/19/11, 01/02/12, and 01/05/12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 As long as they're day-night doubleheaders, I like it. Too bad the union doesn't. I guess I can see why ownership and players alike may not like day baseball in Dallas, which is avoided at all costs to the point that they can play during the Sunday Night Baseball window, but I think it's better to be hot than cold. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sport Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 I've never understood why they started on a monday. Usually, one of the worst attended games of the season is the game after opening day. Now, they'll have an opening weekend. It just makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 Well now that there's no Sunday night opener (and hopefully no overseas nonsense) the Reds get to open the season in earnest with their big parade. So cool that a city does that. I'd say they deserve better if Dusty Baker weren't their manager. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBGKon Posted July 30, 2010 Author Share Posted July 30, 2010 Well now that there's no Sunday night opener (and hopefully no overseas nonsense) the Reds get to open the season in earnest with their big parade. So cool that a city does that. I'd say they deserve better if Dusty Baker weren't their manager.True, but from what I've heard you'll see a Thursday night opener Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 I was hoping I'd be "robbed" of Jon Miller and Joe Morgan. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 Scheduling games is within the Commissioner's discretion, but unfortunately only to a point - believe it or not, MLB's collective bargaining agreement has clauses in it that have helped precipitate the 'drift' to later and later endings to seasons the past decade or so.I don't mind unions necessarily, but the MLBPA is way too powerful.Would one of those clauses be in regard to scheduled doubleheaders? Because that was my bright idea: 10 scheduled doubleheaders for each team - 5 home, 5 road - and there's two weeks lopped off the schedule.Double headers put an incredible burdon on the Event Staff - the ushers, vendors, venue managers, etc. As fans, we'd all like the occasional double header, but with the staffing requirements of today's stadiums, it's not very practical. Also, some teams can only have day-night double headers, as they sell too many tickets and can't afford the lost gate. That's even harder on the staff. "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 I was hoping I'd be "robbed" of Jon Miller and Joe Morgan.Typical ESPN game with Miller and Morgan This is Jon Miller Hall of Fame announcer with Joe Morgan Hall of Famer and the greatest second baseman who ever lived. There's a ground ball to Cano who scoops and throws out Ellsburry, that was smooth Joe but not as smooth as you. Joe Cano is good but he would have not been a bat boy on the Big Red Machine, I remember the season we went 162-0 Jon nobody could beat us, and no team compares to us.I know Joe that is because you were on the team, just your presence makes anything better. Mets Centerfielder Carlos Beltron www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiddySicks Posted August 1, 2010 Share Posted August 1, 2010 Anything that makes that miserable time from the end of the Super Bowl till opening day shorter I'm all for. On 11/19/2012 at 7:23 PM, oldschoolvikings said: She’s still half convinced “Chris Creamer” is a porn site.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illwauk Posted August 1, 2010 Share Posted August 1, 2010 I don't mind unions necessarily, but the MLBPA is way too powerful.I agree, today I think most unions screw things up more than make things better.Only because people take for granted that owners HAVE to make multiple times what their employees make. If the playing fields were more even, maybe executives would be smarter with their money and not have to come to the taxpayers looking for a handout every 20 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AkSaber Posted August 1, 2010 Share Posted August 1, 2010 This is wonderful. The way things were going, how long were we away from a Christmas World Series? Have they gotten rid of the off days (that aren't travel days) in the ALDS and ALCS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sodboy13 Posted August 1, 2010 Share Posted August 1, 2010 Double headers put an incredible burdon on the Event Staff - the ushers, vendors, venue managers, etc. As fans, we'd all like the occasional double header, but with the staffing requirements of today's stadiums, it's not very practical. Also, some teams can only have day-night double headers, as they sell too many tickets and can't afford the lost gate. That's even harder on the staff.I had never thought of the event staff portion of the equation. Thanks for pointing that out. But the lost gate argument is outdated, I think. Teams now have 3, 4, or 5 pricing schedules based on who's in town and what day of the week it is. Make a doubleheader pricing schedule that's about 150-175% of the regular game price, and there you go. I can understand the necessity of day-nights for make-up games, but if you know going into the season that these five days are going to be doubleheaders, there's no reason a team can't plan and price accordingly. On 1/25/2013 at 1:53 PM, 'Atom said: For all the bird de lis haters I think the bird de lis isnt supposed to be a pelican and a fleur de lis I think its just a fleur de lis with a pelicans head. Thats what it looks like to me. Also the flair around the tip of the beak is just flair that fleur de lis have sometimes source I am from NOLA. PotD: 10/19/07, 08/25/08, 07/22/10, 08/13/10, 04/15/11, 05/19/11, 01/02/12, and 01/05/12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac the Knife Posted August 1, 2010 Share Posted August 1, 2010 Roger Goodell...your move.AMEN!The first Super Bowl I remember watching (SB XI) was played on January 9. Having the game in early February is, at least to be, an abomination. Want an 18 game regular season? Great. Start each regular season the first week in August instead of the weekend of/after Labor Day. Fans can adjust - in fact, they clamor for the game to the extent that such a change would be welcome. Ditch the bye week while you're at it - 18 games in 18 weeks. Football isn't for sissies.Week 1 - August 7, 2011Week 18 - December 4Wild Card Weekend - December 10-11Divisional Playoffs - December 17-18Conference Championships - December 24Super Bowl - January 8, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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