Good luck talking owners into lopping off regular season games. Not gonna happen. That idea's been run up the owners flagpole before. I think you are right concerning 150 games...but it aint gonna happen in our lifetime, I do not believe.
Why play 162 games in ~180 days, and then have your best, and biggest games interrupted when players are used to the day-to-day work and grind. Baseball has somehow found a way to make its season even longer, less noteworthy when other sports have figured it out. Shorten the regular season to 150 games (you're telling me you won't get the best 12 teams out of 30 in 12 less games, cmon!), speed up the postseason, and you're finished by Oct. 20. This is typical ... baseball's postseason is now overshadowed by NFL, college football, and the NBA -- all of which have far more fans drawing the attention. Speeding up the season - and postseason - makes it better for fans to watch.
Good luck talking owners into lopping off regular season games. Not gonna happen. That idea's been run up the owners flagpole before. I think you are right concerning 150 games...but it aint gonna happen in our lifetime, I do not believe.
Why play 162 games in ~180 days, and then have your best, and biggest games interrupted when players are used to the day-to-day work and grind. Baseball has somehow found a way to make its season even longer, less noteworthy when other sports have figured it out. Shorten the regular season to 150 games (you're telling me you won't get the best 12 teams out of 30 in 12 less games, cmon!), speed up the postseason, and you're finished by Oct. 20. This is typical ... baseball's postseason is now overshadowed by NFL, college football, and the NBA -- all of which have far more fans drawing the attention. Speeding up the season - and postseason - makes it better for fans to watch.