How has the schedule changes afftected baseball?

This article by Brandon Isleib covers how the schedule changes since 2001 have affected different teams in baseball. I found it interesting and insightful. To find out how much it has influenced things check out the link above.

about 3 years ago thegashousegang 3 comments 0 recs |

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Effect on 2006 Cardinals

According to the article, the 2006 team would have won 90 games with the balanced schedule and no interleague play. I forgot how poorly the Cards played against the other NL Central teams that season. The NL Central was terrible then with the Cubs having one of their worst seasons since 1981.

"The big possum walks late." - Harry Caray

by memphiscub on Nov 28, 2008 8:52 AM EST reply actions

I'm not a big fan of interleague play......

but I am not sure I want a balanced schedule either……. As for the Cubs in 2006, they sort of made up for that in 2007 and 2008.

The article is interesting and I am glad someone read it, for he did a lot of research and work on it. It is something that could be explored more I think……. perhaps a tweaking of the scheduling could be done. Just some random thoughts I had…..

People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring.-Rogers Hornsby

by thegashousegang on Nov 29, 2008 2:38 PM EST reply actions

Get rid of the wild card, and I'm plently happy with the unbalanced schedule

it’s idiotic to have a wild card AND an unbalanced schedule. It’s so unfair to have wild card rivals having radically different strengths of schedule.

They say that it's never too late, but you don't get any younger...

by Valatan on Nov 30, 2008 10:22 PM EST up reply actions