I'm aware of how the farm system and minor league system works.

Oct 6, 2021
1:16:38pm

byujacob Got Board Games?

I never said this was an overnight thing, but I think MLB would work well to be the first major sport in the US to do relegation and promotion and to incorporate it over time.

Report problem with this ad

byujacob

New username: jacobugath
Bio page: byujacob
Joined: Apr 15, 2008
Last login: Sep 28, 2022
Total posts: 0 (0 FO)

Report problem with this ad

Messages

Author

Time

The baseball season is a slog and no longer relevant in modern sports.

byujacob

10/6/21 12:17pm

Would you play every other day or just make it a 3 month season?

bluecougar1985

10/6/21 12:20pm

I fully disagree. Last year the 60 games were not enough. I don't mind if they

mannheimadler

10/6/21 12:21pm

You want Gerrit Gole, deGrom, Bieber, etc to only play 10 games per year? Hard pass.

scootsy

10/6/21 12:22pm

MLB brings in more money currently than the NBA. Let’s end that. Great idea!

TCuz

10/6/21 12:22pm

They play twice as many games. Of course it brings in more money.

byujacob

10/6/21 12:25pm

Exactly. Their big advantage is a huge inventory of local tv options.

TCuz

10/6/21 12:30pm

My favorite is that basketball is too long(but thats a whole other thing) but lets make the baseball season into the

RoaroftheCougartails

10/6/21 12:26pm

This is the type of quality thinking we've come to know and expect from all Yankee fans.

scootsy

10/6/21 12:26pm

This happens the day after your team loses out in a "fluke" one game WC play in.

RoaroftheCougartails

10/6/21 12:27pm

Relegation is not and will never be the solution to any perceived shortcoming

neboutefan

10/6/21 12:28pm

Literally nobody has agreed w you yet.

ditch

10/6/21 12:28pm

baseball is the perfect summertime sport. Go Dodgers!

aplusfan

10/6/21 12:28pm

Sounds like the opinion of a fan of a team who's done for the season.

whirl

10/6/21 12:28pm

The only thing I agree with here is the need for promotion/relegation

Gorgias

10/6/21 12:29pm

Players want to get paid. To get paid, they need games. They don't need a

Cougarmayn

10/6/21 12:30pm

So wait, you'd have a AAA team, which consists of players affiliated with an MLB

Scratch

10/6/21 12:31pm

I think his idea is to make Toledo and Scranton independent franchises competing with Los Angeles and New York for FAs.

TCuz

10/6/21 12:34pm

NGL the Scranton Stranglers would have a shot at most FAs these days

freekarl

10/6/21 12:40pm

I'm aware of how the farm system and minor league system works.

byujacob

10/6/21 1:16pm

Where would developmental players play?

Alpi Gusto

10/6/21 1:34pm

You just adjust AA and the As to develop and slowly turn the AAA into the

byujacob

10/6/21 1:38pm

So you'd have superstars playing minor league baseball? Do their stats still

Scratch

10/6/21 1:37pm

Baseball bigger issue is the bally sports disaster

JOPE

10/6/21 12:37pm

This is true; I can watch any game I want as an MLB.tv subscriber, EXCEPT we

Zooropa

10/6/21 12:40pm

MLB has the second most revenue of any sports league in the world.

ReyOso

10/6/21 12:42pm

Especially considering how many more MLB players there are than NBA players

Revolution

10/6/21 12:53pm

Whatever the change, a one game play-in game to move on is maybe the dumbest

pink22

10/6/21 12:47pm

The alternative is to slim it down to 1 WC team. It could all change soon though so we'll see.

shimmy

10/6/21 1:40pm

Fine with me. That’s way better. One game is so stupid.

pink22

10/6/21 6:21pm

I actually like how it has put a premium on winning the division. I didn't think

Loon to the Moon

10/6/21 8:08pm

Agree with 162 is way too many games. I’d be in favor of 115-120 games.

Posting on CougarBoard