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FrodosPet

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9. That's 31 fewer days of work for stadium employees

Reply to OmahaBlueDog (Original post)

Wed Apr 10, 2013, 03:01 PM

Apr 2013

OK, so perhaps they aren't the best high paying jobs in the world, but Major League Baseball is a labor intensive activity. Ticket takers, ushers, parking, security, concession stands, grounds crews...

I could see a 154 game season, but I don't see a need to drop to 100.

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I want to reconfigure MLB as follows: [View all] OmahaBlueDog Jan 2013 OP

Ok, the shortened season sounds great but.... Crowman1979 Feb 2013 #1

Getting the World Series back to October is a must OmahaBlueDog Feb 2013 #2

A 100-game season sounds great...... OceanEcosystem Feb 2013 #3

I see it differently OmahaBlueDog Feb 2013 #4

I agree theHandpuppet Jul 2013 #15

A FIFA-style arrangement would be ideal IMO! Aquavit Feb 2013 #5

..so then we'd play the World Series every four years, like the World Cup? OmahaBlueDog Feb 2013 #6

World Baseball Classic Aquavit Feb 2013 #7

I'm loving the idea of just having one league, Jamaal510 Mar 2013 #8

Agree wholeheartedly with the NFL OmahaBlueDog Apr 2013 #11

That's 31 fewer days of work for stadium employees FrodosPet Apr 2013 #9

Fewer days, but more meaningful games = higher attendance OmahaBlueDog Apr 2013 #10

Baseball is great in California. Lets play 170 games. demosincebirth Jun 2013 #12

In parts of California, certainly.. OmahaBlueDog Jun 2013 #13

I'd sit on wooden bleacher seats and have for years past (PCL) to watch demosincebirth Jun 2013 #14