This poll regarding the Schedule changes will be open for 30 days and will need 15 votes to pass. Changes will begin with the 2023 season (provided I can get a schedule put together that fast).
Section A- Regular Season ScheduleItem AII A-1.0The schedule would contain 162 games and be played in 20 Scoring periods. It will consist of 18 periods of 8 games and 2 periods of 9 games (18*8+2*9=162)
The 162 games would be split up in the following manner:
- 56 games within division (14 x 4 opponents)
- 60 games against rest of league (6 x 10 opponents)
- 4 games against interleague "rivals" (4 x 1 opponent)
- 42 other interleague games (3 x 14 opponents)
19 games × 4 opponents in-division (76 games)
6 games x 10 interdivision games within-league (66 games)
20 inter-league games (16 vs a division from the other league (rotates annually) and 4 vs a "natural rival" (See below for a current list of natural rivals)Natural Rivals:- Baltimore and Washington
- Boston and Atlanta
- New York Mets and New York Yankees
- Miami and Tampa Bay
- Toronto and Philadelphia
- Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox
- Cincinnati and Cleveland
- Detroit and Pittsburgh
- Kansas City and St. Louis
- Milwaukee and Minnesota
- Houston and Arizona
- Los Angeles Angels and Los Angeles Dodgers
- Oakland and San Francisco
- San Diego and Seattle
- Texas and Colorado
