Schedule

[Andrew]

Looks like we don't have Interleague play again for 1983. Apparently it's impossible when you have a different number of teams in each league.

The good news is that I found a very good fictional schedule for next year. There are 3 different versions of this setup so the dates when you play certain teams will rotate every 3 years. Here are the details:

24 team schedule, 162 games
Designed for the following configuration:
2 leagues, each with 3 divisions, each with 4 teams

54 games in the division (27H/27A)
18 games against other 3 teams of division (9H/9A)

96 games outside division, in league (48H/48A)
12 games against other 8 teams of league (6H/6A)

12 interleague games (6H/6A)
3 games against 4 teams in one division of other league


Each set of 9 home or away intradvision games
are divided into a 2-game, a 3-game, and a 4-game series.
The 6 2-game series are combined into 3 4-game blocks.

Interdivision & interleague games are all in 3-game series

20 of the last 32 games for all teams are intradivisional.

Offdays only on Mondays and Thursdays, except at All-Star Break.

No more than 20 consecutive days without offday

No homestands or roadtrips longer than 14 games

Two leagues very nearly copies of each other except
for interleague play.

[Carlos]

That's a great setup.

Gives intradivision matchups more weight without taking away the importance of beating teams out of your division. 18 vs. 12 games I think is a great mix.

Did we not have the other rules in place this past season? (ie: no more than 20 consecutive days without an off day, no roadtrips/homestands longer than 14 games?)

[Andrew]

That's a great setup.

Gives intradivision matchups more weight without taking away the importance of beating teams out of your division. 18 vs. 12 games I think is a great mix.

Did we not have the other rules in place this past season? (ie: no more than 20 consecutive days without an off day, no roadtrips/homestands longer than 14 games?)

We just used the game generated schedule up to this point.

[Ryan]

I like the idea of 20 of the last 32 games are intradivisional. Could make for some fun races down the stretch.