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This Week in BaseHit | Changing the MLB Schedule


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A deep dive into MLB expansion plans! Schedule fixes, playoff debates, and BaseHit league updates.

For background, we talk a lot in response to this recent Jomboy video concerning realignment and redoing the MLB schedule - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWMxbWX4D0M

⏰ TIMECODES:

0:00 OUR General MLB Chatter

1:28 🏥 BREWERS INJURY DISASTER: 5 pitchers on IL in one week, desperate moves

2:01 📈 MLB EXPANSION INCOMING: Rob Manfred opens the door, John Boy's 3-part plan

4:00 🏙️ EXPANSION CITIES: Nashville, Salt Lake lead the pack (Mexico City dark horse)

4:54 ⚾ SCHEDULE REVOLUTION: 156-game season, 3-game series only, better travel

6:00 📅 SCHEDULING PROBLEMS: Inner league play messing up divisional rivalries

9:37 🏆 PLAYOFF FORMAT DEBATE: "Half the teams get into playoffs" - too much like basketball?

11:00 💯 REGULAR SEASON IMPORTANCE: "I want 156 exciting games, not coin flips"

13:00 📊 CURRENT PLAYOFF PICTURE: Most teams already locked in, only seeding matters

14:18 🎮 BASEHIT SCHEDULE OPTIONS: Balanced, imbalanced, custom alignments available

16:00 💰 BUDGET BASEBALL SPOTLIGHT: New league creating Discord buzz with low salary caps

17:18 🤔 CONTEST STRATEGY ROUNDTABLE: Planning team-building process discussion

19:57 ⚾ THIS WEEK'S CONTEST: Salary cap cut to $60M after high-scoring week

21:44 🏈 LABOR DAY TRANSITION: Football season approaching, baseball still priority

 

🎯 KEY TAKEAWAYS: ✅ MLB expansion likely coming with major format changes ✅ Debate over playoff expansion vs regular season importance ✅ BaseHit offering multiple schedule formats for leagues ✅ Contest strategy discussions planned for future episodes

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