The Baseball Season Length Debate

The 162-game season and the debate about whether it should be shorter

The Debate

The 162-game baseball season -- the schedule length that has been standard since 1962 and that has resisted all the specific arguments for reduction that the player health advocates, the competitive balance researchers, and the casual fan engagement analysts have produced -- is the accountability journalism of the sport structure that the commissioner office has not changed despite the specific pressures that the season length produces.

The Arguments

The arguments for reduction: the player health argument that 162 games produces the cumulative physical wear that the injury data documents; the fan engagement argument that 162 games produces the specific mid-season indifference that the attendance data shows at off-peak times of the season; and the competitive argument that 162 games may produce the specific randomness in final standings that the shorter season would reduce.

On Deck News Coverage

The On Deck News covers the season length debate because the accountability journalism of the sport structure requires examining the specific decisions about how the game is played and whether those decisions are serving the sport.

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