100 games (20x5) in the first half?  How many games in the second half?  If the same, that's 40 weeks for the regular season, plus however long the post-season is - they will be playing in snowy conditions every year.

I'm in favor of pushing back the starting time for MN back. That they even start their season in warm places & delay their Target field season opener. Because it's too cold for the team to really get going. Why don't they take that into consideration when establishing the schedule? IMO rest days aren't necessary, a smart manager should be able to manage that. I applaud your idea of trying to improve the game.

I'm guessing the players wouldn't like double headers every Sunday, but I like a lot of these ideas. Anything that keeps the stars on the field and makes more meaningful games and relevant teams is good for the game. I'm afraid we are moving towards 4 or 5 teams becoming big rich powerhouses and every year will be the same few teams battling for the championship with no chance at all for the little guys to even compete with the juggernauts.

  It will be more important than ever I think to make sure all the teams stay healthy, the wealthier teams can withstand injuries because they are deeper, and can make more moves.  I think if they had less travel, and had more baseball on the weekends and highlighted it, we could have way more intriguing baseball.  I think you can make a schedule where you face every team, and every other year you would swith home and away.  I think traditional baseball needs a new fresh look

Baseball dies need some major reorganization, starting with eliminating ridiculous contracts like Ohtanis.

Availability and fan engagement is very poor right now. You can't watch your team play at all on regular TV now. 

5 game series do sound like a bit too much, even if Sundays are double headers. Plus you would need extra players for that. I don't think you can bounce AAA players up and down every week.

But I like the fan engagement aspects of your plan, the ongoing analysis and alerts aspects and playoff format ideas. The season needs to be shorter as well. Playing in early April and November are ridiculous. 

They do need to implement double headers and less travel.

A shorter season means less money coming. I'm not sure the MLBPA will agree to that and the owners need the income to pay off the bills. 

Perhaps marketing for potentially interested fans is a path. The NFL is king in North America, but totally passe and even unknown in most of the world. The trick is to make the games available and grow the market. Gimmicks and massive change isn't necessary. Those who enjoy baseball or getting together with friends at a game will attend games and follow the sport. MLB should not be competing with the NFL, NBA, or NHL. Teams need to get their players' faces and athleticism out on media. Attendance is generally quite good but the media deals are less in baseball than in other sports. Baseball is fine.

2 hours ago, tony&rodney said:

A shorter season means less money coming. I'm not sure the MLBPA will agree to that and the owners need the income to pay off the bills. 

Perhaps marketing for potentially interested fans is a path. The NFL is king in North America, but totally passe and even unknown in most of the world. The trick is to make the games available and grow the market. Gimmicks and massive change isn't necessary. Those who enjoy baseball or getting together with friends at a game will attend games and follow the sport. MLB should not be competing with the NFL, NBA, or NHL. Teams need to get their players' faces and athleticism out on media. Attendance is generally quite good but the media deals are less in baseball than in other sports. Baseball is fine.

Part of the charm of the baseball season is how unique it is in today's world. Baseball doesn't need to compete with the NFL or the NBA. The sport is popular in some ways more than it has been in recent years, look at youth participation and TV viewership for the 2024 World Series. I could get behind rolling back the regular season to the traditional 154 games so we can play full 7 game playoff series instead of 3 and 5 game series. 

3 minutes ago, theBOMisthebomb said:

I could get behind rolling back the regular season to the traditional 154 games so we can play full 7 game playoff series instead of 3 and 5 game series. 

I could too. I would prefer fewer teams in the playoffs as well, which is bound to be unpopular with some folks. The problem with reducing games swings back to revenue collection though. At some point the owners and PA need to look further forward than just their pride. 

If the season starts on March 23, the first 16 week break would be the week of July 13. Take the All-Star break and start back up on July 21, the season would end on November 8. Starting the WS the weekend after Thanksgiving doesn't seem feasible.

8 hours ago, mnfireman said:

If the season starts on March 23, the first 16 week break would be the week of July 13. Take the All-Star break and start back up on July 21, the season would end on November 8. Starting the WS the weekend after Thanksgiving doesn't seem feasible.

I absolutely love Target field.

What if there was a dome that came up out of the ground in brutal weather. The last decade of its existence, The HHH Metrodome was used about 300+ days each year. That place was a pile but on a windy day of 29 degrees F with sleet slanting down, it was sweet to slip into the Dome to watch Game 163 against the Tigers and be warm and dry. October in Minnesota can be nice enough but November .... no.