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A Strategy for Major League Baseball
Those who think that readjusting the schedule to play games in California or Florida early in the season have it all wrong. More day games! That's the answer!
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How about more day baseball?
The Victoria Times — ... Day baseball is how the game got started. It provides a lot of the charm to the current game. Say what you will about the Cubs, but it's fun to flip on WGN on an idle Tuesday afternoon and be able to watch some baseball. Sure, the night game is in primetime, but how can you not love the lazy elegance that is a day game? It's so commercialized at night, competing with network television and all. Aside from the charm, Victoria-Weather has a good reason for more day baseball. The weather (believe it or not)! It would solve all those cold issues in April and help get more games ...

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