Why do some MLB teams get a day off after opening day?
I don’t understand why MLB seems to schedule an off day for a lot of teams the day after opening day. It’s the only time I can think of that teams will have an off day in the middle of a series. It also seems like a waste of a day off. Could they really need a rest after just 1 game? Does anybody have an idea as to why they schedule it this way? I noticed several teams have a day off tomorrow and the Cardinals have had the second day of the season off for the past several years, this one included.
Its for teams that player in cooler climes with chances of rain and snowouts, without screwing the fans and playing the 2nd scheduled game as the opener (which could piss people off if they only bought game 1 tix).
Also, the teams that play on sunday night, always get monday off.
Weather…they do that in case of a rain/snow out.
Weather because it is very unpridictable at the start of the season as rain and snow is more likely
They purposely do it just in case opening day is rained out, its built in as a measure to make sure the opening series isnt hindered.
Well, I suppose they may need a rest, they just got out of spring training. However, to be very honest, I don’t know why they give them a rest right after the first game or two of the season.
It is not up to them. The schedule is made up way before opening day. They just go by the schedule.
Because the Crads won the World Series.
to rest
Weather??? It’s spring, it’s likely to rain any day for the next 2 months. Why don’t they have a bunch more off days scheduled if they think the weather may be bad? I’m sure MLB is the one making the schedule out but weather and a need for rest are pretty weak reasons for the day off. It’s probably a weird tradition that nobody wants to change or they figure all the hard core baseball fans that have waited all winter for the season to start partied so hard on opening day that they need a day off to rest.
Its for Weather…because clubs put so much into opening day they need a buffer in case its get rained/snowed out.
To the idiotic posters that state the reason is because of rest, don’t post anything if you don’t know the answer…