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Post by purplehaze on Sept 10, 2017 20:34:00 GMT -5
I don't know why this was necessary but there are big changes in league baseball scheduling. here's the link from the league site the major changes: 25 game league schedule (from 20) in 2018 we have 11 home and 14 away (the reverse in '19) some weekend series against the same opponent are now 3 games with single game on sunday other weekend series are dh's vs. 2 different schools there is a midweek game in april (vs. army in our case as they are closest to Worcester) ) www.patriotleague.org/documents/2017/8/7//CurrentPL_Baseball_Schedule_2018_2019_.pdf?id=3692 |
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Post by hchoops on Sept 10, 2017 21:11:19 GMT -5
Strange timing
Haven't many/all ooc games been scheduled already ?
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Post by bfoley82 on Sept 11, 2017 0:15:53 GMT -5
I don't know why this was necessary but there are big changes in league baseball scheduling. here's the link from the league site the major changes: 25 game league schedule (from 20) in 2018 we have 11 home and 14 away (the reverse in '19) some weekend series against the same opponent are now 3 games with single game on sunday other weekend series are dh's vs. 2 different schools there is a midweek game in april (vs. army in our case as they are closest to Worcester) ) www.patriotleague.org/documents/2017/8/7//CurrentPL_Baseball_Schedule_2018_2019_.pdf?id=3692This is a very weird move...The Ivy League on the other hand moved to a full Round Robin schedule with three game weekends and ZERO 7 inning games. I caught this with Dartmouth releasing their schedule last week. The top two teams will meet in the Ivy League Championship. |
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Post by hchoops on Sept 11, 2017 7:06:27 GMT -5
If only some weekend series are 3 games, presuming two will be 9 inning games, those series of four games will have two 7 inning games, again presumably.
Severe imbalance ?
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Post by bfoley82 on Sept 11, 2017 22:38:58 GMT -5
Strange timing Haven't many/all ooc games been scheduled already ? How many Patriot League squads reached the 56 game limit last season? I don't think a single one did. Holy Cross played 54 including the Patriot League and the NCAA Tournaments. |
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Post by bison137 on Sept 12, 2017 16:48:21 GMT -5
Strange timing Haven't many/all ooc games been scheduled already ? How many Patriot League squads reached the 56 game limit last season? I don't think a single one did. Holy Cross played 54 including the Patriot League and the NCAA Tournaments. The 56 game limit includes games played during fall ball. I don't know how many HC played in September/October, but I am pretty sure every PL team played at least a few. |
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Post by purplehaze on Sept 12, 2017 17:10:22 GMT -5
bison,
I don't know about this fall, but in the recent past our coach has just had intra-squad games over a couple of fall weekends.
have you been able to determine the league's motivation for this expanded league schedule - starting around march 20th every year can only mean
occasional snowy-cold rain, and very soft conditions. I suppose there's a good reason but unless some sort of ncaa mandate, have to question it.
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Post by ncaam on Sept 13, 2017 5:47:26 GMT -5
Time would have been better spent on the basketball schedule.
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Post by bfoley82 on Sept 13, 2017 15:42:35 GMT -5
How many Patriot League squads reached the 56 game limit last season? I don't think a single one did. Holy Cross played 54 including the Patriot League and the NCAA Tournaments. The 56 game limit includes games played during fall ball. I don't know how many HC played in September/October, but I am pretty sure every PL team played at least a few. Even if you want to include three fall ball games, Holy Cross still doesn't reach the 56 game limit for scheduled regular season games. |
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Post by ncaam on Sept 13, 2017 16:41:19 GMT -5
Checked my traps today.. Schedule change is the work of one prominent school. Bison can probably identify.
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Post by hcross22 on Sept 14, 2017 10:12:52 GMT -5
So HC plays a doubleheader @ Navy on March 24th, then a doubleheader @ Bucknell on March 25th? That's a 7hr drive to navy, then a 3+ hour drive to Bucknell after the games?
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Post by purplehaze on Sept 14, 2017 11:25:26 GMT -5
.. and 5-6 hours Sunday night back to Worcester. Every team as the one road weekend with dh's at different schools but ours is clearly the worst. and the likelihood of weather delays is great. The whole thing is crazy
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Post by ncaam on Sept 14, 2017 13:47:49 GMT -5
Dumbest schedule conceived by
man. ADNP are you listening?
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Post by hcgrad94 on Sept 14, 2017 15:40:26 GMT -5
Interesting I'm assuming Coach D fought it tooth and nail if it is so dumb?
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Post by bfoley82 on Sept 15, 2017 16:40:18 GMT -5
Interesting I'm assuming Coach D fought it tooth and nail if it is so dumb? My problem with it is playing midweek conference games and doubleheaders at different places on weekends over an hour apart. |
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