Sports season changes

[kphoger]

In 2025 all sports rivalries will be played on Flag Day. All refs will throw twice as many penalties as usual because it is Flag Day.

What does that mean? I just threw a funny proposal to play "natural rivalries" on Easter. This has been on my mind about three years.

All US sports games will commence at at 2:15 AM, local time.  DST will not be observed.

[Poiponen13]

In 2025 all sports rivalries will be played on Flag Day. All refs will throw twice as many penalties as usual because it is Flag Day.

What does that mean? I just threw a funny proposal to play "natural rivalries" on Easter. This has been on my mind about three years.

All US sports games will commence at at 2:15 AM, local time.  DST will not be observed.

You still post nonsense. Do you think that playing natural rivalries on Easter would be good and imitates NFL Thanksgiving games?

[hotdogPi]

Serious question: Will any baseball games have the eclipse next year happen during the game?

[jeffandnicole]

Serious question: Will any baseball games have the eclipse next year happen during the game?

In theory it's quite possible as that Monday may be a home opener for some teams who like to have afternoon home openers. I don't believe most teams have announced game times though yet which usually come after the schedule has been announced.

[kphoger]

In 2025 all sports rivalries will be played on Flag Day. All refs will throw twice as many penalties as usual because it is Flag Day.

What does that mean? I just threw a funny proposal to play "natural rivalries" on Easter. This has been on my mind about three years.

All US sports games will commence at at 2:15 AM, local time.  DST will not be observed.

You still post nonsense. Do you think that playing natural rivalries on Easter would be good and imitates NFL Thanksgiving games?

All sports rivalries will be played on Saint Valentine's Day.  All participating coaches will perform the Aira Fortuna from Mozart's Il sogno di Scipione [K. 126] before play begins.  Booing will be prohibited.

[Scott5114]

In 2025 all sports rivalries will be played on Flag Day. All refs will throw twice as many penalties as usual because it is Flag Day.

What does that mean? I just threw a funny proposal to play "natural rivalries" on Easter. This has been on my mind about three years.

All US sports games will commence at at 2:15 AM, local time.  DST will not be observed.

You still post nonsense. Do you think that playing natural rivalries on Easter would be good and imitates NFL Thanksgiving games?

All sports rivalries will be played on Saint Valentine's Day.  All participating coaches will perform the Aira Fortuna from Mozart's Il sogno di Scipione [K. 126] before play begins.  Booing will be prohibited.

Use of the standard poncho will, of course, be mandatory.

[GaryV]

I just don't see it happening - with college football as it is, any player with NFL potential will get a scholarship, the opportunity for a college education if they want, now with NIL rules they'll get a piece of the action, and if they're good enough they'll get drafted. That's the minor league system.

Any minor league outside of that will be made up of D1 washouts, D2 players, and NFL players past their prime, as has been the case with previous attempts. The level of competition would get blown out by your top D1 teams - and since every market of significant size already has a rooting interest in an NFL and/or D1 team, there's no value added by bringing in what's essentially a Group of Five team.

MLB should play rivalries on Easter. It falls on the early season and natural rivalries would be played on this day.

Baseballs should be blue.

That way they can be seen in the snow when they play games on Easter.

[DTComposer]

In 2025 all sports rivalries will be played on Flag Day. All refs will throw twice as many penalties as usual because it is Flag Day.

What does that mean? I just threw a funny proposal to play "natural rivalries" on Easter. This has been on my mind about three years.

All US sports games will commence at at 2:15 AM, local time.  DST will not be observed.

You still post nonsense. Do you think that playing natural rivalries on Easter would be good and imitates NFL Thanksgiving games?

I do not. For one, the only "regular" Thanksgiving football game is Detroit-Dallas - all other games rotate between teams and are often not rivalries. In fact, Detroit-Dallas isn't really a rivalry - just a game that happens to be on the same day each season. (neither team's Wikipedia articles lists the other team in their "rivalries" section)

Two, as mentioned above, it would require shifting the regular season back a week to accommodate all possible Easter dates, and with the weather that time of year, there would be more possibilities of postponements/delays/etc.

Three, Easter is still for the most part a religious holiday - even if non-Christians use it as an excuse to get the family together, have an egg hunt, etc., it is the most Christian holiday on the American calendar, and I don't think tying a sporting event to it makes sense. (I acknowledge there's a lot of sports on Christmas, but Christmas is celebrated on a secular level to a much greater extent than Easter)

If you really want a holiday for baseball, Memorial Day makes the most sense. It's a Federal Holiday, weather is good, it's American.

[NWI_Irish96]

I do not. For one, the only "regular" Thanksgiving football game is Detroit-Dallas - all other games rotate between teams and are often not rivalries. In fact, Detroit-Dallas isn't really a rivalry - just a game that happens to be on the same day each season. (neither team's Wikipedia articles lists the other team in their "rivalries" section)

Detroit and Dallas both host Thanksgiving games every year--they don't play each other.

[DTComposer]

I do not. For one, the only "regular" Thanksgiving football game is Detroit-Dallas - all other games rotate between teams and are often not rivalries. In fact, Detroit-Dallas isn't really a rivalry - just a game that happens to be on the same day each season. (neither team's Wikipedia articles lists the other team in their "rivalries" section)

Detroit and Dallas both host Thanksgiving games every year--they don't play each other.

Oh boy, you're totally right. Don't know how I got that conflated - thank you for the correction.

[1995hoo]

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Three, Easter is still for the most part a religious holiday - even if non-Christians use it as an excuse to get the family together, have an egg hunt, etc., it is the most Christian holiday on the American calendar, and I don't think tying a sporting event to it makes sense. (I acknowledge there's a lot of sports on Christmas, but Christmas is celebrated on a secular level to a much greater extent than Easter)

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To that end, I remember during the 2003 Stanley Cup Playoffs the NHL scheduled the Washington Capitals to host home games on both the first night of Passover and the afternoon of Easter Sunday; the latter game went three overtimes. Attendance suffered for both games and ownership was decidedly displeased about it.

[Poiponen13]

In 2025 all sports rivalries will be played on Flag Day. All refs will throw twice as many penalties as usual because it is Flag Day.

What does that mean? I just threw a funny proposal to play "natural rivalries" on Easter. This has been on my mind about three years.

All US sports games will commence at at 2:15 AM, local time.  DST will not be observed.

You still post nonsense. Do you think that playing natural rivalries on Easter would be good and imitates NFL Thanksgiving games?

I do not. For one, the only "regular" Thanksgiving football game is Detroit-Dallas - all other games rotate between teams and are often not rivalries. In fact, Detroit-Dallas isn't really a rivalry - just a game that happens to be on the same day each season. (neither team's Wikipedia articles lists the other team in their "rivalries" section)

Two, as mentioned above, it would require shifting the regular season back a week to accommodate all possible Easter dates, and with the weather that time of year, there would be more possibilities of postponements/delays/etc.

Three, Easter is still for the most part a religious holiday - even if non-Christians use it as an excuse to get the family together, have an egg hunt, etc., it is the most Christian holiday on the American calendar, and I don't think tying a sporting event to it makes sense. (I acknowledge there's a lot of sports on Christmas, but Christmas is celebrated on a secular level to a much greater extent than Easter)

If you really want a holiday for baseball, Memorial Day makes the most sense. It's a Federal Holiday, weather is good, it's American.

In Europe, soccer leagues at different levels play many games at Easter weekend - leagues in England except Premier League play whole round at Good Friday and another on Easter Monday. US soccer leagues should also play annual Easter rounds.

[CtrlAltDel]

Serious question: Will any baseball games have the eclipse next year happen during the game?

In theory it's quite possible as that Monday may be a home opener for some teams who like to have afternoon home openers. I don't believe most teams have announced game times though yet which usually come after the schedule has been announced.

What did they do in 2017? It wasn't opening day or anything, just a regular Monday, but I could imagine that there was some schedule shifting.

[kphoger]

In Europe, soccer leagues at different levels play many games at Easter weekend - leagues in England except Premier League play whole round at Good Friday and another on Easter Monday.

So what?  You may (or may not) have noticed that the USA is not in Europe, nor is it England.

[Poiponen13]

In Europe, soccer leagues at different levels play many games at Easter weekend - leagues in England except Premier League play whole round at Good Friday and another on Easter Monday.

So what?  You may (or may not) have noticed that the USA is not in Europe, nor is it England.

Most countries in Europe play games at Easter. But why US doesn't?

[Big John]

In Europe, soccer leagues at different levels play many games at Easter weekend - leagues in England except Premier League play whole round at Good Friday and another on Easter Monday.

So what?  You may (or may not) have noticed that the USA is not in Europe, nor is it England.

The Declaration of Independence confirmed that.

[GaryV]

In Europe, soccer leagues at different levels play many games at Easter weekend - leagues in England except Premier League play whole round at Good Friday and another on Easter Monday.

So what?  You may (or may not) have noticed that the USA is not in Europe, nor is it England.

Most countries in Europe play games at Easter. But why US doesn't?

Some US leagues do. For instance the NBA has 12 gamed scheduled on Good Friday and 10 games scheduled on Easter, 2024.

So stop posting what you don't know about.

[jeffandnicole]

In Europe, soccer leagues at different levels play many games at Easter weekend - leagues in England except Premier League play whole round at Good Friday and another on Easter Monday.

So what?  You may (or may not) have noticed that the USA is not in Europe, nor is it England.

Most countries in Europe play games at Easter. But why US doesn't?

Some US leagues do. For instance the NBA has 12 gamed scheduled on Good Friday and 10 games scheduled on Easter, 2024.

So stop posting what you don't know about.

All 30 MLB teams will be playing on Easter in 2024.

[Poiponen13]

In Europe, soccer leagues at different levels play many games at Easter weekend - leagues in England except Premier League play whole round at Good Friday and another on Easter Monday.

So what?  You may (or may not) have noticed that the USA is not in Europe, nor is it England.

Most countries in Europe play games at Easter. But why US doesn't?

Some US leagues do. For instance the NBA has 12 gamed scheduled on Good Friday and 10 games scheduled on Easter, 2024.

So stop posting what you don't know about.

Do US cand Canadian soccer leagues play games at Easter? At least in Canada, Easter usually is the start of season, so a few games could be played on Easter Monday. Also, Canada Day could have whole round in Canadian leagues, including Canadian Premier League.

[GaryV]

In Europe, soccer leagues at different levels play many games at Easter weekend - leagues in England except Premier League play whole round at Good Friday and another on Easter Monday.

So what?  You may (or may not) have noticed that the USA is not in Europe, nor is it England.

Most countries in Europe play games at Easter. But why US doesn't?

Some US leagues do. For instance the NBA has 12 gamed scheduled on Good Friday and 10 games scheduled on Easter, 2024.

So stop posting what you don't know about.

Do US cand Canadian soccer leagues play games at Easter? At least in Canada, Easter usually is the start of season, so a few games could be played on Easter Monday. Also, Canada Day could have whole round in Canadian leagues, including Canadian Premier League.

So now you want us to do the research for you, and look up every sport?

We pointed out 2 examples that contradict your fallacy that US teams don't play at Easter. You can find the rest.

[epzik8]

Not to mention NASCAR has recently resumed Easter racing.

[1995hoo]

The majority of MLS games are played on Saturday for various reasons, including the current TV deal.

[Poiponen13]

The majority of MLS games are played on Saturday for various reasons, including the current TV deal.

So are games in England, but Premier League plays a few games every Sunday, one game in most Mondays, one game in some Fridays  and a few games each in both Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday in rounds that are played entirely on weekdays (usually 2-4 such rounds from total 38). The second-tier Championship plays one game every Friday, one game on some Sundays, one game on Mondays when Premier League doesn't play and equal number of games on Tuesdays and Wednesdays in midweek rounds. From third-tier League One down, almost every game takes place either at 3.00pm local time on Saturdays or 7.45pm on Tuesdays.

[1995hoo]

I don't think anybody here, other than apparently you, gives a damn about how the Brits schedule their games. I don't think you actually care, either; you just want to have another excuse for your endless "Europe does it this way" refrain.

[Poiponen13]

I don't think anybody here, other than apparently you, gives a damn about how the Brits schedule their games. I don't think you actually care, either; you just want to have another excuse for your endless "Europe does it this way" refrain.

I like to look historical soccer schedules from live score sites and I nearly always think when I look at soccer league: I wish US did same. I have made many fantasy soccer schedules on Google Sheets and thought if this were real (both past and future years). So I think that it is good to have recurring Friday or Monday game, or whole round at public holiday falling on weekday.