MLB Opening Day Closing In 🧢

[Wagerallsports]

Every team plays opening day this year


Thursday, March 30

• Giants at Yankees, 1:05
• Braves at Nationals, 1:05
• Orioles at Red Sox, 2:10
• Brewers at Cubs, 2:20
• Tigers at Rays, 3:10
• Twins at Royals, 3:10
• Phillies at Rangers, 4:05
• Mets at Marlins, 4:10
• Pirates at Reds, 4:10
• Blue Jays at Cardinals, 4:10
• Rockies at Padres, 5:10
• White Sox at Astros, 7:08
• Angels at A's, 10:07
• Guardians at Mariners, 10:10
• Diamondbacks at Dodgers, 10:10

Changes In 2023

• Teams had been playing 76 in-division games. That total is now down to 52 (13 games and four series against each foe).
• Non-divisional intraleague games (for example, NL East vs. NL Central) is now a tidy 64 (32 home and 32 away) instead of 66. Each team will have seven games against four chosen opponents and six games against the other six teams fitting this criteria.
• Interleague play gets the massive increase. There used to be 20 of these games and now each team has 46. This includes a home-and-home series between "natural rivals" and then one series (seven home, seven road for each team) against the remaining 14 teams in the other league

 

[Wagerallsports]

I am not as big a baseball guy as some of you, but I do love that with his sport we get early day games to bet on

 

[BobbyFK]

any opening day stats? Do some teams perform better than others on opening day?

 

[Tanko]

56 days 3 hours 50 minutes and counting.
Can't wait.

 

[KidsToFeed]

I think less in-division could hurt teams like Cardinals that usually enjoy a bunch of games against the Reds and Pirates. On the other hand, it may help a team like the Marlins to not battle the Phillies, Mets, and Braves as much.

 

[BMR Genie]

Wow! already? I feel like we just end the season yesterday haha.

 

[Tanko]

Interesting analysis done by a reporter on MLB.com about the impact of fewer divisional games and the new schedule for 2023.

Green bars show they will have a weaker strength of schedule (a good thing) for a team vs the old schedule while red shows a harder strength of schedule (not good). These estimates are based on projected 2023 winning %.

The AL East makes out great because they have fewer games against each other in a killer division while they also play more against the NL East and NL Central (weaker overall divisions).

How 2023 balanced schedule could affect playoff races

Amongst all the changes you’ll notice on the field in 2023 -- the pitch clock, the positioning ban, the larger bases, the pickoff limits -- there’s another quietly meaningful one that might not be quite so obvious if you weren’t looking for it. For the first time since Interleague Play

www.mlb.com

 

[sharpsquare]

56 days 3 hours 50 minutes and counting.
Can't wait.

indeed... counting down the days!

 

[JDS]

Make sure this year you check out PIMikes MLB picks thread, you’ll be glad ya did. That’s all I’m gonna say in this thread.

 

[BMR Genie]

Make sure this year you check out PIMikes MLB picks thread, you’ll be glad ya did. That’s all I’m gonna say in this thread.

+1!

 

[goblue05]

Am I looking at this headline right without looking into it further? I get that the league is trying to mix things up or go for change but why would they want to see fewer games between the Yankees and Red Sox and Cubs and Cardinals for instance?

 

[flyingillini]

I can't wait! Go Cardinals!

 

[slickfazzer]

Every sport that starts a new season spawns a new group of people taking a shot at professional gambling.

Motivating!

 

[Pimike]

I am not as big a baseball guy as some of you, but I do love that with his sport we get early day games to bet on

Absolutely

 

[jjgold]

time flies

I get buried bases

 

[Pimike]

time flies

I get buried bases

I thought you made money with bases at Betus?

 

[Wagerallsports]

Every sport that starts a new season spawns a new group of people taking a shot at professional gambling.

Motivating!

Very true

 

[jjgold]

NL East so powerful

Rest also rans

 

[Pimike]

any opening day stats? Do some teams perform better than others on opening day?

Yes

years ago you bet Reds to win and Pirates to lose opening days.

Doesn’t work so much now.

 

[donnie]

Every team plays opening day this year


Thursday, March 30

• Giants at Yankees, 1:05
• Braves at Nationals, 1:05
• Orioles at Red Sox, 2:10
• Brewers at Cubs, 2:20
• Tigers at Rays, 3:10
• Twins at Royals, 3:10
• Phillies at Rangers, 4:05
• Mets at Marlins, 4:10
• Pirates at Reds, 4:10
• Blue Jays at Cardinals, 4:10
• Rockies at Padres, 5:10
• White Sox at Astros, 7:08
• Angels at A's, 10:07
• Guardians at Mariners, 10:10
• Diamondbacks at Dodgers, 10:10

Changes In 2023

• Teams had been playing 76 in-division games. That total is now down to 52 (13 games and four series against each foe).
• Non-divisional intraleague games (for example, NL East vs. NL Central) is now a tidy 64 (32 home and 32 away) instead of 66. Each team will have seven games against four chosen opponents and six games against the other six teams fitting this criteria.
• Interleague play gets the massive increase. There used to be 20 of these games and now each team has 46. This includes a home-and-home series between "natural rivals" and then one series (seven home, seven road for each team) against the remaining 14 teams in the other league

Can't WAIT!