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Originally Posted by Syd Thrift

The one problem with byes and such is that unlike football, taking a week off in baseball can be a hindrance rather than a help. There's really very little to "game plan" that can't be covered in a 3-hour pregame meeting, and beyond that all the extra time does is give the players the opportunity to get out of their game. Theoretically it's also a period where injured players can rest, but the vast majority of players are not, of course, among the walking wounded, even in October.

certainly granted in real life baseball...but Im willing to throw that out the window for this