24 Team schedule request

[Apparatus]

24 teams - 2 leagues - 3 divisions with 4 teams each

no allstar game

yes interleague games

what is an ideal number of games for this kind of league?? ill let you choose GMO

[gmo]

I am looking at 162 games with:
20-21 games against each division opponent (62 total)
7-9 games against each league opponent (64 total)
3 games against each interleague opponent (36 total)

Would you be okay with having an break where there would be an All-Star Game even if there is no All-Star Game?

[Apparatus]

Originally Posted by gmo

I am looking at 162 games with:
20-21 games against each division opponent (62 total)
7-9 games against each league opponent (64 total)
3 games against each interleague opponent (36 total)

Would you be okay with having an break where there would be an All-Star Game even if there is no All-Star Game?

yeah, if its easier ill just let there be an allstar game i dont mind

but when you say 7-9 games or 20-21 games does it change each year the amount of games played? why not a set number?

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[gmo]

Originally Posted by Apparatus

yeah, if its easier ill just let there be an allstar game i dont mind

but when you say 7-9 games or 20-21 games does it change each year the amount of games played? why not a set number?

Since people in general tend to prefer All-Star Games over not when they are possible for a given league configuration I prefer to put in a break. It is easy for you to remove the game, but there would still be the few day break.

The variable numbers indicate the range in the number of games since it does not always work and often does not work nicely if exactly the same number of games is played against each type of opponent. For division opponents it would be 20 games against one and 21 games against the other two. That will always be the same each season, but which teams fit in which slots varies randomly year to year. Similarly the 7-9 per interdivision means teams play interdivision opponents from 7 to 9 times. It so happens to be the plan here is to play half 7 times and half 9 times.

[Apparatus]

It's fine do what you need to, add the allstar game.

Also just one question, post the schedule first then answer

With this configuration with 4 teams, should I have the wildcard make the playoffs too? It kinda demeans the playoffs if 50%(2 teams) of each division makes the playoffs?

Thanks

[gmo]

#
# 24 team schedule, 162 games
# Designed for the following configuration:
# 2 subleagues, each with 3 divisions, each with 4 teams
#
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# 20-21 games against each of 3 other teams in division (10-11H/10-11A)
# 7-9 games against each of 8 other teams in league (3-6H/3-6A)
# 3 games against each of 12 teams in other subleague (3H or 3A)
#
#
# No cases of more than 20 straight days without offday
#
# No homestands or roadtrips longer than 14 games
#
# All game times set at 7:05pm
#
# Season begins first Monday on or after April 1st
# Season thus ends late September/early October
#
# All-Star Game set for first Tuesday on or after July 9th
#

[gmo]

To remove the All-Star Game go into the file in a text editor. There is a "SCHEDULE" line at the top of the file. Delete the allstar_game_day="100" segment from that line. Resave the file.

[gmo]

Originally Posted by Apparatus

It's fine do what you need to, add the allstar game.

Also just one question, post the schedule first then answer

With this configuration with 4 teams, should I have the wildcard make the playoffs too? It kinda demeans the playoffs if 50%(2 teams) of each division makes the playoffs?

Thanks

You have to have a power of 2 number of teams in the playoffs (2, 4, 8, 16...) at this point in the game's evolution.

Going with the 3 division winners plus a one wild card in each subleague seems the best option.

[Apparatus]

Perfect, thanks.