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Baseball teams tend to play multiple games in a row against the same team--I'm guessing this is why they travel fewer miles.
by jontas 8y ago
Baseball teams tend to play multiple games in a row against the same team--I'm guessing this is why they travel fewer miles.
- freehunter 8y agoAnd when they do have to travel in a way that would impact their performance, it's major news (in the baseball world) for days. I remember when the Detroit Tigers had 4 games within 48 hours in different timezones [1] and the MLB got some serious criticism for it. The Tigers had to pull some of their best (and highest paid) players due to lack of sleep. [1] https://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2017/05/26/detroit-tigers-seeking-rest/350757001/ https://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2017/05/26/det...
- masonic 8y agoTwice last season, the Giants had to play in Denver (5200 feet altitude) traveling from other cities with no off day. One of these was a day game immediately following a night game in Chicago.