162 games in 184 days, half of which are in not-your-home-city. Any particular game isn't too bad, but the cumulative stress of that many games and that much tr

162 games in 184 days, half of which are in not-your-home-city. Any particular game isn't too bad, but the cumulative stress of that many games and that much travel really adds up. That's also why the meta-game of baseball is important - e.g. sometimes it's better to play your weaker guys in the middle of the season, with the concomitant reduced chance of winning those relatively unimportant games, so you can have your stars rested for September/October. But don't rest them too much, or you won't even make the playoffs...