A-Rod presses MLB on dynamic scheduling, July 4 extravaganza
Alex Rodriguez was watching the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating contest on July 4 when it dawned on him that Major League Baseball was missing a major opportunity.
“You feed all your national partners — ESPN/ABC, Fox, TBS — and feed them with four national games,” he said. “They have to be huge, dynamic matchups. You can’t set the date two years ahead of time. You have to be able to get the greatest matchup.” He pointed out that the league should want championship rematches or other key matchups centered around times like Opening Day, July 4, London and Field of Dreams.
With 162 games in the regular season, baseball has tricky logistical issues to work around. First, there’s the travel. Further, big concert acts like Metallica, Lady Gaga and a list of several dozen others play baseball stadiums on their summer tours, which are planned up to a year in advance.“You can probably set like 50-60 percent of the schedule early, but leave yourself some time to be dynamic.
The Post: You had your first year with Kay-Rod this season and worked the Cardinals-Phillies series with him. What was it like to work with him after knowing him for so long? I just always remember him being a superstar. One in a million. Just thinking about even the early days, when he made the transition from writer to radio, from radio to TV.
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