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The Day Off After Opening Day Is The Dumbest Thing In Sports

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    Man, there's nothing like the excitement of Opening Day. Flowers are blooming, birds are chirping and baseball is finally back. I can't wait to take a look at the board today and see the pitching match-ups for the second games of all the Opening Weekend series!

    What's that? Ten of the 15 series have an off-day following the first game of the season? Well that makes complete sense. Thank you, Major League Baseball!

    Now, MLB will tell you this off-day for most teams is to account for weather issues that could arise on Opening Day — which would beg the question why games are being played in places like New York, Boston, Washington and Chicago instead of in warm weather or domes, but I'm sure there's a great reason!

    I suppose I understand the need for the built-in extra day, though, given that any potential issues with games on Thursday are coming with so little time left in the season to make up a game. There just isn't any flexibility over the next six months.

    I'm surprised MLB is still televising games with how intent it seems on self-sabotage at seemingly every turn. Enjoy the off-day after one full day of baseball, everybody.