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Originally Posted by browna
I think MLB would go to aluminum bats instead of changing 162 games. I know all the recent rule changes like DH, extra innings rule have been changed and changes stats and records, but games played would be the line in the sand drawn by the stats geeks, a large part of MLB lore.
TV packages annd revenue also dictate those number of games more than in game attendance.
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If they ever change # of games it'll be TV revenue that drives it, 100%.
The only reason they'll change is if the national TV revenue from a longer playoffs outweighs the loss of local TV revenue from a shorter regular season AND ticket sales.
I think that would piss off lots of fans, but if there was enough money on the line they'd do it anyway.