May 1, 2019

As the 2019 season opened baseball is back being dominated by home runs and strikeouts. April baseball is also dominated by bad weather. It seems that the people who make the schedule have no clue. Games are either being cancelled or played in atrocious conditions.

 

The perfect example of this problem is what the White Sox faced. In their first home stand. They played the Seattle Mariners who have a retractable roof and the Tampa Bay Rays who play in a dome. With it being the only visit they make this year it was imperative to play, despite the conditions. The Sox play these teams on the road later this year. The Los Angeles Angels came to play the Cubs in a three game series at Wrigley Field. The third game was snowed out and rescheduling of the game has been a logistical nightmare. Aside from the Cubs, Yankees and Red Sox fans of other teams stay away in droves due to inclement weather.

There may be a solution to this problem. The following is a list of teams that should play at least 18 of their first 30 games at home:

Dome/Retractable Roof                     Warm Weather                               Non-Artic Weather (Need 3)

Arizona Diamondbacks                      Los Angeles Dodgers                      St. Louis Cardinals

Houston Astros                                   Los Angeles Angels                         Baltimore Orioles

Milwaukee Brewers                            San Diego Padres                            Oakland Athletics

Tampa Bay Rays                                 Texas Rangers                                 San Francisco Giants

Toronto Blue Jays                               Atlanta Braves                                 Washington Nationals

                                                             Florida Marlins                                Kansas City Royals

These teams can then go on a six game road trip to even up their home and away games.