Thank you very much for taking this on, gmo. In response to your points and questions:
Well that's neat that we can pick the % of day/night games for each day! Quick question: is it possible to set up a particular team to play mostly day games (e.g. the Cubs)? Anyway, let me give you my picks for day/night distribution (these can be used for each league):
- Monday, Thursday and Saturday: 30% 2 PM, 70% 7 PM
- Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday: 20% 2 PM, 80% 7 PM
- Sunday: 90% 2 PM, 10% 7 PM
Having the LRS start around the 1st of May sounds just great. I'll be adjusting the breaks between playoff series by hand to fine-tune the scheduling, so as long as the PEBA wraps up at the end of September and the LRS ends in mid-October we should be fine.
Your plan for the MD sounds just perfect.
Let's go with less unbalanced (18 intra, 12 inter) for the PEBA schedule. If there's a way to make a greater percentage of September games intradivision, that would be great.
Based on my tests, it looks like the latest the PEBA season would be able to safely end with the playoffs fitting into our overall league schedule would be Oct. 1. The ideal end date for the season would fall between Sept. 28 and Oct. 1. A day or two in either direction probably wouldn't make or break us, but generally speaking that's the range I'd shoot for. If hitting that target requires moving the PEBA start date and ASG upa week, that's an acceptable tradeoff.
That just leaves what to do with the LRS ASG. While I certainly would prefer it not get held too early in the season, I'm thinking about arranging owner voting for All-Stars. It would certainly be easier if both leagues were voting on their respective All-Stars simultaneously. But you're right; the first week of July would be just a pinch early for the LRS ASG. If the PEBA ASG has to be pushed forward a week, go ahead and schedule the LRS ASG for late July.