24 team, 2 sub-league, 3 divisions each, 108 games with All-Star Game

Coxmeatsandwich · 07-19-2024, 08:51 PM

Hello all, I'm expanding my league from 20 teams to 24 and also looking to shake up my divisions. Wondering if this format is possible and if someone can help me out with making a schedule. I am looking for a 108 game schedule to cover 24 teams, with 2 sub-leagues, and 3 divisions each(4 teams in each division). I'd like each team to play teams within their divisions 12 times each season, with 3 game series' making up those 12 games(36 division games total). I'd then like each team to play the rest of the teams in the sub-league 6 times total, with 3 game series' making up those 6 games(48 sub-league games total). As for interleague games, this is where it might get tricky. I'd like each team to play 24 interleague games, with a 2 game series against each interleague team to get to the total of 108 games. I'd like for teams to start and finish the season with division games, and if possible have the interleague games towards the middle of the season. I'd like the all-star game to take place after 65-70 games.

If you've read this far and are willing to help me out, It would be much appreciated! I'll use this format for many years!

gmo · 07-21-2024, 02:22 PM

The following pretty well hits the points except for not having the interleague games all that concentrated toward the middle of the season. Pairing them and playing them early week somewhat scattered allowed for keeping the traditional baseball week. And it made for fairly evenly spread-out offdays, though not with one every week.

If you really had you heart set on piling the interleague in the middle of the season, that can be done. There would be other choices to make too:

How concentrated, like all interleague in a row within a month, or not quite all consecutive?
Okay with having an offday for each team every single week? The alternative would be scattering the offdays but not adhering to the tradition Mon-Sun week with two series (or three when there is interleague play).

There was nothing about start date, but that can easily be changed from beginning of April as I set.

gmo · 07-21-2024, 02:23 PM

Code:

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# 24 team schedule, 108 games
# Designed for the following configuration:
# 2 subleagues each with 3 divisions, each with 4 teams
#
#
# 12 games against 3 other teams in division (6H/6A)
# 6 games against 8 other teams in league (3H/3A)
# 2 games against 12 teams in other league (2H or 2A)
#
#
# Interleague games in 2-game series played in pairs on 
# Mon-Thu in 6 weeks scattered across season
#
# Team play as many as 16 consecutive days
#
# No homestands or roadtrips longer than 13 games
# All-Star break counted as ending homestands/roadtrips
#
# All teams play 9 home weekend series
#
# All weekday game times set at 7:05pm
# Saturday game times 30% 1:05pm, 20% 4:05pm, 50% 7:05pm
# Sunday game times 60% 1:05pm, 25% 4:05pm, 15% 7:05pm
# Except 1:05pm game time for all getaway days for both teams
#
# Season begins first Friday of April
# Season ends first Sunday on or after July 31
# Season spans 122 days
#
# All-Star Game set for first Tuesday on or after June 14 (day num 75)
#
# Built on 2024-07-21
#

Coxmeatsandwich · 07-21-2024, 04:45 PM

Thanks a lot for this!
I forgot to mention the start date. I think my current schedule starts on the 15th of April. I believe that is a Friday in my current Calendar year. I don't mind staggered days off. playing 16 straight days seems like a lot, but if it's too much trouble I can work with it.

In my head the interleague portion of the season would take place all at the same time leading up to the All-Star break, as my All-Star game is interleague, so it would be the "interleague championship" of sorts before going back to play conference opponents for the rest of the season.

gmo · 07-27-2024, 09:55 PM

Code:

#
# 24 team schedule, 108 games
# Designed for the following configuration:
# 2 subleagues each with 3 divisions, each with 4 teams
#
#
# 12 games against 3 other teams in division (6H/6A)
# 6 games against 8 other teams in league (3H/3A)
# 2 games against 12 teams in other league (2H or 2A)
#
#
# Interleague games in 2-game series played three in a week 
# for the four weeks leading up to the All-Star Break
#
# All teams have one offday every week
#
# No homestands or roadtrips longer than 12 games
# All-Star break counted as ending homestands/roadtrips
#
# All teams play 9-10 home weekend series
#
# All weekday game times set at 7:05pm
# Saturday game times 30% 1:05pm, 20% 4:05pm, 50% 7:05pm
# Sunday game times 60% 1:05pm, 25% 4:05pm, 15% 7:05pm
# Except 1:05pm game time for all getaway days for both teams
#
# Season begins third Friday of April
# Season ends first Sunday on or after August 21
# Season spans 129 days
#
# All-Star Game set for first Tuesday on or after July 5 (day num 82)
#
# Built on 2024-07-27
#

07-19-2024, 08:51 PM	#1
Coxmeatsandwich Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 236	24 team, 2 sub-league, 3 divisions each, 108 games with All-Star Game Hello all, I'm expanding my league from 20 teams to 24 and also looking to shake up my divisions. Wondering if this format is possible and if someone can help me out with making a schedule. I am looking for a 108 game schedule to cover 24 teams, with 2 sub-leagues, and 3 divisions each(4 teams in each division). I'd like each team to play teams within their divisions 12 times each season, with 3 game series' making up those 12 games(36 division games total). I'd then like each team to play the rest of the teams in the sub-league 6 times total, with 3 game series' making up those 6 games(48 sub-league games total). As for interleague games, this is where it might get tricky. I'd like each team to play 24 interleague games, with a 2 game series against each interleague team to get to the total of 108 games. I'd like for teams to start and finish the season with division games, and if possible have the interleague games towards the middle of the season. I'd like the all-star game to take place after 65-70 games. If you've read this far and are willing to help me out, It would be much appreciated! I'll use this format for many years!

07-21-2024, 02:22 PM	#2
gmo Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2002 Location: Longmont, CO Posts: 3,415	The following pretty well hits the points except for not having the interleague games all that concentrated toward the middle of the season. Pairing them and playing them early week somewhat scattered allowed for keeping the traditional baseball week. And it made for fairly evenly spread-out offdays, though not with one every week. If you really had you heart set on piling the interleague in the middle of the season, that can be done. There would be other choices to make too: How concentrated, like all interleague in a row within a month, or not quite all consecutive? Okay with having an offday for each team every single week? The alternative would be scattering the offdays but not adhering to the tradition Mon-Sun week with two series (or three when there is interleague play). There was nothing about start date, but that can easily be changed from beginning of April as I set. __________________ Making Baseball Schedules

07-21-2024, 04:45 PM	#4
Coxmeatsandwich Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 236	Thank you! Thanks a lot for this! I forgot to mention the start date. I think my current schedule starts on the 15th of April. I believe that is a Friday in my current Calendar year. I don't mind staggered days off. playing 16 straight days seems like a lot, but if it's too much trouble I can work with it. In my head the interleague portion of the season would take place all at the same time leading up to the All-Star break, as my All-Star game is interleague, so it would be the "interleague championship" of sorts before going back to play conference opponents for the rest of the season.