Front Row Seat: MLS owners vote to flip schedule to European calendar
It's a good thing! It also might create an advantage for San Diego, with its mild winter weather.
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MLS
MLS owners vote to flip schedule to European calendar, change format starting in 2027 - The Athletic
The plan is for the MLS regular season to span from the middle of July to April, with playoffs staged in May. A winter break would take place in December and January. Games would likely pause from around the second week in December through the first or third week in February. MLS understandably is trying to avoid restarting the league on Super Bowl weekend.
Why MLS is changing to summer-spring schedule with a winter break - ESPN
In some respects, the change is long overdue, with the proposal first being raised 20 years ago. It has long been championed by many teams' technical staffs, that feel that not aligning with the European calendar makes it more difficult to participate in the global transfer market. Right now, MLS' primary transfer window runs from January to April, when teams in Europe are approaching the critical part of their seasons and are reluctant or unable to part with players. (The winter window globally runs only for the month of January.)
By the time the summer window rolls around, the opposite is true: European teams are open for business, but MLS sides don't want to transfer their best players in the midst of a playoff push. Also, with most of their rosters set, there is considerably less flexibility for MLS sides to acquire new arrivals.
San Diego Padres
Seidler family begins exploring potential sale of San Diego Padres - The Athletic
According to league sources, the largest ownership stake — about 24 percent — is held in Peter Seidler’s trust, with Sheel Seidler and the couple’s three children as the beneficiaries. The Seidler family, which includes Peter’s mother, siblings and extended family, and members of the private-equity firm Peter co-founded collectively own close to 20 percent. Mexican businessman Alfredo Harp Helú, who has a longstanding relationship with Peter’s uncle, former Los Angeles Dodgers owner Peter O’Malley, is believed to hold a similarly sized stake.
Tom Krasovic: Would a Padres sale help the club win it all? - San Diego Union-Tribune
It might be good if Jeff Moorad buys the Padres, whose leaders announced Thursday they’re open to selling the club.
Please stop groaning.
