Cubs News: Rizzo on 162 games:

Cubs News: Rizzo on 162 games: "We play too much baseball"


by - Senior Editor -

The weather has been brutal for baseball in April at Wrigley Field.

There have been several postponements, and fans have had to endure some of the most chilly weather during ballgames in recent memory. Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo thinks that MLB should have a look at shorter seasons.

"I think we play too much baseball," Rizzo said Tuesday on ESPN 1000. "Yes, guys are going to take pay cuts. But are we playing this game for the money or do we love this game? I know it's both, but in the long run, it will make everything better."

Rizzo knows that some players won't be into a smaller paycheck.

"Once you start taking money from guys, that's where it's going to be a little more dicey," he said.

The weather has been so bad recently that the Cubs have postponed back-to-back games.

"I think playing in the cold sucks," said Rizzo. "I was thinking about this the other day. When you think of Cubs and Cardinals, you think of a beautiful Saturday at Wrigley Field. You don't think about playing in 20 degrees."

Rizzo makes some valid points about not being much fun for the players or the fans in freezing weather. It's not healthy for anyone to be playing in those type of conditions. Hopefully, MLB will get some type of rule for postponing games when they reach a certain wind chill temperature.

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