An unnamed source inside major league baseball has disclosed the plan of the 28 “other teams” to take next weekend off.

“After all, no one is paying attention to anyone but the Yankees/Red Sox games. It’s a long season, and we just kind of figured, ‘what’s the point?’ Any opportunity to get a few days off and heal a bit is welcome.”

Plans are still being discussed as to what exact on-field activities will take place.

“We’re currently negotiating with Fathead for some sort of stand up character we can set at each position. That should take care of the media…most of them will only look up from watching THE game to check the score every couple of innings or so. The fans will be trickier. Maybe some sort of wheels on the stand ups? We’re still looking into the possibilities.”

As for the die hard fans who actual WATCH one of the “other” teams, MLB is considering giving them a rain check/golf pass, good for one free round of golf at the local course of their choice.

“Maybe some golf balls with their team logo on it would be good. There are lots of things we might try. And keep in mind, this is on a trial basis. We’ll try it and gauge the reaction. If it’s positive, we may try this during each series the Yankees/Red Sox play.”

When asked his opinion on the matter, Roger Clemens replied, “More days off? Hmmm…the Astros are looking like a better deal all the time.”