Changes Please: Doubleheader Edition

For some reason, I am really annoyed that the MLB continues to use the doubleheader as a way to make up lost games. I understand the importance of doing so, but there has to be a better way than the doubleheader. The current system calls for a midday or afternoon game (today's 12:10 start vs. the Braves), and a night game (6:15 tonight). This really wears a team down, and keeps them from being able to hold a steady division lead, or keep pace with another team, at least in the games following. Most of these players train to play nine innings a day, some as many as 12 or 13. But to have a guarantee of at least 18 innings in a day, means that the players will go into the next series tired and worn out. Starting pitchers especially are thrown off by this. They have to warm up, and like to know when they will be pitching next. If you have five days rest, your day to throw is a day later. So with a doubleheader, pitchers are thrown out of routine.
Without a solution, griping about a problem is no use. So I have a few solutions:
1. Forget about the game entirely. This is my least favorite. It's as if the game was never planned. Cubs only play two games this series against the Braves. Lou skips Harden (scheduled to pitch yesterday) and goes straight to Marquis. Harden can throw a simulated game (those words bring back memories). Unfortunately, this season couldn't go down in the record books, because they would have less games played. And half a game in the division doesn't really matter, because one team has played less games.
2. Wait until both teams have a day off to play it. This may mean a little extra travel, but the same things go for the rotation as option one. Obviously, later in the season this may be more difficult, so you could then use option three.
3. Have a designated number of days after the season and before the playoffs in which to play any makeups. This is my favorite. If there is no need to play all of the makeup days, then start the playoffs early. Also, it solves another problem with the current system: if the two teams don't have another meeting that season, and no overlapping off days, then the two teams will just use option one. I modeled this idea after my school having snow days at the end of the year in case we have any in the winter. If one team has too many rainouts in the first half, then you can have a day taken off of the all-star break for them.
So, in conclusion, option three will probably be the best; even better than the current system.