I've never had this dilemma but you may benefit from a timeperiod like 6-month OCI instead of by mileage or OLM. I've always believed, right or wrong, what you do in the first 100k tells the story of the next 100k.
I'm an hour and a half north of you. I have a Freshman and a Junior. We've been playing baseball at Yapank Baseball Heaven for about 5 or 6 years now. Fall is a ok but summer drives are

. Early am games we leave at 445amish and an hour and a half later we are there. Unfortunately, you get traffic punished by winning. Championship games are usually 8pm and in summer, even if you make it through the LIE unscathed, I often get pounded crossing ANY bridge in the Bronx. Often 3hr ride home due to traffic. But you know this all too well.
God bless ya! If your around Yapank PM me. I'll buy ya a beer in between games. Decent spot just north of the complex.