Post Season Sked - 2020 Edition

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I mean, not the Mets post-season schedule. That one is likely to involve huntin', fishin', and golfin'.

But the overall sked for MLB now that the two sides have agreed to 'Bubbles' meaning that most games will be played on neutral sites.



Highlights:

-- The ALDS & ALCS series will all be played in either Sandy Eggo or LA

-- The NLDS & NLCS will be played in either Houston or Arlington TX

-- The Best-of-Three Wild Card series AND the Best-of-Five Division Series, AND the Best-of-Seven LCS Series will ALL be played with no off-days* between games.

There will be at least one day off between series and sometimes more than one if a prior series ends in fewer than the maximum number of games.

-- Only the Best of Three Wild Card series [1 vs 8; 2 vs 7; 3 vs 6; 4 vs 5] will be played in home parks with the higher seeded team hosting all three (or two) games.

-- WC series to begin on Sept 29 for the AL, Sept 30 for the NL. This means that there will be Eight games played on September 30th and up to eight on October 1st

-- In the AL, the 1-v-8 / 4-v-5 survivors will meet on Petco Park while the the 2-v-7 / 3-v-6 winners will be at Dodger Stadium; games slated for Oct 5 - 9

-- In the NL, the 1-v-8 / 4-v-5 winners will be at new Globe Life (Arlington). The 2-v-7 vs 3-v-6 at Minute Maid in Houston. October 6 - 10

-- ALCS at Petco Park in SD from Sunday October 11 thru Saturday Oct 17

-- NLCS at Globe Life in Arlington starting Monday Oct 12 thru Sunday Oct 18

-- The World Series, which will have its traditional off-days between games 2 & 3 and games 5 & 6, will be in Arlington starting Tuesday Oct 20 thru Wednesday Oct 28







* LOVE IT!!

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This is glorious. It would be even better if the Mets participated.



At the 506.com message board they are trying to guess when each game will be played (that's what they do there). Here's one example, from "fathugo" (posted on Saturday afternoon) which I am providing only to show how much baseball there will be (here's hoping that the Mets replace the Reds for the 8th slot):

[bLOCKQUOTE]September 29th

Indians @ White Sox 2:00 ABC

Blue Jays @ Rays 4:00 ESPN

Astros @ A's 7:00 ESPN

Twins @ Yankees 7:00 TBS

September 30th

Cardinals @ Braves 12:00 ESPN

Blue Jays @ Rays 1:00 ESPN2

Phillies @ Cubs 2:00 ABC

Marlins @ Padres 3:30 ESPN

Indians @ White Sox 5:00 ESPN2

Reds @ Dodgers 7:00 ESPN

Twins @ Yankees 7:00 TBS

Astros @ A's 10:00 ESPN

October 1st

Blue Jays @ Rays 12:00 ESPN (If Necessary)

Cardinals @ Braves 1:00 ESPN2*

Indians @ White Sox 2:00 ABC (If Necessary)

Phillies @ Cubs 3:30 ESPN

Marlins @ Padres 5:00 ESPN2

Reds @ Dodgers 7:00 ESPN

Twins @ Yankees 7:00 TBS (If Necessary)

Astros @ A's 10:00 ESPN (If Necessary)

*Cardinals/Braves can move to either 12:00 ESPN or 2:00 ABC if there are no game 3 in those slots, with ABC at 2:00 getting priority.

October 2nd

Phillies @ Cubs 2:00 ABC (Cardinals/Braves if not Necessary)

Cardinals @ Braves 4:00 ESPN (If Necessary)

Reds @ Dodgers 7:00 ESPN (Marlins/Padres if not necessary)

Marlins @ Padres 10:00 ESPN (If Necessary)

Assignment Guesses

Twins @ Yankees- Ernie Johnson/Rich Waltz, Jeff Francouer, and Ron Darling

Phillies @ Cubs- Matt Vasgersian, Alex Rodriguez, and Buster Olney

Reds @ Dodgers- Karl Ravech, Eduardo Pérez, and Tim Kurkjian

Indians @ White Sox- Jon Sciambi and Rick Sutfliffe

Astros @ A's- Tom Hart and Jessica Mendoza

Cardinals @ Braves- Chris Berman and Chipper Jones

Marlins @ Padres- Jason Benetti and Kyle Peterson

Blue Jays @ Rays- Kevin Conners and Mark Teixeira

ESPN Radio broadcasts are simulcasts of ESPN TV, except Twins/Yankees is Dan Shulman and Chris Singleton[/bLOCKQUOTE]