2006 Postseason Schedule

[Gwreck]

Basically impossible for that particular scenario to happen. It could only theoretically happen in the Division series, and Philly will be playing on the West Coast for games 1 and 2 -- therefore less likely to conflict with a Mets game.

Plus, the way the schedule is set currently, there aren't any overlap games at this time.

[TransMonk]

What if:

I know this scenario is not probable, but it is possible -

San Diego holds on to win the West and Los Angeles wins the WC (basically how the standings are today).

Houston and St. Louis battle for the NL Central and neither have a better record than SD or LA.

Houston finishes a half game back on the Cards at the end of play Sunday. St. Louis has a makeup game against San Fran scheduled for Monday if necessary, which under this scenario it would be. St. Louis loses the game.

Houston and St. Louis would have to have a one-game playoff for the division.

Would that game-off happen on Tuesday even though the non-wildcard NLDS series is scheduled to begin that day? Would they flip-flop the 2 NLDS series schedules? I've checked MLB.com and it looks like they don't have a plan for this.

If I were in charge, I would say day-night 3 team double header on Monday, but that would never happen.

Interesting.

[Gwreck]

TransMonk wrote: Would that game-off happen on Tuesday even though the non-wildcard NLDS series is scheduled to begin that day? Would they flip-flop the 2 NLDS series schedules?

Yes and Yes.

[TransMonk]

Awesome, thanks.

[Guest SI Metman]

Yancy Street Gang wrote: I would be mighty pissed if the Mets and Phillies were playing at the same time and I wasn't able to watch the Mets. I would think that the "alternate" game would be moved to the F/X or ESPN2.

The Split/National thing has been done as far back as 2001. Both games will be on television at the same time. The game not on FOX in your market will air on FX or FSN.

[stevejrogers]

Yanks, by virtue of their win and Detroit and Minny losing tonight I believe have wrapped up home field throughout the postseason (including of course the WS)

Going to be VEEEEARYYY INTAHRESTING with the DSs and LCSs essentially starting (and quite possibly ending) in the same city. Going to be alot of media and fan frenzy.

I'd say the only more crazier thing in sports that I can think of is the Giants and Jets having a home postseason game the same day. Though I'm sure the NFL would be able to manuver that right up untill the Championship Game weekend, and even then they could persuade one of the teams to move the game to Saturday.

[Gwreck]

I'm not sure the Yankees have clinched home-field advantage yet. The Yankees hold the tiebreaker over the Tigers, but the season series between the Twins and the Yankees was tied 3-3.

The Yankees are up 2 games, but with 2 games to play the Twins or Tigers could tie them in record.

In the event that the Twins and the Yankees finish with the same record, I'm not sure what the tiebreaker is, as the season series was a tie.

In the event that the Twins, Yankees and Tigers all finish with the same record, Minnesota would be the Wild Card, as the tie for division leader is broken first (and the Tigers hold that tiebreaker over the Twins). In that case, the Yankees would have home-field advantage.

Potential dates for two playoff games in NY:

Tue Oct 3 - NLDS 1 / ALDS 1
Wed Oct 3 - NLDS 1/ ALDS 2

Wed Oct 11 - NLCS 1 / ALCS 2
Wed Oct 18 - NLCS 6 / ALCS 7

For these dates, only for the last one would the National League game be definitively forced to happen in the afternoon. For all the others it remains "up in the air."

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Looks like I'll have NLCS Game 1 tix. Need it to be a nite game, or I'm uh, gonna be sick or something.

[Gwreck]

Johnny Dickshot wrote: Looks like I'll have NLCS Game 1 tix. Need it to be a nite game, or I'm uh, gonna be sick or something.

I had the conversation with the boss today. I offered to work Monday (the office is closed), come in early, etc. but he was generally pretty cool about it.

[Gwreck]

Disclaimer: EARLY projection

Tuesday
4 PM ? - Oakland at Detroit, ESPN
8 PM - Minnesota at New York, FOX
Time TBD - 10 PM? - St. Louis at San Diego, ESPN

Fox is already advertising that ALDS Game 1 at Yankee Stadium will be the primetime game...

Wednesday
1 PM ? - Minnesota at New York, FOX (?)
4 PM - Oakland at Detroit, ESPN
7 PM - Los Angeles at New York, ESPN

...but the Wednesday schedule seems to be a problem. None of these games can be played at 10 PM, and "probably" not at 1 PM, either.

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

LOL - George will have fits over not being in prime time, as he feels is his G-d given right.

[Gwreck]

I just edited, see above. Not sure what they're going to do.

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

Well, that's a very different lineup.

[Gwreck]

Right. I still can't figure out what they're intending to do. I think the most recent edit is the most likely, although I'll keep udating this as info. becomes available.

I started by using the tenative TV schedule that was put out, but I think that will clearly change.

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

Assuming that the NL Wildcard comes out of the West, how set are we on the Mets Game 1 guesstimate?

[Gwreck]

I'd put it at 70%.

I believe I've seen it reported elsewhere that the Mets v. West Coast would get the primetime slot on Wednesday, even if it pushes the Yankees to the afternoon.

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

OK - thanks.

It's the difference between whether MK gets any school in on Wednesday or not (or, I guess, potentially Thursday also....)

[Gwreck]

Thursday shoud be less of a problem, as there are no AL games on Thursday.

Thursday would probably be:

4 PM or 10 PM St. Louis at San Diego
7 PM Los Angeles at New York

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

We only have tickets to Game 1. I was thinking in terms of what time we'd get back to Central NJ after Game 1. With a 4:00 start he'd get to bed at a reasonable time - with a prime time start, he might not be in shape for school on Thursday.

[stevejrogers]

ScarletKnight41 wrote: LOL - George will have fits over not being in prime time, as he feels is his G-d given right.

Forget about George, MFY Fans will be going nuts all over the radio and messageboards angry that plans made months in advance would be shot to hell.

They did this in 2003 when FOX choose Cub games on in PT and had a Yankee Stadium DS game in the afternoon!

[metirish]

Mets will play on Wednesday,Phillies are done.

[Gwreck]

New updates as of Saturday, 9/30

NLDS
Game 1 Wednesday, October 4, 7:00 PM (tenative)
Game 2 Thursday, October 5, 8:00 PM
Game 3 Saturday October 7
Game 4 Sunday, October 8 (if necessary)
Game 5 Monday, October 9 (if necessary)


NLCS
Game 1 Wednesday, October 11, Time TBA
Game 2 Thursday, October 12, 8:00 PM
Game 3 Saturday, October 14, 4:00 PM
Game 4 Sunday, October 15, 7:30 PM
Game 5 Monday, October 16, 8:00 PM (if necessary)
Game 6 Wednesday, October 18, 4:00 PM/8:00 PM* (if necessary)
Game 7 Thursday, October 19, 8:00 PM (if necessary)

* 4:00 only if ALCS Game 7 is necessary.


World Series
Game 1 Saturday October 21, 7:30 PM
Game 2 Sunday October 22, 7:30 PM
Game 3 Tuesday, October 24, 8:00 PM
Game 4 Wednesday, October 25, 8:00 PM
Game 5 Thursday, October 26, 8:00 PM (if necessary)
Game 6 Saturday, October 28, 7:30 PM (if necessary)
Game 7 Sunday, October 29, 7:30 PM (if necessary)

[stevejrogers]

Lets hope we play the Pads and thank Trevor for blowing the home field in all three series!

Metalica is better than AC/DC anyway...

[soupcan]

SteveJRogers wrote: Metalica is better than AC/DC anyway...

On what planet?

[stevejrogers]

soupcan wrote: ="SteveJRogers"]Metalica is better than AC/DC anyway... On what planet?

JK Soupy, making a Wagner (Metalica's "Enter Sandman") is better than Hoffman (AC/DC's Hell's Bells") thing

Should have used an SC...

[metirish]

Who would you guys rather play..Padres or Dodgers?

[Valadius]

Padres. Two words: Mike Piazza.

[metirish]

Better pen versus better offence....Maddux or Peavey...I'll take LA.

[stevejrogers]

metirish wrote: Better pen versus better offence....Maddux or Peavey...I'll take LA.

Yeah, you have to take in consideration that Peavy was legit hurt last year and that won't happen this year

[Frayed Knot]

Y'all don't suppose that a Tuesday play-in game - which would involve at least one of the teams normally sked to play their Game 1 that day - would make our series move up a day?

I wouldn't think so.