Partial 2008 schedule

[Guest SI Metman]

This is the Mets 2008 schedule so far, 108 out of the 162 games that were released by other teams or inferred from news articles.

schedule quirks:
- Mets get extra road series in Colorado during interleague
- based on Yankees and Mets schedules pieced together, May series and June series home field might finally swap
- Mets do not have a day off after home opener, will probably open up on a Tuesday.
- Texas makes first and last visit to Shea.
- Mets will be traveling to the Mountain or Pacific time zone on 4 consecutive road trips but 0 times after the All Star Break
-They may still open Washington's new ballpark on Sunday March 30th, so April 1 is not set in stone as Opening Day (although 90% of the teams open up on March 31st)

* denotes unconfirmed but probable opponent

Tue April 1 @ Florida (Opening Day? Or 3/30 @ Washington)
Wed April 2 @ Florida
Thur April 3 @ Florida
Fri April 4 @ Atlanta
Sat April 5 @ Atlanta
Sun April 6 @ Atlanta
Mon April 7 OFF DAY
Tue April 8 vs. Philly 1:10 PM (Home Opener)
Wed April 9 vs. Philly
Thur April 10 vs. Philly
Fri April 11 vs. Milwaukee
Sat April 12 vs. Milwaukee
Sun April 13 vs. Milwaukee

vs. Washington

Fri April 18 @ Philly
Sat April 19 @ Philly
Sun April 20 @ Philly
Mon April 21 @ Chicago
Tue April 22 @ Chicago

@ Washington

Fri April 25 vs. Atlanta
Sat April 26 vs. Atlanta
Sun April 27 vs. Atlanta
Mon April 28 vs. Pittsburgh
Tue April 29 vs. Pittsburgh
Wed April 30 vs. Pittsburgh
Thur May 1 OFF DAY
Fri May 2 @ Arizona
Sat May 3 @ Arizona
Sun May 4 @ Arizona
Mon May 5 @ LA
Tue May 6 @ LA
Wed May 7 @ LA
Thur May 8 OFF DAY
Fri May 9 vs. Cincinnati
Sat May 10 vs. Cincinnati
Sun May 11 vs. Cincinnati

vs. Washington

*Fri May 16 @ NYY
*Sat May 17 @ NYY
*Sun May 18 @ NYY
Mon May 19 OFF DAY
Tue May 20 @ Atlanta
Wed May 21 @ Atlanta
Thur May 22 @ Atlanta
Fri May 23 @ Colorado
Sat May 24 @ Colorado
Sun May 25 @ Colorado
Mon May 26 vs. Florida (Memorial Day)
Tue May 27 vs. Florida
Wed May 28 vs. Florida
Thur May 29 vs. LA
Fri May 30 vs. LA
Sat May 31 vs. LA
Sun June 1 vs. LA
Mon June 2 @ SF
Tue June 3 @ SF
Wed June 4 @ SF
Thur June 5 @ SD
Fri June 6 @ SD
Sat June 7 @ SD
Sun June 8 @ SD
Mon June 9 OFF DAY
Tue June 10 vs. Arizona
Wed June 11 vs. Arizona
Thur June 12 vs. Arizona
Fri June 13 vs. Texas
Sat June 14 vs. Texas
Sun June 15 vs. Texas
Mon June 16 @ LAA
Tue June 17 @ LAA
Wed June 18 @ LAA
Thur June 19 OFF DAY
Fri June 20 @ Colorado
Sat June 21 @ Colorado
Sun June 22 @ Colorado
Mon June 23 vs. Seattle
Tue June 24 vs. Seattle
Wed June 25 vs. Seattle
Thur June 26 OFF DAY
*Fri June 27 vs. NYY
*Sat June 28 vs. NYY
*Sun June 29 vs. NYY
Mon June 30 @ St Louis
Tue July 1 @ St Louis
Wed July 2 @ St Louis
Thur July 3 @ St Louis
Fri July 4 @ Philly
Sat July 5 @ Philly
Sun July 6 @ Philly
Mon July 7 @ Philly

vs. SF

vs. Colorado

Mon July 14 OFF DAY
Tue July 15 All Star Game @ Yankee Stadium
Wed July 16 OFF DAY
Thur July 17 @ Cincinnati
Fri July 18 @ Cincinnati
Sat July 19 @ Cincinnati
Sun July 20 @ Cincinnati
Mon July 21 vs. Philly
Tue July 22 vs. Philly
Wed July 23 vs. Philly
Thur July 24 OFF DAY
Fri July 25 vs. St Louis
Sat July 26 vs. St Louis
Sun July 27 vs. St Louis
Mon July 28 @ Florida
Tue July 29 @ Florida
Wed July 30 @ Florida
Thur July 31 OFF DAY
Fri Aug 1 @ Houston
Sat Aug 2 @ Houston
Sun Aug 3 @ Houston
Mon Aug 4 OFF DAY
Tue Aug 5 vs. SD
Wed Aug 6 vs. SD
Thur Aug 7 vs. SD
Fri Aug 8 vs. Florida
Sat Aug 9 vs. Florida
Sun Aug 10 vs. Florida

@ Washington

Fri Aug 15 @ Pittsburgh
Sat Aug 16 @ Pittsburgh
Sun Aug 17 @ Pittsburgh
Mon Aug 18 @ Pittsburgh
Tue Aug 19 vs. Atlanta
Wed Aug 20 vs. Atlanta
Thur Aug 21 vs. Atlanta
Fri Aug 22 vs. Houston
Sat Aug 23 vs. Houston
Sun Aug 24 vs. Houston
Mon Aug 25 vs. Houston
Tue Aug 26 @ Philly
Wed Aug 27 @ Philly
Thur Aug 28 OFF DAY
Fri Aug 29 @ Florida
Sat Aug 30 @ Florida
Sun Aug 31 @ Florida
Mon Sept 1 @ Milwaukee (Labor Day)
Tue Sept 2 @ Milwaukee
Wed Sept 3 @ Milwaukee
Thur Sept 4 OFF DAY
Fri Sept 5 vs. Philly
Sat Sept 6 vs. Philly
Sun Sept 7 vs. Philly

vs. Washington

Fri Sept 12 vs. Atlanta
Sat Sept 13 vs. Atlanta
Sun Sept 14 vs. Atlanta

@ Washington

Fri Sept 19 @ Atlanta
Sat Sept 20 @ Atlanta
Sun Sept 21 @ Atlanta
Mon Sept 22 vs. Chicago
Tue Sept 23 vs. Chicago
Wed Sept 24 vs. Chicago
Thur Sept 25 vs. Chicago
Fri Sept 26 vs. Florida
Sat Sept 27 vs. Florida
Sun Sept 28 vs. Florida (SHEA FINALE)

[bmfc1]

SI Metman--your work on this, year after year, is indispensable. The Mets are always one of the last teams to release their schedule so I really appreciate this effort. You should be given a Nobel Prize.

[Gwreck]

Thanks. Too bad about the interleague...was hoping the Mets would get a trip to Cleveland (haven't been since 2002) or Baltimore ('01) next year.

[Valadius]

It seems like we always get stuck with an extra NL series.

[Frayed Knot]

Nine (or maybe 10?) days in a row to start the season?!?
I don't think I've ever seen that before

[metirish]

IL play this coming season holds very little excitement for me.

[Guest holychicken]

SI Metman wrote: - Texas makes first and last visit to Shea.

My prediction: YOU'RE WRONG!

Mets over Texas 4-2 in 2008 WS!!!

[G-Fafif]

We are owed a visit by the White Sox. They will be the only team to never come to Shea to play us.

[Guest SI Metman]

Frayed Knot wrote: Nine (or maybe 10?) days in a row to start the season?!? I don't think I've ever seen that before

Looks like that has changed. Phillies are in Cinci that monday on the wraparound of a 4 game series. Mets home opener in line to be a Tuesday this year.

Cubbies games also added in. Only a 2 game trip to Wrigley, but Cubs play next to last series at Shea.

[Guest SI Metman]

nothing new on the schedule, but if you're going to be in Chicago on Tuesday April 21st, you can take in a day/night New York/Chicago DH.

Mets will be playing the Cubs, probably in the afternoon (getaway day for both teams).

Yanks will be playing the Sox on the South Side (a night game since it's the start of a 3 game midweek series).

[Guest SI Metman]

Some of the Phillies dates switched around. Astros to Shea dates added and Mets in Anaheim dates confirmed

on edit: and Dbacks at Shea in June. Only really need Nats, Cards, and Jints and Rox shea visits which can be plugged in and inferred.

[bmfc1]

I hope that the Mets don't open the season on Sunday March 30th in the first game at the new Nationals ballpark. That would mean flying from Florida to Washington and then back to Florida to start the season. Not that it's rough for them to travel on charters, but let somebody else do it.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I hope they DO play that game.

I'd like to be able to watch the season opener on Sunday night on TV, rather than watch it on GameCast while sitting at work on a weekday afternoon.

I care more about my convenience than I do the Mets players'. Especially after that September they gave me.

[G-Fafif]

If this schedule holds, 2008 will mark the fourth consecutive May 27 when the Mets play the Marlins. The last three were in Miami.

[Fman99]

="Yancy Street Gang"]I hope they DO play that game. I'd like to be able to watch the season opener on Sunday night on TV, rather than watch it on GameCast while sitting at work on a weekday afternoon. I care more about my convenience than I do the Mets players'. Especially after that September they gave me.

I agree... I enjoyed them starting the season off in St. Louis this past spring. But I also thought that ESPN tends to rotate those season-opening games from year to year and that it'd be unlikely for the Mets to kick off back to back seasons in prime-time.

[bmfc1]

From today's Daily News:

"The Mets are expected to play in the Civil Rights game March 29 in Memphis. Major League Baseball is still considering having the Mets officially open the season the following night at the Nationals' new stadium."

That would be two showcase games for the Mets... not bad for a team that didn't make the playoffs. Oh snap!

[Guest Edgy DC]

Add the Civil Rights Game to the Hall of Fame Game as games that I think should count.

I don't think that "showcase" has to equal "exhibition."

[Guest SI Metman]

more or less a finished product there, Nats schedule hasn't been officially released, but that's where they fit in.

Bad news if you want to check out the Mets visit the Nats new digs, you'll have to burn a vacation day (or just leave work early if your name is Edgy), since they don't play any weekend dates there this year.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

Just my luck. I will be in Seattle for a conference (June 22-29) next summer and the Mariners will be visiting Shea. At first I misread the schedule and thought the Mets were visiting Seattle while I would be there. Then I noticed that it was the Mets that would be hosting the series. So close and yet so far.

To make matters worse, the Mariners are on the road the entire time we will be in Seattle, so I won't get to see any games and add another stadium to the list of those I have visited.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Papa Benedict will be saying mass at the new Nats statium April 17.

[metirish]

Boston and Oakland open up the season in Japan for a two game series March 25/26, Sox are home team.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Maybe I can get at outdoor wedding incorporated into the mass.