Mets 2009 Schedule

[Gwreck]

No, I'm not deliberately looking ahead...but MLB did release the 2009 schedules for each team today.

Highlights:
Interleague games against the AL East.
Home vs. MFYs and Tampa
Road games at Boston, Baltimore and MFYs.

Instead of an extra interleague opponent, we get an extra series against the Cardinals.

Home opener against San Diego.

Weekend road series in San Francisco, Boston, San Diego, Chicago, Washington and Philadelphia are all attractive travel options.


April
6, 8-9 at CIN
10-12 at FLA
13, 15-16 vs. SD
17-19 vs MIL
21-23 at STL
24-26 vs. WAS
27-29 vs. FLA

May
1-3 at PHI
4-5 at ATL
6-7 vs. PHI
8-11 vs. PIT
11-13 vs. ATL
14-17 at SF
18-20 at LA
22-24 at BOS
25-27 vs. WAS
29-31 vs. FLA

June
1-4 at PIT
5-7 at WAS
9-11 vs PHI
12-14 at NYY
16-18 at BAL
19-21 vs. TB
22-25 vs. STL
26-28 vs. NYY
29-July 1 at MIL

July
3-5 at PHI
7-9 vs. LAD
10-12 vs. CIN
13-15 All-Star Break
16-19 at ATL
20-22 at WAS
24-26 at HOU
27-30 vs. COL





August
Jul 31-Aug 3 vs ARZ
Aug 4-5 vs. STL
Aug 6-9 at SD
Aug 10-12 at ARZ
Aug 14-17 vs SF
Aug 18-20 vs ATL
Aug 21-24 vs. PHI
Aug 25-27 at FLA
Aug 28-30 at CHC

September
Sep 1-3 at COL
Sep 4-6 vs CHC
Sep 8-10 vs FLA
Sep 11-13 at PHI
Sep 15-17 at ATL
Sep 18-20 vs. WAS
Sep 21-23 vs. ATL
Sep 25-27 at FLA
Sep 28-30 at WAS

October
2-4 vs. HOU

[TransMonk]

Isn't this early? I remember in years past the schedule being pieced together bit by bit.

Good to know ahead of time, though.

[Gwreck]

Yes, it is early. In the past, some teams had released their schedules earlier than others. Guess MLB just standardized it this year.

[bmfc1]

Adam Rubin has a link to the schedule in Word:

http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/mets/2008/09/mets-release-preliminary-sked.html

[metirish]

] Sep 8-10 vs FLA Sep 11-13 at PHI Sep 15-17 at ATL Sep 18-20 vs. WAS Sep 21-23 vs. ATL Sep 25-27 at FLA Sep 28-30 at WAS

These series loom large I think.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I'll dread those twelve months from now. For the time being, there are 12 more games in this season's schedule to dread.

[bmfc1]

The Mets were @ Boston in '06 and they will be again next year. I thought that the next round of interleague play was supposed to be in the opposite location from the last round.

[G-Fafif]

They could save the trouble and just list the final 17 games.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I was hoping for a 145-game schedule this time around.

[DocTee]

They open CitiField with a night game.

A weeknight.

Awful.

[Frayed Knot]

Do we know the times of games from that list?

[DocTee]

Marty Noble has a brief article on the Mets website that notes some of the games-- Opening DAY in Cincy, opening NIGHT at CitiF.

[Gwreck]

="Frayed Knot"]Do we know the times of games from that list?

The schedule that Adam Rubin posted has them. So many of them are subject to change however.

[bmfc1]

AZ opens with 18 out of the first 21 at home. That's quite an advantage, isn't it?
http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/schedule/index.jsp?c_id=ari&m=4&y=2009

[seawolf17]

bmfc1 wrote: AZ opens with 18 out of the first 21 at home. That's quite an advantage, isn't it? http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/schedule/index.jsp?c_id=ari&m=4&y=2009

Yeah, but then they're on the road -- and all across the country, from New York to San Francisco -- for 26 of 35 from late July to early September, so it balances a bit.

[bmfc1]

bugsandcranks.com has this on the schedule:
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Yeah, I know the 2008 season is not over yet (except in places like the Bronx), but Major League Baseball has just released its 2009 schedule, and I�d like to make a few general comments, observations, and what the [fs].

* The Yankees are opening their new stadium against�the [f'in] Cleveland Indians? OK, fine, don�t open the House That A-Rod Built against the Red Sox. No big deal. But would it be so hard to open up against one of the other teams from this division? Ya know, the Rays, O�s or Blue Jays? No disrespect to Indians fans, but well, we kicked your team out of the American League East several years ago. You don�t deserve to open our stadiums.

* The Mets are opening their new stadium against�the [f'in] San Diego Padres? You know who�s the National League version of the Cleveland Indians? The San Diego Padres (roughly). I got an idea � why don�t the Padres and the Indians play each other during these scheduled series, while the Mets and Yankees open their respective ballparks against each other? Again, would it really be that difficult to�ah, [f] it, Bud Selig is a moron. God forbid you launch billion-dollar stadiums with marquee games between teams with history. What history is there between the Indians and Yankees? Between the Mets and the Padres? The NFL wouldn�t have [f'd] this up. After all, who�d the Colts open against in their new stadium? That�s right, the Bears.

* The Mets don�t play the Phillies at all in April, but then face them five times in seven days between May 1-7. Three of the games are in Philly, two are in New York. Now THAT is overkill.

[Guest AG/DC]

Disappointed not to close against Florida.

[nymr83]

BMFC- i have no interest in opening a stadium with stupid interleague play, if anything i'd want to open with a traditional rival like the Cubs or Phillies

[bmfc1]

Nymr83 wrote: BMFC- i have no interest in opening a stadium with stupid interleague play, if anything i'd want to open with a traditional rival like the Cubs or Phillies

I agree. I was quoting someone else. The beginning and end of the season should be against divisional foes... although the last series shouldn't be against Florida.

[Guest Vince Coleman Firecracker]

Only two west coast swings next year.