2013 Schedule

[Gwreck]

Adam Rubin reports that the Mets are expected to go to Cleveland and Minnesota next year, along with the White Sox playing the Mets in Flushing for the first time ever.

[bmfc1]

A standing ovation for Robin Ventura when he brings out the lineup card?

[Ceetar]

Gwreck wrote: Adam Rubin reports that the Mets are expected to go to Cleveland and Minnesota next year, along with the White Sox playing the Mets in Flushing for the first time ever.

ah. I assumed they were going to do the AL East.

schedule's going to be interesting next year.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Coolness! Cleveland's not that far, and a nice stadium, too!

[Frayed Knot]

metsguyinmichigan wrote: Coolness! Cleveland's not that far, and a nice stadium, too!

Plus I hear it rocks!

[Ceetar]

Frayed Knot wrote: metsguyinmichigan wrote: Coolness! Cleveland's not that far, and a nice stadium, too! Plus I hear it rocks!

I'm going to Minnesota in November. I don't think that's the month the Mets are going though. boo.

[Frayed Knot]

Ceetar wrote: I'm going to Minnesota in November.

Phoenix in August wasn't available?

[Ceetar]

Frayed Knot wrote: Ceetar wrote: I'm going to Minnesota in November. Phoenix in August wasn't available?

at least that has baseball.

tagging along with the wife for a work conference. This is what's led me to seeing Coors field in November, Busch 2-3, and Petco. (at least they've been baseball cities and I can take a tour..)

[bmfc1]

MFP schedule for next year (I don't know if this is real... I found it via the 506.com message board):
http://twitpic.com/and8q7

[Ceetar]

bmfc1 wrote: MFP schedule for next year (I don't know if this is real... I found it via the 506.com message board): http://twitpic.com/and8q7

If true the Phillies get the Royals second series out, and home opener.

[bmfc1]

I thought that the 4 games with Boston were interesting, two back-to-back series (two games in Boston and then two in Philadelphia). I doubt that FOX and ESPN will want the Mets-MFY games to be played on weekdays.

[Ceetar]

bmfc1 wrote: I thought that the 4 games with Boston were interesting, two back-to-back series (two games in Boston and then two in Philadelphia). I doubt that FOX and ESPN will want the Mets-MFY games to be played on weekdays.

because Boston is the designated rival. silliness. you can probably fit four games over a wraparound weekend if the Mets/Yankees decide to go that way. luckily I don't think FOX or ESPN has much say in the schedule, only flexing games to night on Sunday/Saturday.

I'm curious if when the divisions line up Al East versus NL East if we get 7 subway games though.

[bmfc1]

You're right Ceetar--Perhaps Thursday-Monday v the MFYs, with the teams switching locales after Friday.

[Ceetar]

bmfc1 wrote: You're right Ceetar--Perhaps Thursday-Monday v the MFYs, with the teams switching locales after Friday.

on the other hand, both the Yankees and Mets are dealing with 1000+ per game attendance drops. They might welcome the M-Thursday sellouts.

[seawolf17]

Ugh. We're going to clinch the division in Philly next year. Nobody get stabbed, okay?

[Gwreck]

Lots of useful information there.

Intraleague
3 home and 3 road series against each of the 4 teams in your division. 19 games against each for a total of 76.

1 home and 1 road series against each of the other 10 teams in your league. Either 6 or 7 games against each team, total of 66.

Interleague
20 games total.
Against your specified division:
1 series of 3 games against 4 teams (either home or road).
2 series of 2 games each (home and road) against 1 team.

Against your "natural rival:"
4 games (2 home/2 road).

"Natural Rivalries"
Known:
1. NYM-NYY
2. WAS-BAL
3. MIA-TAM
4. PHI-BOS
5. CIN-CLE
6. CHC-CHW
7. MIL-MIN
8. STL-KC
9. SF-OAK
10. LAD-LAA
---
Projected
11. ATL-TOR
12. PIT-DET
13. SEA-SD
14. COL/ARZ - TEX/HOU
15. COL/ARZ - TEX/HOU


Edit: formatting

Edited August 27, 2012 by Guest

[Gwreck]

Things we don't know:

1. What AL Central team will the Mets play two series against? It won't be Cleveland. Based on the information Rubin provided above, it may well be Kansas City.

2. All of the natural rivalries are in the same division (ie. NL East/AL East). What happens in 2015 when the interleague rotation calls for the NL East to play the AL East?

[Ceetar]

wait, lots of information where? all I saw was a tweetpic

the way I read the CBA, the Mets and Yankees would still play the normal games against each other as the interleague divisional stuff says.

and they'd then retain the rivalry stuff, able to 'choose' (or be selected as however the schedule falls?) a 3 games series or 2 and 2.

I hadn't heard about the 2-2 for the normal part though. I thought the rest of the schedule, outside the rivalry, was goingto be balanced by division?

[TransMonk]

I have not been up to the new Twins ballpark yet...but it looks like the Mets visiting will give me a great reason to go.

[seawolf17]

Looking closer - the Phils have thirteen straight games against MIL-MIA-MIN between May and June. Neat.

[Gwreck]

Ceetar wrote: wait, lots of information where? all I saw was a tweetpic

The picture is of the Phillies' 2013 schedule. Look at the games, count them up, make the appropriate logical deductions and you can figure out how the schedule is made.

the way I read the CBA, the Mets and Yankees would still play the normal games against each other as the interleague divisional stuff says. and they'd then retain the rivalry stuff, able to 'choose' (or be selected as however the schedule falls?) a 3 games series or 2 and 2.

I think you are confused. The Mets vs. Yankees games are the "rivalry" games. I have no idea what you mean by "the normal games against each other."

I thought the rest of the schedule, outside the rivalry, was goingto be balanced by division?

Doesn't look that way.

[Ceetar]

the 'normal games' I mean the scheduled games when the AL East plays the NL East. You could potentially have 7 Subway Series games.

[Gwreck]

Yes, that's what I acknowledged earlier. Presumably that problem has been deferred to 2015, which is when the rotation comes back around to the NL East-AL East matchup.

[Ceetar]

Gwreck wrote: Yes, that's what I acknowledged earlier. Presumably that problem has been deferred to 2015, which is when the rotation comes back around to the NL East-AL East matchup.

you think it'll go East-West in 2014 then? (Astros!) I guess we arguably played the East this season, even if it wasn't part of the new scheduling stuff.

I'm intrigued by all the new kinks in the schedule. Just pondering, but probably it's better to get an @ AL matchup in September. rosters expanded, more chance guys are nicked up a bit, can probably get the most use out of the DH spot then. Whereas in April, pitchers aren't going quite as long, so you'd be using a pinch hitter anyway.

The home and home the Phillies have with Cleveland is just weird, and they actually have off both Monday and Thursday around one of the series. if the Phillies got Cleveland, wonder who we get the extra game with.

We saw it some this year, but it creates opportunities for 6 games stretches in a city where you play the White Sox and Cubs back to back. you nkow the beat writers are going to salivate over that.

[bmfc1]

The MFPs won't be the only team opening with interleague play at home: the Reds open at home against the Angels.
http://cincinnati.com/blogs/reds/2012/08/27/new-twist-on-opening-day-al-foe/

Edited August 28, 2012 by Guest

[Guest Mets � Willets Point]

Wait a second, there will be more than one interleague series happening at the same time?

My understanding was that 14 teams in each league would play head to head while the odd teams out would match up in an interleague series. If they're playing multiple interleague games on the same dates that means there is going to be far more interleague play than necessary. Bud Selig sucks.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Well, if each team is playing 20 interleague games, it won't be "far more" than is necessary.

And even if two teams have their home opener against teams in the other league, it doesn't mean that they'll be at the same time. Home openers are stretched out over a wide range of dates.

But regardless of that, yes, Bud Selig sucks.

[Ceetar]

well, 20*15 is 300 and a season is what.. 180 days or so? So yeah, most days will have 2 interleague games.

and that seems about right to me.

[Guest Mets � Willets Point]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Well, if each team is playing 20 interleague games, it won't be "far more" than is necessary. And even if two teams have their home opener against teams in the other league, it doesn't mean that they'll be at the same time. Home openers are stretched out over a wide range of dates. But regardless of that, yes, Bud Selig sucks.

Gotcha, I thought "opening day" instead of "home opener," although even opening day is quite spread out these days.

[batmagadanleadoff]

The minimum # of interleague games each team has to play to make next year's schedule work is about 11 (162/15).

OE -- figure about one or two games over 11 to account for off days, etc.