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2008 Postseason Schedule - FYI

Gwreck Sep 04 2008 09:28 PM Edited 2 time(s), most recently on Sep 12 2008 09:32 PM

Division Series There is no difference in scheduling for the NLDS this year. The top AL team will have the choice of the "A" series (starting October 1) or the "B" series (starting October 2). (Edit: It's now [url=http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/schedule/ps.jsp?y=08]confirmed[/url] that the top AL team gets the "choice" of when to start their series, therefore the NL schedules are the same for both sets of games in the division series.) Wed Oct 1 NLDS "A" - Game 1 NLDS "B" - Game 1 ALDS "A" - Game 1 Thu Oct 2 NLDS "A" - Game 2 NLDS "B" - Game 2 ALDS "B" - Game 1 Fri Oct 3 ALDS "A" - Game 2 ALDS "B" - Game 2 Sat Oct 4 NLDS "A" - Game 3 NLDS "B" - Game 3 Sun Oct 5 NLDS "A" - Game 4 (if necessary) NLDS "B" - Game 4 (if necessary) ALDS "A" - Game 3 ALDS "B" - Game 3 Mon Oct 6 ALDS "A" - Game 4 (if necessary) ALDS "B" - Game 4 (if necessary) Tue Oct 7 NLDS "A" - Game 5 (if necessary) NLDS "B" - Game 5 (if necessary) Wed Oct 8[ ALDS "A" - Game 5 (if necessary) ALDS "B" - Game 5 (if necessary) League Championship Series Thu Oct 9 NLCS Game 1 Fri Oct 10 NLCS Game 2 ALCS Game 1 Sat Oct 11 ALCS Game 2 Sun Oct 12 NLCS Game 3 Mon Oct 13 NLCS Game 4 ALCS Game 3 Tue Oct 14 ALCS Game 4 Wed Oct 16 NLCS Game 5 (if necessary) Thu Oct 16 ALCS Game 5 (if necessary) Fri Oct 17 NLCS Game 6 (if necessary) Sat Oct 18 NLCS Game 7 (if necessary) ALCS Game 6 (if necessary) Sun Oct 19 ALCS Game 7 (if necessary) World Series Wed Oct 22 Game 1 Thu Oct 23 Game 2 Sat Oct 25 Game 3 Sun Oct 26 Game 4 Mon Oct 27 Game 5 (if necessary) Wed Oct 29 Game 6 (if necessary) Thu Oct 30 Game 7 (if necessary)

DocTee Sep 04 2008 09:41 PM

Remind me: if both AL and NL CS end early, are we obliged to wait until the dates shown here for WS?

Gwreck Sep 04 2008 10:01 PM

Yes. All of these dates are fixed.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Sep 05 2008 05:35 AM

Thanks!

SI Metman Sep 05 2008 05:57 AM

Last year the ALDS teams had the choice, so it should be the NLDS year to choose.

Benjamin Grimm Sep 05 2008 07:02 AM

If, as we hope, the Mets make the playoffs and the Yankees don't, there should be less competition for the prime-time starts. (The Cubs might mess that up for us, though.)

Frayed Knot Sep 05 2008 07:09 AM

A larger pct of games are going to be in prime time anyway on account of the extra days off which they built in for TV purposes starting last year. That said, I HATE those extra off days - and it really bit them in the ass last year when only 2 series of the possible 7 went beyond the minimum leaving lots of holes in the sked.

Benjamin Grimm Sep 05 2008 07:17 AM

Wait, this can't be right: ] Sat Oct 18 NLCS Game 6 (if necessary) NLCS Game 7 (if necessary)

Gwreck Sep 05 2008 10:11 AM

Clearly a typo. That's AL Game 6 and NL 7.

Gwreck Sep 05 2008 10:20 AM

SI Metman wrote: Last year the ALDS teams had the choice, so it should be the NLDS year to choose. I thought so too, but the NLCS starts before the ALCS this year, again, which makes it unlikely that they'd allow Game 5 of the DS and Game 1 of the LCS on consecutive days. I did see somewhere the rumor that they would start only two division series games on the first day but I haven't confirmed that with solid info.

Gwreck Sep 12 2008 09:33 PM

Bump with the confirmation that the NL division series are the same this year.

Benjamin Grimm Sep 18 2008 02:22 PM

I just got the e-mail telling me I wasn't selected for NLDS tickets.

attgig Sep 18 2008 02:26 PM

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I just got the e-mail telling me I wasn't selected for NLDS tickets. me too :-(

attgig Sep 18 2008 02:29 PM

nlcs pool is up. [url]http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/nym/ticketing/postseason_tixop_form.jsp[/url] hopefully....

John Cougar Lunchbucket Sep 18 2008 02:30 PM

I gt the big FU too.

bmfc1 Sep 18 2008 02:34 PM

A no for me as well. Did Guiseppe Franco get a "yes" or does he get freebies?

Benjamin Grimm Sep 18 2008 02:35 PM

He's been AWOL since that woman from "topdot" started giving those phony news reports.

sharpie Sep 18 2008 02:37 PM

I gots the big no also.

Benjamin Grimm Sep 18 2008 02:38 PM

Is the Loser's Lounge still open? I'll phone for some shrimp.

Gwreck Sep 18 2008 02:53 PM

Yeah, I got shut out too. If anyone *did* get lucky and can spare a pair...

themetfairy Sep 24 2008 11:36 AM

Check your e-mail for second chance lottery notification.

Benjamin Grimm Sep 24 2008 11:43 AM

The only thing I've received from the Mets so far today is "Vote for Wright and you could be a VIP winner"

Gwreck Sep 24 2008 11:51 AM

Nothing, again. Keep your fingers crossed. I think I got into game 7 of the NLCS in '06 on something like the third-chance drawing.

sharpie Sep 24 2008 12:05 PM

They have likewise yet to realize my worthiness.

Benjamin Grimm Sep 24 2008 02:21 PM

If the Mets have to play the Brewers on Monday, would it be a day game or a night game? I remember that the tie-breaker in 1999 against the Reds was played at night, but I seem to recall that last year's game against the Phillies, had it been necessary, was going to be a day game. The Rockies and Padres did play a day game last year.

TransMonk Sep 24 2008 02:26 PM

I recall last year's COL/SDP game being at night. BB Ref shows the time the game started as 5:37PM, but does not denote what time zone that was in, but I'm assuming MST. I would think that ESPN would want a primetime game, especially if it's the only one and New York is playing.

Gwreck Sep 24 2008 02:27 PM

I think it depends in large part on how much travel would be required A. for the visiting team to get to the tiebreaker game and B. Where the winner/loser would have to fly to after the game. If they play at Shea, the Brewers would be coming in from Chicago and the winner would be returning to Chicago for a day off (Tuesday) before playing the Cubs on Wednesday. Seems to me no problem doing it at night. Now, if a rainout forced a makeup on Monday, and then a tiebreaker on Tuesday, the tiebreaker would probably be a day game.

Gwreck Sep 26 2008 10:05 AM

I'm told that "winner" emails are now going out for the NLCS.

Benjamin Grimm Sep 26 2008 10:09 AM

Ooh, really? I never got my "loser" e-mail... Is it possible...?

Gwreck Sep 26 2008 10:11 AM

Winner emails go out first, then loser emails. Keep your fingers crossed.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Sep 26 2008 10:39 AM

Yahoo Mail wrote: You have 0 unread messages.

bmfc1 Sep 26 2008 02:16 PM

Just got my "loser" message for the NCLS.

Benjamin Grimm Sep 26 2008 02:24 PM

Me too. ]Dear Mets Fan: Thank you for participating in the online random drawing for the opportunity to purchase tickets for potential 2008 Mets postseason games scheduled to be played at Shea Stadium. While your entry was not selected to purchase tickets for potential National League Championship Series games, you do remain registered for random drawings for opportunities to purchase tickets for potential 2008 World Series games scheduled to be played at Shea, should the Mets participate, and for any additional Championship Series drawings. Thank you again for your participation.

attgig Sep 26 2008 02:33 PM

:-( who's the big loser today... attgig's the big loser today.

sharpie Sep 26 2008 02:36 PM

sharpie is just as big a loser.

metirish Sep 26 2008 02:39 PM

NBC will be calling soon to ask us to participate in " The Biggest Loser" baseball edition.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Sep 27 2008 12:12 PM

Hey, I just succeeded in in a second chance drawing and bought 2 good seats (Upper Deck, section 2, row E) seats to the 2nd NLDS game (if necessary). Hey, youneverknow.

AG/DC Sep 27 2008 12:25 PM

Would you maybe like a date?

John Cougar Lunchbucket Sep 27 2008 12:28 PM

Maybe.

AG/DC Sep 27 2008 12:30 PM

Folks say I have nice smile.