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2016 Schedule

Edgy MD Sep 08 2015 06:12 PM

For what may be the first time in history, the two World Series teams will open against each other, as the Mets head to Kansas City, opening on the road, and in another league. http://theguycornernyc.com/2015/09/08/m ... -schedule/ Hosting Phillie for the home opener, April 8.

Ceetar Sep 08 2015 06:16 PM Re: 2016 Schedule

Ceetar Sep 08 2015 06:17 PM Re: 2016 Schedule

the game, offday, game, offday bit is gonna be a bummer.

Edgy MD Sep 08 2015 06:24 PM Re: 2016 Schedule

I heard the Mets plan to pitch Harvey the first three games of the season. Counting on MGiM for that series in Detroit.

seawolf17 Sep 08 2015 06:24 PM Re: 2016 Schedule

Ceetar wrote: the game, offday, game, offday bit is gonna be a bummer. Yes, but it means Studly McAceman gets to start games one and three. At least it would if this was a video game.

G-Fafif Sep 08 2015 06:26 PM Re: 2016 Schedule

Last time Mets neither opened nor closed a 162-game regular season at home: 1984. These things can change along the way. In 1994, Mets opened in Chicago and prematurely closed in Philadelphia due to strike. In 1999, Mets opened in Miami and closed the scheduled portion of their regular season at Shea, but then had a tiebreaker to take care of Cincy, which was, technically, their last regular-season game. In 2001, Mets were scheduled to open and close in Atlanta, but because of the postponement of a week's worth of games after 9/11, they ended their season at Shea. So anything can happen, but 2016 -- open in KC, close in Philly -- is shaping up as 32-year first.

dgwphotography Sep 08 2015 06:28 PM Re: 2016 Schedule

I love it when Adam Rubin plays the part of troll: #Mets probables: April 4 at KC: deGrom April 6 at KC: Matz April 8 vs. PHL: Syndergaard https://twitter.com/AdamRubinESPN/st...00289102946304

Ceetar Sep 08 2015 06:28 PM Re: 2016 Schedule

Edgy MD wrote: For what may be the first time in history, the two World Series teams will open against each other, as the Mets head to Kansas City, opening on the road, and in another league. That'll be fun. first time teams of ANY World Series opened a season was 1999 when the '82 loser Brewers opened in St. Louis. This season the Phillies and Red Sox reprised 1915. (which I have to assume someone noticed right? 100 years?) the game, offday, game, offday bit is gonna be a bummer. Yes, but it means Studly McAceman gets to start games one and three. At least it would if this was a video game. Means it's easier to keep the 5th guy down for a DH. :-D

Gwreck Sep 08 2015 06:31 PM Re: 2016 Schedule

The Mets' website (erroneously?) lists the dates against the Tigers as home games for the Mets.

Ceetar Sep 08 2015 06:35 PM Re: 2016 Schedule

Gwreck wrote: The Mets' website (erroneously?) lists the dates against the Tigers as home games for the Mets. wishful thinking? If they were it'd be 21 consecutive days in NY for the Mets.

TransMonk Sep 08 2015 06:39 PM Re: 2016 Schedule

I like the four game weekend series in Milwaukee...though I'm not sure that interests anyone but me. I'm planning a trip to NYC in late August or early September, so I'm likely to see one (or more) of the divisional games during the 8/26-9/4 homestand. I'm kinda bummed that both the White Sox and Twins go to Citi this time...I'd travel to either one of those series if the Mets were on the road.

G-Fafif Sep 08 2015 06:46 PM Re: 2016 Schedule

Cleveland avoids Flushing for the twelfth consecutive regular season. Longest such streak (dating to 2004), now that Blue Jays and Red Sox have made trips.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Sep 08 2015 06:56 PM Re: 2016 Schedule

Looks almost certain our 2016 road trip goes thru Chicago in July.

bmfc1 Nov 02 2015 03:43 PM Re: 2016 Schedule

ESPN can pick a game to move to Sunday night as the season opener. I wouldn't be surprised if it's the Mets @ KC "rematch".

seawolf17 Nov 02 2015 03:52 PM Re: 2016 Schedule

Edgy MD wrote: For what may be the first time in history, the two World Series teams will open against each other, as the Mets head to Kansas City, opening on the road, and in another league. That was a good call in early September, Edge.

bmfc1 Nov 02 2015 04:02 PM Re: 2016 Schedule Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Nov 02 2015 04:21 PM

bmfc1 wrote: ESPN can pick a game to move to Sunday night as the season opener. I wouldn't be surprised if it's the Mets @ KC "rematch". I retract this comment as it appears that Cubs/LAA has already been picked for the ESPN opener: http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/schedule/index.j ... 04/03/2016 Now I'm told at a broadcasting board that there might be more than one game that Sunday so it could still happen.

Mets Willets Point Nov 02 2015 04:04 PM Re: 2016 Schedule

History repeats itself because the Mets started the 2007 season playing at St. Louis. I remember the Mets winning and the narrative was "the Mets have a measure of revenge on the NLCS loss" which pissed me off because no regular season win is any manner of revenge on a post-season loss (although winning is preferable to more losing, of course).

Frayed Knot Nov 19 2015 08:22 PM Re: 2016 Schedule

ESPN can pick a game to move to Sunday night as the season opener. I wouldn't be surprised if it's the Mets @ KC "rematch". I retract this comment as it appears that Cubs/LAA has already been picked for the ESPN opener: http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/schedule/index.j ... 04/03/2016 Now I'm told at a broadcasting board that there might be more than one game that Sunday so it could still happen. YUP! MLB going to Three Sunday April 3rd openers -- all to involve 2015 playoff teams and all to be televised by ESPN -- including the Mets @ Royals which will be the featured Sunday night game (meaning that our GKR fix will need to wait an extra day before being fulfilled). Cards @ Pirates at 1:00, Jays @ Rays at 4PM are the other Sunday games. ESPN then returns to broadcast 4 more openers on Monday. The article doesn't go on to mention whether those will be the final time they mention baseball for the rest of the year or not. Also back this year will be the synchronized final day of the regular season -- all 3 PM EDT games on Sunday Oct 2. http://m.mlb.com/news/article/157684628 ... rst-sunday

Ceetar Nov 19 2015 08:42 PM Re: 2016 Schedule

and game 2 moved to Tuesday. Mets will leave Matz in Florida and carry a DH for the first two (7) games until they need him on the 12th.

Edgy MD Nov 19 2015 09:14 PM Re: 2016 Schedule

Check it out. I called the World Series participants on September 8.

Frayed Knot Nov 19 2015 09:28 PM Re: 2016 Schedule

I hadn't realized (mainly because I paid no attention to next year's sked until just now) that it's only a two-game series vs KC to open the season (Royals come to Citi for a 2-gamer later on). That means, now with the Sunday start, that they play only twice over the first five days of the season: Sunday & Tuesday, but then not again until the home opener on Friday. That kinda suxx.

bmfc1 Nov 20 2015 02:35 AM Re: 2016 Schedule

Theoretically, the Mets could leave the 3d starter in Florida until six days into the season as the Opening Day starter (Sunday) can also start the home opener (Friday).

bmfc1 Dec 21 2015 07:55 PM Re: 2016 Schedule

May 29 is now a night game thanks to ESPN. The Mets might lose two 1 PM starts as a result because the next day (Memorial Day) they have a scheduled 1:10 start at home. I'm thinking that they might move it to a 4 or 7 PM start.

Frayed Knot Mar 30 2016 03:51 AM Re: 2016 Schedule Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Mar 31 2016 01:44 PM

Just really giving the full season schedule a thorough look now ... 13 Saturday home games this season: 11 night games* (including the very first week on 4/9) plus two 4 PM games The 1 o'clock Saturday start time is officially dead, even on potentially cold weather days (early April, late September). At least there's not the indignity, such as has happened in some years, of an off day on Memorial Day and/or Labor Day. Both Memorial Day & July 4 (Mondays each) are home games and day games. Labor Day Monday also a day game but in Cincy. * including (at least according to the sked I'm seeing) an 8:15 start time vs Atlanta on June 18 Whatsupwitzat?

bmfc1 Mar 30 2016 11:02 AM Re: 2016 Schedule

FK: FOX game.

Frayed Knot Mar 30 2016 12:25 PM Re: 2016 Schedule

So all the clever folks at FOX figure that making this a 5:15 PDT start time instead of 4:00 is going to entice a whole lot more west coast dudes to plop themselves in front of a TV set, on a Saturday afternoon in June no less, for an out of town baseball game from back east. Yeah sure, whatever.