OK, it is just 3 games in Baltimore but October baseball will happen in 2009 - unless those games are rained out.
The full schedule can be seen here.
Highlights...
April
4 home games to start vs Detroit. A 7:15 pm start time for the home opener on Monday April 6th.
14 road games, Cleveland/Minnesota/Chicago/Kansas City
10 home games, Detroit/Oakland/Texas
Just one day off, the 20th, outside of any pre-season opening days off.
May
15 home games, Baltimore/Cleveland/NYY/White Sox/Boston
14 road games, Angles/Oakland/Boston/Atlanta/Baltimore
2 off days, the 11th and 28th
By now the staff should be getting a bit tired. Odd to just have one interleague series floating here.
June
17 home games, Angles/Kansas City/Florida/Cincinnati/Philadelphia/Tampa Bay
10 road games, Texas/Philadelphia/Washington
3 off days, the 1st, 15th, 22nd
July
10 home games, Tampa Bay/Boston/Cleveland
14 road games, NYY/Tampa Bay/Baltimore/Seattle/Oakland - 10 in a row just before the All-Star break
7 off days, 4 day All Star break
August
14 home games, NYY/Baltimore/Boston/Angles/Tampa Bay
12 road games, Oakland/NYY/Tampa Bay/Boston/Texas
5 off days - 3rd, 6th, 13th, 17th, 27th - well rested this month
September/October
15 home games, NYY/Minnesota/Baltimore/Seattle
17 road games, Texas/Detroit/NYY/Tampa Bay/Boston/Baltimore
2 off days - the 17th and 1st of October
Notes
April starts with games against other teams who think of 2008 as a year that was a missed opportunity in Detroit and Cleveland. Whoever misses out on the AL Central title between Minnesota and Chicago will feel that way too. A chance to either fatten up vs teams on the rebound, or a chance to get their butts kicked by teams on the rebound.
May sees the AL East at last, but just 9 times against the contenders with 2 series vs Boston and one vs NY
The last two days of June finally provides the Jays a shot against Tampa Bay. Philly is our designated NL rival again.
July has a 10 game road trip, ASB, then 9 game homestand before going out west just before the trade deadline.
August sees the Yankees, Tampa, and Boston play the Jays a total of 17 times so this is the make it or break it month. The off days should help ensure Halladay gets lots of those key starts.
September/October ends the season with just 2 games that are a pain to get to in Texas at the start of the month, then all eastern time zone. The day off between the games in NY and Tampa will be helpful I'm sure, as will the one off between the Boston and Baltimore series at the end should the Jays be in it at all by then.
The full schedule can be seen here.
Highlights...
April
4 home games to start vs Detroit. A 7:15 pm start time for the home opener on Monday April 6th.
14 road games, Cleveland/Minnesota/Chicago/Kansas City
10 home games, Detroit/Oakland/Texas
Just one day off, the 20th, outside of any pre-season opening days off.
May
15 home games, Baltimore/Cleveland/NYY/White Sox/Boston
14 road games, Angles/Oakland/Boston/Atlanta/Baltimore
2 off days, the 11th and 28th
By now the staff should be getting a bit tired. Odd to just have one interleague series floating here.
June
17 home games, Angles/Kansas City/Florida/Cincinnati/Philadelphia/Tampa Bay
10 road games, Texas/Philadelphia/Washington
3 off days, the 1st, 15th, 22nd
July
10 home games, Tampa Bay/Boston/Cleveland
14 road games, NYY/Tampa Bay/Baltimore/Seattle/Oakland - 10 in a row just before the All-Star break
7 off days, 4 day All Star break
August
14 home games, NYY/Baltimore/Boston/Angles/Tampa Bay
12 road games, Oakland/NYY/Tampa Bay/Boston/Texas
5 off days - 3rd, 6th, 13th, 17th, 27th - well rested this month
September/October
15 home games, NYY/Minnesota/Baltimore/Seattle
17 road games, Texas/Detroit/NYY/Tampa Bay/Boston/Baltimore
2 off days - the 17th and 1st of October
Notes
April starts with games against other teams who think of 2008 as a year that was a missed opportunity in Detroit and Cleveland. Whoever misses out on the AL Central title between Minnesota and Chicago will feel that way too. A chance to either fatten up vs teams on the rebound, or a chance to get their butts kicked by teams on the rebound.
May sees the AL East at last, but just 9 times against the contenders with 2 series vs Boston and one vs NY
The last two days of June finally provides the Jays a shot against Tampa Bay. Philly is our designated NL rival again.
July has a 10 game road trip, ASB, then 9 game homestand before going out west just before the trade deadline.
August sees the Yankees, Tampa, and Boston play the Jays a total of 17 times so this is the make it or break it month. The off days should help ensure Halladay gets lots of those key starts.
September/October ends the season with just 2 games that are a pain to get to in Texas at the start of the month, then all eastern time zone. The day off between the games in NY and Tampa will be helpful I'm sure, as will the one off between the Boston and Baltimore series at the end should the Jays be in it at all by then.
