Interleague Schedule favors the Rangers

by Oddibee on May 21, 2010 12:53 PM CDT

"In the AL West, the Rangers' schedule was designed by, I don't know, Jim Sundberg or someone. They get a silly nine games against the Pirates and Astros, and they miss the Cardinals. The rest of the division combined plays nine against the Cards and three against the other two. That is a huge swing in a division that may see all four teams separated by less than eight games. The interleague schedule is going to give the Rangers an edge that they really shouldn't have in a well-designed league."

Hadn't really considered this -- and I'm bummed because I was really hoping the Cardinals would come to town this year -- but Sheehan is right, this could add three or four games to the Rangers margin in the AL West this year. Not that I think the M's will be within 8 games of the Rangers by the end of July, of course.

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Nice....

well I wont complain

by I am Neftali Feliz on May 21, 2010 12:59 PM CDT reply actions

Thanks, Sunny

I would have liked to have seen Pujols in person though.

That's why they call them business sox

by egriffey on May 21, 2010 1:00 PM CDT reply actions

i saw him play

in saint louis last year. he ain’t all that.

j/k. it was awesome getting to see him play

My virtual Texas Rangers Cards

by gossamer on May 21, 2010 2:37 PM CDT up reply actions

you can see him in the fall baseball classic...

(if you go to a game in tampa bay)

defeatist pussy lives here

by sam in so cal on May 21, 2010 4:17 PM CDT up reply actions

Throw the records out the window when you're fighting for the Silver Boot.

It’s a boot, and it’s silver.

by 3hacks on May 21, 2010 1:03 PM CDT reply actions

And it's capitalized.

Josey would be proud.

by bhudson on May 21, 2010 1:04 PM CDT up reply actions

sorry...

Proud

by bhudson on May 21, 2010 1:04 PM CDT up reply actions

If the Boot was bronze...

would either team play as hard?

by cmkelly29 on May 21, 2010 1:06 PM CDT up reply actions

would they play harder if it was gold?

by ab03 on May 21, 2010 1:10 PM CDT up reply actions

Platinum is the thing, these days.

by bhudson on May 21, 2010 1:22 PM CDT up reply actions

THEY ALL COME OUT WITH FIRE AND INTENSITY WHEN THEY PLAY FOR THE SILVER BOOT, 3hacks!!

NOTHING BUT WARRIORS OUT THERE!

"A win is a win. Kinda like banging a hogger on Spring Break. You’re glad hardly anybody saw you do it but at the end of the day you got laid."-- Josey Wales

by TooLegitToQuit on May 21, 2010 1:14 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions

Fuckin' Soldiers.

Soulja’s, I mean.

by bhudson on May 21, 2010 1:22 PM CDT up reply actions

Not according to Torii

If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.

by GhettoBear04 on May 21, 2010 1:28 PM CDT up reply actions

heh

by Mike E on May 23, 2010 4:16 AM CDT up reply actions

Yes, the interleague schedules are ridiculous

Interleague began in 1997 and STL vs TEX has happened in one season. Cardinals came here for 3 games in 2004.

Meanwhile, this will be the 4th time they’ve played the Pirates. Yes, it helps the Rangers, but the (alleged) purpose of interleague play was to let fans in certain cities see players/teams they don’t get to see very often.

Of course, MLB can’t even make sure there are 15 games scheduled every Memorial Day, July 4th, and Labor Day. All 30 teams should be in action on those days, and they should all play afternoon games. The fact that 4 AL teams (including the Rangers) are off on Memorial Day pisses me off.

by Hard8 on May 21, 2010 1:35 PM CDT reply actions

wow, didnt realize that last part

thats pretty much terrible. You would think with the amount of money that could be made they’d pay more attention to it.

Feliz says his greatest thrill was striking out Boston Red Sox DH David Ortiz, one of his heroes. Yet, when he called to tell his parents, his mother had a request: Strike out New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez, too.
"So when I did that," Feliz says, "I told my mom, 'There you go. There's your present. Don't ask me to strike anyone else out, OK?'

by blalock84 on May 21, 2010 2:06 PM CDT up reply actions

Agree on having every team play on those days

stupid for MLB not to, but the afternoon part of it is not necessarily the best idea.

by Cav0 on May 21, 2010 2:25 PM CDT up reply actions

yeah

They are just throwing away money by no playing on Memorial Day.

Thank you Houston for drafting Jason Castro.

by RangerMad on May 21, 2010 3:05 PM CDT up reply actions

even better

They don’t play the Reds either. They play the Marlins and 4 teams that have 4 of the 5 worst records in the NL including the Astros twice who are the worst.

by brentash on May 21, 2010 4:34 PM CDT via mobile reply actions

Who's..

..bitchin’?

by SirChris4 on May 21, 2010 8:59 PM CDT reply actions

something needs to be done about the schedule

It’s stupid to have teams in the same division playing different schedules. The great thing about interleague is playing teams lik StL. Who wants to see The Pirates? If we don’t play the marquee teams what’s the point? There’s enough shit teams in the AL without playing the NL trash.

by styler27 on May 24, 2010 5:06 PM CDT via mobile reply actions