Random Question

[Barony]

Do MLB teams leave the night after a game or the next morning? So, did the Twins fly out last night or this morning early?

[Duffman]

They arrived in NY at 3:30 this morning.

[mrklean]

Bunch of [PoorWordUsage], MLB really needs to step up and give teams a break its the playoffs come on

[genegodawa]

Heard Selig on ESPN radio this am talking about more teams in the playoffs but then they would have to shorten the reg season and that means less rev to each team and no teams agree to do that so it sounds like every available chance for rest is already used up and there is no chance for a break between games/series.....shoulda kept the roof/dome.

Hey, wasn't MN one of those teams being mentioned a few yrs back in discussions around reducing the number of MLB teams?

Lucky that didn't happen.

[pegleg]

What I don't understand is they play today after traveling last night and then have an off day on Thursday and Saturday. Why not play Thursday and Friday, travel back to Minnesota on Saturday.

[Scott K]

The Yankees had the choice of either playing the first game on Wed, or on Thursday, they chose Wed because we wouldnt get the rest we need, and they would be able to use 3 pitchers due to the extra day off.

[pegleg]

Why wouldn't Major League baseball determine when the series would start? I could see if the stadium was used for something else but Yankee Stadium is baseball only. I suppose MLB didn't want to tick off the Yankees.

[Scott K]

It is the benefit of hosting the series. If we had the best record, we could have chosen Thursday if we wanted.

[zamboni]

Hey, wasn't MN one of those teams being mentioned a few yrs back in discussions around reducing the number of MLB teams?

Lucky that didn't happen.

Mr Selig was a part of a hush/hush under the table personal loan from Carl Pohlad. Had the Twins contracted under his power the fit would hit the shan (thanks Toby Keith for that one)

[Double D]

Remember, that play in game would have been Monday if not for the Vikings game.

DD