Comments on: Note: Mets Building Frequent Flyer Miles

By: Nate W.

Nate W. — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:57:09 +0000

In the second half of the season the Mets leave the Eastern time zone twice for a total of six games.

The Mets get to play the Yankees, Mariners and Rangers in IL play.

They have a ton of games left against the Phillies, Marlins, and Braves so they have a great chance to make up games against the teams ahead of them.

I’d say the schedule is overwhelmingly in the Mets favor this year.

By: uppertank

uppertank — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 21:50:36 +0000

Tim McCarver is a creep!
DynaDash Rules!
GO METS GO!!!

By: Chiefman

Chiefman — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 17:03:27 +0000

I agree with the criticism of ESPN. It has transformed from a sports fan’s dream channel to a shameless, self-promoting unlikeable monster. What they’ve done to baseball is bad, but waht they’ve done to college football is even worse…inane in-game phone interviews, idiotic guest starting lineup introductions and endless babble about too many things other than the game we are trying to watch. Sadly, they have the rights to so many properties –exacerbated by their ABC situation– that real sports fans have few other options. They clearly are far more interested in expanding their empire since they already have te rest of us by the nuts. Shame on them.

By: cyclone

cyclone — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:48:38 +0000

Shill.

By: m00kie

m00kie — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:43:40 +0000

and ESPN used to show sports, now they show news with sports clips. Even during a game they can’t resist some breaking 6 hour old news.

By: m00kie

m00kie — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:42:41 +0000

it was nice to see Joe looking so miserable all weekend

;)

By: KFS

KFS — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:11:10 +0000

Them complaining about travel is like me complaining about working 9-5pm 5 days a week (which is a dream to me at this point). They’re not exactly sitting in seats that don’t recline more than 3 inches and they’re not exactly sleeping at Motel 6s.

And to say playing baseball for a living, correct that, to say playing MLB baseball for a living is a “situation” is like saying being King of Saudi Arabia is a nightmare.

By: robmenna

robmenna — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:00:57 +0000

The Mets should destory the plane a la 86 to further boost their team chemistry

By: LenF

LenF — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:00:32 +0000

ESPN and TBS picked the first couple months of national Sunday games prior to the season but once the season starts MLB gives them the flexibility to select the games for the rest of the year with a minimum number of days’ notice.

It’s much like the NFL and their flex scheduling with NBC and the way many nationally college football games are scheduled. ESPN wants to wait to ensure they pick up games that have the best current storylines.

For example, I am sure we will start to see a Rays’ game or two moved to Sunday if they continue to play well. If ESPN were forced to pick their entire schedule prior to the start of the season, then they most likely would not consider any Rays games. Now that they have become a story, ESPN can showcase them one night.

By: stickguy

stickguy — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:57:26 +0000

at the risk of being flamed, ESPN moving the game wasn’t bad for all the fans.

Keep in mind that the vast majority of the fans didn’t go to the game. And those are the ones that ESPN cares about (well, the advertisers do!)

I know it sucked for adults that got home late, and any kids that got scratched from going (or at least running the bases). But it was actually better for many people that weren’t going to the game anyway, and either weren’t hoe to watch during the day, or like me, are out of market and got the treat of watching them play in HD.

I do agree that they should decide much earlier (like when the schedule is made) what the night games are going to be, and at minimum the Mets should offer to exchange the tickets.