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MLB Scheduling: May 2016
Best Source of Information for all 30 MLB Ballparks – and network of stadium afficionado’s
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Before You read the Month Schedule, here are 30 Links to Ballpark Chaser Guides, that will aid you in your road trip quests.
American League
AL EAST
Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY (New York Yankees)
Fenway Park, Boston, MA (Boston Red Sox)
Rogers Centre, Toronto, ON (Toronto Blue Jays)
Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL (Tampa Bay Rays)
Oriole Park, Baltimore, MD (Baltimore Orioles)
AL CENTRAL
Comerica Park, Detroit, MI (Detroit Tigers)
U.S. Cellular, Chicago, IL (Chicago White Sox)
Progressive Field, Cleveland, OH (Cleveland Indians)
Target Field, Minneapolis, MN (Minnesota Twins)
Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO (Kansas City Royals)
AL WEST
Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Anaheim, CA (Los Angeles Angels)
Rangers Ballpark, Arlington, TX (Texas Rangers)
Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX (Houston Astros)
Safeco Field, Seattle, WA (Seattle Mariners)
O.co Coliseum, Oakland, CA (Oakland Athletics)
National League
NL EAST
Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA (Philadelphia Phillies)
Nationals Park, Washington, DC (Washington Nationals)
Marlins Park, Miami, FL (Miami Marlins)
Citi Field, Flushing, NY (New York Mets)
Turner Field, Atlanta, GA (Atlanta Braves)
NL CENTRAL
Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, OH (Cincinnati Reds)
Miller Park, Milwaukee, WI (Milwaukee Brewers)
Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL (Chicago Cubs)
PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA (Pittsburgh Pirates)
Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO (St. Louis Cardinals)
NL WEST
AT&T Park, San Francisco, CA (San Francisco Giants)
Petco Park, San Diego, CA (San Diego Padres)
Chase Field, Phoenix, AR (Arizona Diamondbacks)
Coors Field, Denver, CO (Colorado Rockies)
Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, CA (LA Dodgers)
Also do yourself a favor and read this blog on the 30 MLB Park Pass-Port here
MLB Scheduling 2016
Day + Date Away and Home, Times Start In EST
Dodgers Are The 2016 World Series Odd Favorite: There Is No Way They Should Be
Back to Back AL pennants and this years World Series Winners. Yet by the Vegas odds board, they are not even in the top 10? Wrong… They play in the most winnable Division right now based on their talent, and are returning to 2016 with a great amount of their young nucleus. Pick them as the best bet on the board right now from this gambling establishment.
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These odds are courtesy of vegasodds.com for the 2016 World Series.
Dodgers 8/1
Worst odd on the board. Losing Greinke will crush rotation. There is a chemistry problem there too.
Mets 10/1
Should be the National League favorite if replace Cespedes and Murphy. Lots of salary room to spend if Wilpon’s can spend.
Blue Jays 10/1
Need to sign a capable #2 Starter like Samardzija and should be the AL favorite.
Cubs 10/1
Like them to sign Price and win the Division in 2016, however in tough with Bucs/Cards. This is a bad odd.
Nats 10/1
This odd is about right. Washington and New York are going to get fat on the Phillies and Braves for a few years. Read the rest of this entry
An Open Invitation For MLB To Hire Me
Chuck Booth and Larry Lucchino talk baseball in the RF reserved seats at Fenway.
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Okay. Lets start this blog by coming clean about my intentions. I want for the MLB to hire me as a travel ‘host/public speaker/blogger – or whatever they want me to do for a salary to work out of New York.
I bring a vast amount of travel knowledge when it comes to the 30 MLB cities that are in the Majors. I have visited all of them five times or more in the last 7 years alone.
Just call me in for an interview and present me geography challenges involving a few ballparks, and see what I come with. Read the rest of this entry
Major League Baseball Schedule: Month Of April 2016
Best Source of Information for all 30 MLB Ballparks – and network of stadium afficionado’s
Ballpark Chaser Guides Links Courtesy of http://www.ballparkchasers.com:
Also do yourself a favor and read this blog on the 30 MLB Park Pass-Port here
Before You read the Month Schedule, here are 30 Links to Ballpark Chaser Guides, that will aid you in your road trip quests.
American League
AL EAST
Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY (New York Yankees)
Fenway Park, Boston, MA (Boston Red Sox)
Rogers Centre, Toronto, ON (Toronto Blue Jays)
Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL (Tampa Bay Rays)
Oriole Park, Baltimore, MD (Baltimore Orioles)
AL CENTRAL
Comerica Park, Detroit, MI (Detroit Tigers)
U.S. Cellular, Chicago, IL (Chicago White Sox)
Progressive Field, Cleveland, OH (Cleveland Indians)
Target Field, Minneapolis, MN (Minnesota Twins)
Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO (Kansas City Royals)
AL WEST
Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Anaheim, CA (Los Angeles Angels)
Rangers Ballpark, Arlington, TX (Texas Rangers)
Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX (Houston Astros)
Safeco Field, Seattle, WA (Seattle Mariners)
O.co Coliseum, Oakland, CA (Oakland Athletics)
National League
NL EAST
Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA (Philadelphia Phillies)
Nationals Park, Washington, DC (Washington Nationals)
Marlins Park, Miami, FL (Miami Marlins)
Citi Field, Flushing, NY (New York Mets)
Turner Field, Atlanta, GA (Atlanta Braves)
NL CENTRAL
Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, OH (Cincinnati Reds)
Miller Park, Milwaukee, WI (Milwaukee Brewers)
Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL (Chicago Cubs)
PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA (Pittsburgh Pirates)
Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO (St. Louis Cardinals)
NL WEST
AT&T Park, San Francisco, CA (San Francisco Giants)
Petco Park, San Diego, CA (San Diego Padres)
Chase Field, Phoenix, AR (Arizona Diamondbacks)
Coors Field, Denver, CO (Colorado Rockies)
Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, CA (LA Dodgers)
Also do yourself a favor and read this blog on the 30 MLB Park Pass-Port here
MLB Scheduling 2015
Day + Date Away and Home, Times Start In EST
MLB Season Opening Series
Interleague 2016 Master Schedule
MLB Scheduling 2016
Day + Date Away and Home, Times Start In EST
APR
WEEK 1 (Includes Season Opener Sunday Apr.3, 2016)
Sunday, Apr 3
TBD
Monday, Apr 4 (1 Game)
Mets @ Royals TBD
Tuesday Apr 5 (2 Games)
Cubs @ Angels TBD (Angel Stadium Season Opener)
Tigers @ Marlins TBD (Marlins Park Season Opener)
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The Most Recent No Hitter For Each Franchise (Updated for Max Scherzer, October 3, 2015 )
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TWO NO HITTERS IN ONE YEAR!!
Well you can not blame Max Scherzer for the Nationals’ woes! He came to DC and found himself getting two no hitters in the same year!
The last time someone did two in one year it was Roy Halladay doing one in the regular season and another in the the Division Series.
Scherzer had the second game of a lifetime and Washington has its third no hitter since the last day of the 2014 season after not having one since 1931.
Not a bad way to say goodbye to the season for Scherzer.
It is time to update my list!
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – September 14, 2015
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Lots of stuff is happening as baseball hits the home stretch. An all Texas series has playoff implications, the Yankees and Rays played a thriller and the Cespedes/Harper debate is just silly.
Meanwhile one of my listeners thinks I talk too much about the Red Sox and Giants. They may have a point. Either way, I found a way to remedy that.
It is a no home team bias episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Jayson Werth, Jose Abreu, Clayton Kershaw, Taijuan Walker, Alex Gordon, Ramon Cabrera and Erasmo Ramirez all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – September 13, 2015
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It is Sunday and time for The Sunday Request.
@sullybaseball should he get some hall of fame consideration? http://t.co/movvhnsd4f
— chaim (@frymorn) September 9, 2015
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This is a tougher question than I anticipated. Tim Hudson probably belongs in that wonderful subgroup of pitchers who had terrific peaks, were World Series Champions but fell short of the Hall of Fame. Perhaps a new museum needs to be made for them.
It is an all inclusive episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Madison Bumgarner, Corey Seager, Hector Santiago, Jose Bautista, John Lackey, Greg Garcia and Brett Gardner all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball
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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – September 1, 2015
Chris Carlson, Associated Press
While I slept last night, the Giants lost a devastating 14 inning marathon to the Dodgers. Had they won, I would be proclaiming the NL West was theirs to lose.
Because they lost, a September 1 showdown between Bumgarner and Greinke could be the game of the year.
Wake up sleepy head, it is The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Adrian Gonzale, David Ortiz, Bartolo Colon, Dallas Keuchel, Ryan Zimmerman, Mark Trumbo, Shelby Miller and David Price all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball
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The Most Recent No Hitter For Each Franchise (Updated for Jake Arrieta, August 30, 2015)
Charles LeClaire, USA TODAY Sports
I think the Cubs have their Wild Card Game Starter!
No offense Jon Lester. But I have a feeling that Jake Arrieta is the right man for the job.
No hits, 1 walk, 1 error and 12 strikeouts? And the Dodgers get no hit AGAIN in the last 2 weeks.
Not a bad night for the man we can all call the Cubs ACE!
It is time to update my list!
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – August 30, 2015
It is time for the SUNDAY REQUEST
@sullybaseball worst full season manager in the last 40 years?
— Theo Jordan (@theojor) August 28, 2015
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A thought provoking request, if for no other reason than it took me forever to figure out how to even make this evaluation!
It is a “Who is to blame here?” episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Edwin Encarnacion, Luis Severino, Joey Votto, Lance Lynn, Brian Dozier, Garrett Richards, Jacob deGrom and Scooter Gennett all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball
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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – August 24, 2015
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Don Mattingly violated the main rule: DO NOT TAKE OUT CLAYTON KERSHAW!
Dodger fans… look away. The next week or so could get ugly.
It is a “The walls are crashing down” episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Aaron Nola, Lance McCullers, Stephen Piscotty, Mike Moustakas, Clayton Kershaw, Kevin Gausman, Scooter Gennett and Mike Trout all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball
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The Most Recent No Hitter For Each Franchise (Updated for Mike Fiers, August 21, 2015)
(AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)
ASTRONOMICAL!
Mike Fiers pitched a masterpiece tonight. The Astros pitcher threw a no hitter and totally shut down the reeling Dodgers, retiring the last 21.
It is the kind of game that could be the inspiration for ONE first place team and the low point for another.
And while we are here, let’s salute Roy Oswalt, Peter Munro, Kirk Saarloos, Brad Lidge, Octavio Dotel andBilly Wagner . They were the Astros pitchers who combined for a no hitter back in 2003. It was fun for them to be listed here until tonight.
But this is Mike Fiers night!
It is time to update my list!
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – August 15, 2015
TOPPS
Mike LaCoss, pitcher for the 1989 National League Champion Giants, returns to the Podcast.
He shares his memories of the 1987 Division title, passing the Reds and thoughts of the memorable 1989 postseason.
It is a HUM BABY episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Matt Kemp, Manny Machado, Jaime Garcia, CoreyKluber, Joey Votto, Coco Crisp, David Price and Bartolo Colon all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball
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The Most Recent Cycle Hit For Each Team (Updated for Matt Kemp, August 14, 2015 )
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THE FIRST PADRE CYCLE!!!
No Padre has ever thrown a no hitter. No Padres team has ever won the World Series. No Padre had ever hit for the cycle… until now.
Matt Kemp hit a fly ball that ricocheted off the right center field wall in Coors Field. By the time he stood at third base, the cycle was achieved.
This has been a rough year for the Padres and for Kemp, but this hit must have felt sweet.
Here is the list, updated for today’s action!
The Most Recent No Hitter For Each Franchise (Updated for Hisashi Iwakuma, August 12, 2015 )
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A Masterpiece for Iwakuma!
This has been a let down of a season for the Seattle Mariners, but what a highlight for Iwakuma. The 5th no hitter in Seattle Mariners history and the first since the perfect game by Felix Hernandez in 2012.
It was also his first career complete game. It is a good thing they didn’t bring in Fernando Rodney for the 9th.
It is time to update my list!
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – August 11, 2015
AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin
James Shields cleared waivers, and trading for him makes a lot of sense for a lot of contenders
It is a “Help ourselves this year and next” episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Johnny Cueto, Gio Gonzalez, Avisail Garcia, Wellington Castillo, Jon Gray, Maikel Franco and Franklin Gutierrez all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – August 9, 2015
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It is time for the Sunday Request!
@sullybaseball Not sure if this is Sunday Request, but can you see Matt Duffy beating out Bryant and Pederson for NL ROTY?
— Greg M (@GTMGiantsFan) August 2, 2015
You bet. The numbers are on his side. As are many other arguments.
Plus I praise Jeff Banister for managing for the situation rather than the book.
Not all is what it seems on this episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Stephen Strasburg, Andrew McCutchen, Ubaldo Jimenez, Abraham Almonte, Tyson Ross, Curtis Granderson and David Ortiz all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – August 8, 2015
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Since changing managers in May, the Marlins have the worst record in the National League. If they have a new manager for 2016, who should it be?
Here is one hope that they hire Dusty Baker!
That and my sons get more into A’s Baseball on this episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Sonny Gray, Mike Trout, Chase Anderson, Dexter Fowler, Jimmy Rollins, Nathan Eovaldi, J. D. Martinez and Jordan Zimmermann all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball
The Most Recent Cycle Hit For Each Team (Updated for Adrian Beltre, August 3, 2015 )
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Adrian Beltre with the Tri Cycle.
The Rangers third baseman, who is quietly assembling a Hall of Fame resume, joined Bob Meusel, Babe Herman and Long John Reilly in the exclusive “Three Cycles in a Career” club.
OK, it isn’t quite Bonds, Aaron, Ruth, Mays… but it is kind of cool.
Bad news for Shin-Soo Choo who didn’t even last 3 weeks on this list!
Meanwhile Beltre is on here twice as the most recent cycle for the Rangers and the Mariners.
Here is the list, updated for today’s action!
The Most Recent No Hitter For Each Franchise (Updated for Cole Hamels, July 25, 2015)
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If this is Cole Hamels final game with the Phillies, what a way to go!
The Phillies should take advantage and trade Hamels RIGHT NOW before anyone thinks he has any arm issues. Getting an ace fresh off of a no hitter?
I think he is in good shape.
This is also the first no hitter thrown against the Cubs since Sandy Koufax in 1965. A cool fact but the end of a Twitter account called @CubsNoHitStreak which reminded the world of their ability to break up no nos in every game since.
Alas, it is no more.
No. 7,921: Cole Hamels has no-hit the Cubs. The Streak dies.
— Cubs No-Hit Streak (@CubsNoHitStreak) July 25, 2015
A few more thoughts… Cole Hamels has started more no hitters since September 1, 2014 than the Padres and Mets have had in their history combined.
But his last no hitter was a combined one, so that means Jake Diekman, Ken Giles and Jonathan Papelbon are off the list now.
They didn’t last long… not as long as Indians pitcher Len Barker who has been on this list since 1981.
It is time to update my list!
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – July 23, 2015
USA TODAY SPORTS
The A’s had 7 All Stars in 2014. After today’s deal of Scott Kazmir, only the injured Sean Doolittle is left.
The Astros made a smart deal to improve and the A’s did the right thing by selling at the peak value.
Also, I talk about gum throwing and styling at home after a grand slam.
The trading season has begun and it is episode 1,003 for The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Joey Votto, Preston Tucker, Mike Leake, Edinson Volquez, Adam Lind, Nelson Cruz and Julio Teheran all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball
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The Most Recent Cycle Hit For Each Team (Updated for Shin-Soo Choo, July 21, 2015)
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First Texas cycle in 2 years!
Lots of people hit their cycles in Colorado. Choo is the latest. In fact his teammate Delino DeShields almost joined him if only he could have connected for a Coors homer himself.
Either way, it was safe to say that humidor or no humidor, it was a good night to hit in Colorado (except for the Rockies who were shutout, 9-0.
Here is the list, updated for today’s action!
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – July 17, 2015
After a Giants game in May at AT&T Park, I wandered around the ballpark and pondered the fabric of the universe and the connections that constitute reality.
It is what I do.
It is a cosmic and Giant episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – July 5, 2015
It is the Sunday Request
Instagram Follower CHURCHILL BEE wants me to go back to the long lost spots of San Francisco Baseball.
I return to all the former homes of San Francisco baseball teams and try to find any clue that they played there… and it led me to an aisle of an Office Depot.
It is a star spangled episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Clay Buchholz, Jeff Locke, Kris Bryant, C. J. Cron, Steven Souza Jr., Todd Frazier and Cody Anderson, all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball?
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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – July 2, 2015
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Three star pitchers are making a return to baseball, all before 10AM on the west coast.
While the AL East is all bunched together at the top, the return of injured players are making me think this could be the Rays division to lose.
It is a come back Episode 981 of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Carlos Carrasco, Robinson Cano, Johnny Cueto, Neil Walker, Lorenzo Cain, Bartolo Colon and Maikel Franco all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball?
The Most Recent No Hitter For Each Franchise (Updated for Max Scherzer, June 20, 2015 )
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Max Scherzer gets his first no hitter!
He nearly got a no hitter in his last start and nearly threw a perfect game (ah those hit by pitches.) I think he will take it. Man, Jordan Zimmermann didn’t last long on this list. After no Washington no hitter since Bobby Burke’s gem for the Senators in 1931 and no franchise no hitter since Dennis Martinez’s perfecto in 1991, Zimmermann ended the regular season of 2014 with a no no.
Now Scherzer takes Zimmermann’s place. And by the way he has been pitching, he will be back.
It is time to update my list!
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – June 19, 2015
AP Photo/Orlin Wagner
OF COURSE A-Rod hit a homer for his 3,000th hit.
It is a tale of two third baseman. One who is beloved by the fan base now and the other reviled. How things have changed for A-Rod and the Panda
It is a Hot Corner Episode 968 of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
CJ Wilson, Zack Greinke, Ryan Howard, Preston Tucker, Anthony Ranaudo, Manny Machado, Jaime Garcia and Yunel Escobar all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball?
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The Most Recent Cycle Hit For Each Team (Updated for Brock Holt – June 16, 2015)
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The First Cycle Hit for 2015!
With all the great hitters in baseball, naturally it is BROCK HOLT of the Red Sox who gets a single, double, triple and homer. Granted, I am not thrilled that he wears Wade Boggs’ number 26, but this is a day to celebrate.
Good bye John Valentin, no longer on this list.
I have compiled a list of the most current no hitter for each franchise, but here is the companion list for the cycle. Is it harder to hit for the cycle? Probably. But Holt did it!
Here is the list, updated for today’s action!
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – June 10, 2015
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The Royals are dominating the AL All Star Game vote. For some people, that is a problem that needs to be fixed. Um, why?
That and some no hitter thoughts on Episode 959 of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Chris Heston, Joey Votto, Masahiro Tanaka, Edwin Encarnacion, Giancarlo Stanton, Dan Haren, Yan Gomes and Eduardo Rodriguez all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball?
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