4/2 Home Game vs. Boston changed to a Day Game

by gotgreen on Mar 12, 2008 9:19 PM PDT Comment 25 comments

So A's fans already lose out on two home games this season because of the two games in Japan. Now thanks to the Red Sox, the second game at home on April 2nd has been changed from a 7:05pm game to a 12:35pm game!!! (link)

The team had nothing to do with the decision, which, according to team officials was imposed by Major League Baseball at the behest of the Players Association. The Players Association argued that the Red Sox, who have a day off April 3 before playing at Toronto on April 4, need adequate time to adjust to Eastern time after a week in Japan and then a week on the West Coast.

What about all the people who got tickets and made plans to attend the night game? Not only does this game time change screw over the people who bought tickets and can't make a day game because of work, it also screws over even more A's fans because the game will not be televised on TV!

Typically, games against the Red Sox are near sellouts. The team has no plans to exchange tickets for fans who already have purchased seats, but who might not be able to make a day game. "We haven't had any calls today," Crowley said. "We're hoping that by getting the information out quickly, people can make alternate plans if they need to."

Why didn't the Players Association and the Red Sox voice their concerns about adjusting to the time change when they were asked to play in Japan and when the 2008 schedules came out? I am NOT a happy A's fan right now.

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Shocking

Shocking lack of sympathy for the red sox on your part. You could find yourself on the espn version of 60 minutes if you don't change attitude quick!

by Hot Cup Joe on Mar 12, 2008 9:25 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

How sad.

How very, very sad.

"You're just jealous. You wish you had a rally animal..." -CardinalWraith

by Boonee on Mar 12, 2008 10:09 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

What a joke.

Seriously. It's a total joke.

I'd like to see ANYBODY try to say that MLB doesn't absolutely f*cking cater to the Sox and Yanks.

Absolute bullshit.

by mikev on Mar 12, 2008 10:10 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

The team should at least offer to let people post tickets for free

on their ticket exchange website, so that people who can't make the game can get their money back.

Seems like the least they could do.

Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.

by PaulThomas on Mar 12, 2008 10:55 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Nah..

Thats too smart.

When will then be now? Soon.

by Syphon on Mar 12, 2008 11:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hey,

if anyone who can't make this game, please let me know. I'll buy your ticket from you.

by sf drift king on Mar 13, 2008 12:29 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

One thing I don't understand

about baseball scheduling is: Why is it that, when a team has an off day during a road trip, they fly out of the previous city late at night, immediately after their last game there, instead of on the off day?

In this case, apparently the Red Sox would have played the game in Oakland on Wednesday night, would have headed directly from the Coliseum to the airport, and would have arrived in Toronto at something like 8 a.m. on Thursday morning.

Why not spend Wednesday night at their hotel in San Francisco, head out to the airport around 10 a.m. and arrive in Toronto at maybe 7 or 8 p.m. Thursday evening? The game in Toronto is not until 7:15 Friday night.

Nobody ever uses a "travel day" to actually do their traveling anymore. This is especially noticeable in postseason.

by Soaker on Mar 12, 2008 11:40 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

the A's have certainly done this, as have other teams

by OaklandSi on Mar 13, 2008 8:17 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

No TV at all?

I'm pretty sure NRAFs will get the game if they have EI. Red Sox games are always on TV.

by Jennifer on Mar 13, 2008 6:20 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

NESN is scheduled to have it...

...so yeah.

"[Moneyball] is huge [in Japan], I guess, so I'm like a David Hasselhoff type or something..." -- Billy Beane

by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Mar 13, 2008 6:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Curt Shilling eats a fan in celebration.

Bay Area Wendy's placed on high alert.

The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus

by The Dogfather on Mar 13, 2008 8:23 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

It's not that it's a day game...

...but it should've been a day game all along. The schedule was delayed while they confirmed the Japan trip, they had plenty of time to hash out the start time for the game on April 2 at that point.

by Dr Pez on Mar 13, 2008 8:46 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

What will the bleachers chant?

"MEL-a-TON=in"?
Or just "Hey Manny! Manny! Manny! What time is it?"

by Englishmajor on Mar 13, 2008 12:40 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

WELL We are getting screwed...

but it may be a long season ....might as well get the vibe started early.

by IM4Oakgal on Mar 13, 2008 6:55 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

crap

Well no REAL reason to be pissed... it's not like our blessed "win expectancy" has changed in this game, right PT?

It's so great to be a little small market team that gets pushed around by everybody... thanks for the extra BS MLB.

by Brian in 317 on Mar 14, 2008 7:11 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Be fair ...

there's a big difference between scheduling a game, selling tickets and then rescheduling the game without giving exchanges or refunds than only giving A's fans 79 home games v 81 for everyone else.

I've gotta be honest -- 79 is enough for me. Heck, at my best, I never went to more than about 40 in a season. I probably won't get to more than 10 this year, regardless ...

"It's for your own good. Big strong Devo knows whats best for Poppy" -- Mossback

by devo on Mar 14, 2008 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm pissed because though

I would not have attended the game, I absolutely would have watched it on TV. Now I'm faced with the reality that I will see exactly one of the first four games, maybe catching bits of another on the radio and missing two entirely.

It's like they want to make sure fans aren't interested in the teams. God forbid we should actually be able to follow the A's.

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Mar 14, 2008 5:42 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Sorry for you Nico.

That does suck. I had MVP tics for that game and was going to go with two friends I haven't hung out with for awhile and was really excited to see. Now I can't go unless I take off work and I feel like I can't do that. So I am ticked off too. I did get lucky for the Japan games...at least my school is on Spring break and so I can set the alarm for 3:00 and turn on the TV. It's a little consolation.

by IM4Oakgal on Mar 15, 2008 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I might be able to adjust my work schedule

but my season ticket buddy isn't sure...so we may need to exchange our tickets for another game. If we do that the last day to do so would be the Saturday before the season opens in Oakland (spring training game against Giants at the coliseum). Opening night would be too late since we have to exchange tickets at least 48 hours in advance.

by OaklandSi on Mar 15, 2008 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I work at a school...

and I took a day off a couple of weeks ago for some doctor appointments and the students behaved so terribly that the sub quit in the middle of the day. Campus Security had to come and sit with them for the rest of the day. It was quite the fiasco...So I don't feel as if I can take off. The students that I work with are in an alternative program and are discipline problems.

by IM4Oakgal on Mar 15, 2008 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I don't blame you, I'd feel the same way

by OaklandSi on Mar 15, 2008 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

you may still be able to get opening night tix

my season ticket rep said i can mail in the 4/2 tickets to exchange them and let them know what game i want instead.

by gotgreen on Mar 15, 2008 11:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I have opening night tix

I'm a season ticket holder (fielder's choice package). the rules are that if I want to exchange tickets I already have for a future game I need to do so at least 48 hours before the game that I'm trying to exchange is played.

I am already going to the coliseum on 4/1, but that would be too late to exchange my tickets for 4/2 for something later. So I'll need to go to ticket services no later than saturday March 30 (when they play the giants, the office will be open) in order to exchange them.

Having had tickets get lost in the mail once, I no longer do that, unfortunately.
If my season ticket buddy can manage to attend the 4/2 game, I'll go to the game.

by OaklandSi on Mar 16, 2008 8:32 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

update: my season ticket buddy can't make it

so we're going to exchange our tickets for another game

by OaklandSi on Mar 16, 2008 2:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

This actually works out for me.

I was thinking of taking Wednesday off, to come down from Sac and catch the Tuesday night opener without worrying about heading back that night. Looks like I can catch two games now.

So it goes.

by jeepers on Mar 15, 2008 11:35 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs