Something to keep an eye on for the Sox/Orioles game on September 5

[doublem23]

Sox and Orioles are scheduled to play a night game on Thursday, September 5th, but the NFL is trying to pressure the O's to reschedule so it does not interfere with the likely home opener for the Ravens...

http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/20...season-opener/

[SephClone89]

The NFL expects everyone to accommodate them? Why, I never!

[sox1970]

The one thing that isn't going to happen is a doubleheader later in the series. That's the worst option for both teams.

[Jerko]

Tough ****; it's not like the Ravens play in Camden Yards. We've had prime time Bears games with the Cubs or Sox in town.

[sox1970]

Originally Posted by Jerko

Tough ****; it's not like the Ravens play in Camden Yards. We've had prime time Bears games with the Cubs or Sox in town.

They share parking. They cannot play at the same time. That's not an option.

[moochpuppy]

Make it a day game with a noon start. Seems simple enough.

[doublem23]

Originally Posted by moochpuppy

Make it a day game with a noon start. Seems simple enough.

Unlikely the union would allow that change as both teams have to play night games elsewhere Wednesday and then fly into Baltimore

[jdm2662]

Originally Posted by doublem23

Unlikely the union would allow that change as both teams have to play night games elsewhere Wednesday and then fly into Baltimore

Yep. At first, I thought it was the last game of a four game series. BALT has a history of not scheduling a day game on getaway day. since it isn't, I would tell the NFL tough ****. Then, after repeating the response, make them up their ante. Then, you think about it. sounds like good business to me.

[sox1970]

Originally Posted by jdm2662

Yep. At first, I thought it was the last game of a four game series. BALT has a history of not scheduling a day game on getaway day. since it isn't, I would tell the NFL tough ****. Then, after repeating the response, make them up their ante. Then, you think about it. sounds like good business to me.

If the NFL can't go without the Ravens opening the season that night, they're going to have to make it worth it to the Orioles and White Sox- meaning compensating them for the TV/radio revenue lost by going to a day game.

They'll figure it out.

[DumpJerry]

The O's can simply forfeit the game to us.

Seriously, these Thursday night NFL games are a crock of ****. The players aren't ready for them, the coaching staffs can't get all their prep time in and the it's a school night for the fans.....

[thomas35forever]

The NFL should mind its own business. Boo hoo if another sport is competing at the same time. Under that logic, the Dodgers shouldn't have even played the night the Kings won the Stanley Cup last year.

[doublem23]

Originally Posted by DumpJerry

Seriously, these Thursday night NFL games are a crock of ****. The players aren't ready for them, the coaching staffs can't get all their prep time in and the it's a school night for the fans.....

I think six months of prep time will be sufficient

Originally Posted by sox1970

If the NFL can't go without the Ravens opening the season that night, they're going to have to make it worth it to the Orioles and White Sox- meaning compensating them for the TV/radio revenue lost by going to a day game.

They'll figure it out.

I would think the most likely outcome is the NFL tosses the Orioles some cash and we end up with a doubleheader sometime later that series (Saturday, most likely).

[DSpivack]

Originally Posted by thomas35forever

The NFL should mind its own business. Boo hoo if another sport is competing at the same time. Under that logic, the Dodgers shouldn't have even played the night the Kings won the Stanley Cup last year.

I would agree with you, except the stadiums sit side by side, share a parking lot, and thus both teams can't play at the same time. Chavez Ravine might be close to downtown and the Staples Center, but not enough to cause a problem like it does in Baltimore.

[Tree Hate Me]

The NFL could just schedule their opening night for Wednesday night instead of Thursday. They did that last fall for the Cowboys/Giants game so as not to go against the President speaking at the DNC in Charlotte.

If they push for a Saturday doubleheader and that gets rained out and played on Sunday the problem is the two clubs don't share any common days off for the rest of the year to make up one more game.

[doublem23]

Originally Posted by Tree Hate Me

The NFL could just schedule their opening night for Wednesday night instead of Thursday. They did that last fall for the Cowboys/Giants game so as not to go against the President speaking at the DNC in Charlotte.

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