Posted: Sunday, September 28, 2008, 10:00 PM | 27 comments |
 

Game Times Announced for Games 1, 2 and 3
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Major League Baseball has announced the start times for Games 1, 2 and 3 of the National League division series between the Phillies and Milwaukee Brewers. In a shocker, they are the early games because the Cubs/Dodgers and Red Sox/Angels get prime time.

Hope you have a sick day available Wednesday:

Game 1 on Wednesday in Philadelphia: 3 p.m.

Game 2 on Thursday in Philadelphia: 6 p.m.

Game 3 on Saturday in Milwaukee: 6:30 p.m.

Game times for Games 4 and 5 will be announced later.

Games will be broadcast on TBS.
Posted by Todd Zolecki @ 10:00 PM  Permalink | 27 comments
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 10:13 PM, 09/28/2008
    You got this out even before MLB.com. Well done, and thanks.
    — hunsinator
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 10:32 PM, 09/28/2008
    3pm start time for the playoffs?! Who does the scheduling? I mean, yeah, I'll be listening on the radio from work, but how is this gonna help the ratings for MLB?
    — dw19
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 11:00 PM, 09/28/2008
    Two years in a row MLB screws us with lousy start times. Unbelievable.
    — mdhnyc
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 11:07 PM, 09/28/2008
    Helen Keller could have seen that one coming. No big shock that the Phils are the early games.
    — cg
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 11:59 PM, 09/28/2008
    It's fair . Around the country, who wants to watch the Brewers ? Game 3 at 6:30 that's Pime Time on the east coast..I don't like it, but I understand why..Nutter should step up and call for half days for all..Lets call it a baseball Bail out FOR THE CITY...
    — pat h
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 12:15 AM, 09/29/2008
    You'd think Bud would step up and demand that his Brewers get a prime time slot!
    — Diamond Jim Brady
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:04 AM, 09/29/2008
    At least it's better than last year, when both home games were at 3 p.m. and the games in Colorado were late at night.
    — Jonathan Tannenwald
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:35 AM, 09/29/2008
    Who cares when we play, as long as when teh game is over, the PHils have more runs then the Brew crew
    — jeff gross
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:44 AM, 09/29/2008
    That's actually a good idea. Why not have the city declare a half-day holiday? If the economy is in the toilet, what's really going to be lost with 4 hours of work?
    — Mike H.
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 3:03 AM, 09/29/2008
    The reason?
    — STEVE5444
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 6:20 AM, 09/29/2008
    If the Red Sox or the Yankees or the Mets (or it used to be the Braves) are playing ESPN, for the most part, will ignore Philadelphia. Directv will give the opposition feed and won't give us High Def. It is a conspiracy against the city. the best part is that Jose Reyes won't be on at ANYTIME. go Phils
    — stoky
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 6:53 AM, 09/29/2008
    stoky: blame Comcast for the Phillies lack of feed to DirecTV. Though in all fairness in 2008, there were plenty of Phillies feeds this year.
    — stop2think
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 7:50 AM, 09/29/2008
    Alright...let's see 3 pm eastern time is 10 pm baghdad time...thanks mlb.
    — stevebonannijr.
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 8:27 AM, 09/29/2008
    stoky said: "the best part is that Jose Reyes won't be on at ANYTIME." This is the important thing...no more stupid dances or hand-jives.
    — Dave14


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