Yanks to Play Red Sox 162 times in 2006
Major League Baseball announced today that the Yankees and Red Sox would square off 162 times in the 2006 season, up from the 19 games the teams will play against each other this year.
The league hopes to capitalize on the success of the 2005 matchups, in which the two teams faced each other on opening day and in the first series after the All-Star Break.
“The TV ratings for Yankees-Red Sox games are so much higher than Yankees-Devil Rays or Red Sox-Blue Jays,” said commissioner Bud Selig. “We figured ‘why not do this every day?’”
Since the two teams have met in the American League Championship series for the past two years, the 162 contests in 2006 will eliminate the need for all the other teams in the American League to play the regular season. Players on those teams will, however, be allowed to purchase up to six (6) tickets for any Yankees-Red Sox game in 2006.
“We think it’ll be fantastic,” said Selig. “There will be a playoff atmosphere all year long.” Selig said the league owners had considered a similar schedule for the Dodgers and Giants. But it was rejected because both teams were so lame.
In other news, Selig announced that the St. Louis Cardinals will advance straight to the National League Championship Series in 2005, since all the other teams in the NL are so lousy. “The Cardinals are head and shoulders above all the other NL teams. We thought it appropriate that they receive a first-round bye,” Selig said.
The league hopes to capitalize on the success of the 2005 matchups, in which the two teams faced each other on opening day and in the first series after the All-Star Break.
“The TV ratings for Yankees-Red Sox games are so much higher than Yankees-Devil Rays or Red Sox-Blue Jays,” said commissioner Bud Selig. “We figured ‘why not do this every day?’”
Since the two teams have met in the American League Championship series for the past two years, the 162 contests in 2006 will eliminate the need for all the other teams in the American League to play the regular season. Players on those teams will, however, be allowed to purchase up to six (6) tickets for any Yankees-Red Sox game in 2006.
“We think it’ll be fantastic,” said Selig. “There will be a playoff atmosphere all year long.” Selig said the league owners had considered a similar schedule for the Dodgers and Giants. But it was rejected because both teams were so lame.
In other news, Selig announced that the St. Louis Cardinals will advance straight to the National League Championship Series in 2005, since all the other teams in the NL are so lousy. “The Cardinals are head and shoulders above all the other NL teams. We thought it appropriate that they receive a first-round bye,” Selig said.
posted by John Rosenthal @ 3:05 PM
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