Sox Tentative 2006 Schedule Out!!

[yankeessuck013]

Sox-Yanks won’t debut until May in 2006

 

Even in the middle of a pennant race, it’s never too early to start looking toward next season in Red Sox Nation.

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A major league source revealed to the Boston Globe’s Gordon Edes the Red Sox’ tentative 2006 schedule, which includes a stretch in which the Red Sox and Yankees face off 11 times in just over a month. The schedule still must be approved by the 30 team owners and is subject to change.

 

According to the source, the Sox will open the season on the road in Arlington, Texas on Monday, April 3 for a three-game series against the Rangers. The Sox will then travel to Baltimore for a three-game stay versus the Orioles beginning April 7.

 

After that, the team goes home to Boston to kick things off at Fenway April 10 against the Blue Jays. Boston’s first homestand will last 10 games, and includes the traditional April 17 Patriots Day morning matchup (against the Mariners).

 

Unlike this season, when the Red Sox and Yankees squared off six times in April, the rivals won’t meet until May for the first of their 19 regular-season encounters.

 

The first series between Boston and New York will be contested at Fenway on May 1-2. Just over a week later, the Sox head south to the Bronx to meet the Yankees from May 9-11. Then it’s back to Fenway for a three-game set May 22-24, and they’ll finish the busy stretch in New York from June 6-8.

 

Oddly, none of these games take place on the weekend.

 

However, the teams will wrap things up with a pair of four-game weekend sets in late summer, one in August (18-21, at Fenway), and one in September (14-17, at Yankee Stadium).

 

Boston’s last five games of the regular season will be played at Fenway Park: two against the Devil Rays (Sept. 29-30) and three against the Orioles (Oct. 1-3).

 

The Red Sox will take on teams from the NL East in interleague play in 2006. On the road, they’ll face the Phillies (May 19-21), Braves (June 16-18), and Marlins (June 30-July 2). At home, they’ll take on the Nationals, Phillies, and Mets during a nine-game homestand from June 19-29.

 

The Mets series from June 27-29 is worth noting, as old friend Pedro Martinez will likely be making his return to Fenway Park.

 

For the season, the Red Sox have no four-city road trips, and no four-team homestands.

 

The source told Edes the schedule is subject to some minor revisions by the clubs, and has not yet been signed off on by the networks (ESPN and Fox). However, only minor tweaks are foreseen.

 

http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2005/08/11/sox_yanks_won146t_debut_until_may_in_2006/

 

Is there a particular reason the Sox ALWAYS open on the road??? They did in 2003 (at Tampa), they did in 2004 (at Balt.), now 2005 (at NY).

 

I know it's cold in Boston, but it's not like it is MUCH warmer that NEXT WEEK, when they do play their first home game (or in NY or Balt for that matter). It would be nice to have a "real" opening day at Fenway, vice an opening day when the team in already 5-2 or something coming off a road trip.

[yankeessuck013]

I will be getting tix for that mets series, thats a must

[riverside sluggers]

haha us die hard sox fans think alike posted threads at a minute apart--s*** yea i was thinking same thing and was hoping an interleague series have sox vs mets at fenway park, id pay whatever money to see the game pedro pitches

[Sizzlin22]

I like starting on the road, start off the season with some offense.

[riverside sluggers]

anticiptaion for a sox/yanks series will be up higher as the longer wait in 2006 will be

[Soxfan1]

I read this in the herald yesterday.

[Sox fan in Tex]

Haha, bitches... I'll be going to the opening series!

[Rugbyboy_90210]

Yes the Sox come to Atlanta again. I will be getting tickets to the whole series.

[yankeessuck013]

didn't we go to philly this year too?

[BigPapiEnFuego]

Opening against the rangers suck. I wish they'd open a series at fenway against a better team. But it looks fun. Interleague seems awesome.

[schillingouttheks]

I will be cheering for Pedro when I go to one of that particular game. I will be going anyway, but hopefully the schedule will be in the right place so that he does get a chance. I swear, if he gets booed at Fenway, I'm going to shoot someone.

[yankeessuck013]

i like pedro, but I wont be cheering for him to beat the sox.

[riverside sluggers]

i will be part of the 35000 giving him a standing ovation but after that i will get back to reality and hoping for the likes of manny and papi to hit a homerun off of him---thats if of course manny is still on the team, which could go either way in the offseason

[schillingouttheks]

Well yeah, I'll be cheering for him when he is introduced, but not to beat the Sox

[yankeessuck013]

Unlike this season, when the Red Sox and Yankees squared off six times in April, the rivals won’t meet until May for the first of their 19 regular-season encounters.

 

The first series between Boston and New York will be contested at Fenway on May 1-2. Just over a week later, the Sox head south to the Bronx to meet the Yankees from May 9-11. Then it’s back to Fenway for a three-game set May 22-24, and they’ll finish the busy stretch in New York from June 6-8.

 

Oddly, none of these games take place on the weekend.

 

Attendence really isn't an issue for either team but you would think that both the sox and the yankees would prefer to schedule the D'Rays and the Royals for weekend games in the summer to maximize attendence.

 

Then again, the July weekend Yankee series at Fenway is usually one of the best series of the season.

[yankeessuck013]

I can easily see Fox pulling strings to make sure that No yankee/sox weekend games doesn't stay that way.

[26 to 6]

I will be getting tix for that mets series, thats a must

me too!! ...gotta get them early though because whenever i try to gets tix for a good Boston game they always sold out....you and your small ballpark

 

i'd like to try and make it up for a Yankees series as well as I have only been up there for a Sox/Yanks game once.

[yankeessuck013]

 

i'd like to try and make it up for a Yankees series as well as I have only been up there for a Sox/Yanks game once.

 

why would you wanna drive all the way up there to see the yankees get there ass kicked.....again.

 

hahahaha....just kidding