It’s always fun to look at next year’s schedule, especially with this one all but gone.
The Mets open at home against Atlanta and Washington. In fact, they play 15 of their first 23 games against NL East Rivals which of course means facing many of the league’s top pitcher in Roy Halladay, Cliff Lee, Jair Jerrjens, Stephen Strasburg, Cole Hamels, Tim Hudson and possibly Josh Johnson. That’s one tall order.
Their interleague opponents are Toronto (on the road in May, which seems odd), the Yankees (first at the Stadium in June then at Citi Field in July), at Tampa Bay and home to Baltimore.
Playing Toronto in May is awkward, as is having two road series to Philadelphia by May 10. Also quirky is a Cubs-Dodgers road trip in June, and three series against the Marlins the last month of the season (and first three days of October).
METS 2012 SCHEDULE
April
5, 7, 8 vs. Atlanta
9, 10, 11 vs. Washington
13, 14, 15 at Philadelphia
16, 17, 18 at Atlanta
20, 21, 22, 23 vs. San Francisco
24, 25, 26 vs. Florida
27, 28, 29 at Colorado
30 at Houston
May
1, 2 at Houston
4, 5, 6 vs. Arizona
7, 8, 9 at Philadelphia
11, 12, 13 at Florida
14, 15 vs. Milwaukee
16, 17 vs. Cincinnati
18, 19, 20 at Toronto
21, 22, 23 at Pittsburgh
24, 25, 26, 27 vs. San Diego
28, 29, 30 vs. Philadelphia
June
1, 2, 3, 4 vs. St. Louis
5, 6, 7, at Washington
8, 9, 10 at Yankees
12, 13, 14 at Tampa Bay
15, 16, 17 vs. Cincinnati
18, 19, 20 vs. Baltimore
22, 23, 24 vs. Yankees
25, 26, 27 at Chicago (NL)
28, 29, 30 at Los Angeles (NL)
July
1 at Los Angeles (NL)
3, 4, 5 vs. Philadelphia
6, 7, 8 vs. Chicago (NL)
13, 14, 15 at Atlanta
17, 18, 19 at Washington
20, 21, 22 vs. Los Angeles (NL)
23, 24, 25 vs. Washington
26, 27, 28, 29 at Arizona
30, 31 at San Francisco
August
1, 2 at San Francisco
3, 4, 5 at San Diego
7, 8, 9 vs. Florida
10, 11, 12 vs. Atlanta
14, 15, 16 at Cincinnati
17, 18, 19 at Washington
20, 21, 22,23 vs. Colorado
24, 25, 26 vs. Houston
28, 29, 30 at Philadelphia
31 at Florida
September
1, 2 at Florida
3, 4, 5 at St. Louis
7, 8, 9 vs. Atlanta
10, 11, 12 vs. Washington
14, 15, 16 at Milwaukee
17, 18, 19 vs. Philadelphia
21, 22, 23 vs. Florida
24, 25, 26, 27 vs. Pittsburgh
28, 29, 30 at Atlanta
October
1, 2, 3 at Florida