What is the schedule for the 2009 Major League Baseball (MLB) playoffs?
There is a one game playoff for the American League Central title on October 6th between the Twins and the Tigers. After that, regular playoff games start on October 7th. The exact dates of games can vary with how long a series goes–if a team is swept, then there are obviously no games later in the series. The latest that a game can be played is if there is a game seven in the world series; that game would be on November 5th. Sources: http://baseball.about.com/od/newsrumors/a/08playoffcent.
Whether there has been a true “Team of the Decade” in Major League Baseball will be subject to some debate in the remaining days of 2009, depending perhaps on who reaches and who wins the 105th World Series in the first week of November. But for those who have paid close attention every autumn starting with 2000, there is arguably a better candidate than any individual team. It is the decade of the Wild Card. The Red Sox and Rockies each will open this postseason in that role, and it would not be any more surprising if they should meet for the second time in three years than it would for any other World Series matchup to occur. It became commonplace in this decade for Wild Cards not only to reach the Fall Classic but also to win it, and it has removed all past conventional wisdom that teams that have the best records and win their divisions have a big advantage going in. Eight Wild Cards have reached the World Series in this decade, starting with the Mets in their 2000 Subway Series ag
As of October 5, 2009 the American League playoffs are not set. The Twins host the Tigers at 5 PM Eastern on Tuesday, October 6 in a one game playoff to determine the winner of the American League Central Division. The winner of the game goes on to play the New York Yankees in the Division Series. Within an hour of the end of that game the Yankees, as the team with the best record, must choose if they wish to start their Division Series on Wednesday, October 7 or Thursday October 8. The Red Sox series against the Angels will start on whatever day the Yankees don’t choose. Game Two of both American League Series will be on Friday, October 9. Both Division Series in the National League start on Wednesday, October 7. The Rockies play the Phillies in Philadelphia at 2:37 PM ET. The Cardinals play the Dodgers in Los Angeles at 9:37 PM ET. Game Two of both series is on Thursday, 2:37 PM and 6:07 start times. Game Three will be on Saturday, times to be determined. Sources:
