2016 Washington Nationals Schedule

[mitlen]

Checkin' the schedules, I see the Pirates are at home at the same time the Nats are in Cleveland.   I can visit my sister's family in Western PA and hit both ballparks in two days.   It's an easy drive between the two cities/fields.     If ya go to Cleveland and you like music, The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a must.

[RobDibblesGhost]

Worth bobble Feb or March according to ticket rep

And what about the special gift they're supposed to give us to compensate for the inconvenience?

[varoadking]

And what about the special gift they're supposed to give us to compensate for the inconvenience?

They will ask you to bend over when you show up for the bobblehead... 

[dracnal]

They will ask you to bend over when you show up for the bobblehead... 

If it were on time, they would have just told you to bend over. 

[Ray D]

California law prohibits beer vendors in the stands,

Wow! How do we go about getting that law in DC!   

[dcpatti]

No thanks! Petition the team for a beer-free section if you want (the pnats have one) but don't wreck things for the rest of us!

[Mathguy]

Given the $$$ Nats management makes on beer, the Nats will never request it

Wow! How do we go about getting that law in DC!   

[Baseball is Life]

When are the Nats gong to post the damn home game times? I need to do my drafts!

[Galah]

When it's most inconvenient for us....probably Valentine's Day - perhaps the 1st of April.

[OldChelsea]

God I hate Mets fans. They are a notch above Phillies in general obnoxiousness, and a step above Atlanta in dedication. They're fairweather douchebag fans. When the Mets freak up this rotation, and they well--they're the Mets, and they are terrible again in 2 years, they'll all disappear.

...still remembering the bad old days at RFK when the Mets used to bring in the biggest travelling support...not fun.

[OldChelsea]

When are the Nats gong to post the damn home game times? I need to do my drafts!

Admittedly it's not much, but two Saturday home fixtures now have start times:

28th May vs Cardinals - 19.15
2nd July vs Reds - 19.15

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Admittedly it's not much, but two Saturday home fixtures now have start times:

28th May vs Cardinals - 19.15
2nd July vs Reds - 19.15

those look like Fox broadcasts

[OldChelsea]

those look like Fox broadcasts

When I saw those (late last week) I thought there would have to be some sort of national telecast tie-in there.

[lylelgreen]

Based on last year's schedule, a good rule of thumb is:

Sunday games at 1:35 pm (unless picked up on national TV)
Weekday games at 7:05 pm (exceptions are the last game of a series or before a road trip--either the visiting team or the Nats are leaving town that night, in which case they usually schedule the games earlier, either 4:05 or 1:05 pm)
Saturdays are more of a mixed bag, games early in the season (April) are scheduled at 1:05 pm, mid season (May-July) at 4:05 pm, August to early September at 7:05 pm, and late September/October at 4:05 pm
July 3rd is at 6:05 pm (fireworks) and July 4th is at 11:05 am

[Tim Cullen]

I'm predicting that the Saturday 6/11 game will be at 12:05 and the next day's game (6/12) will be at 4:05.  June is when the teams usually holds their Dream Foundation Gala on a Saturday night and these are the times from last year's Cubs games that coincided with that weekend.

[Tim Cullen]

In related news...

The Twins exhibition game on Friday 4/1 has been announced as a 6:05 start and the next day's game will be a 12:05 first pitch.

[RobDibblesGhost]

Based on last year's schedule, a good rule of thumb is:

Sunday games at 1:35 pm (unless picked up on national TV)
Weekday games at 7:05 pm (exceptions are the last game of a series or before a road trip--either the visiting team or the Nats are leaving town that night, in which case they usually schedule the games earlier, either 4:05 or 1:05 pm)
Saturdays are more of a mixed bag, games early in the season (April) are scheduled at 1:05 pm, mid season (May-July) at 4:05 pm, August to early September at 7:05 pm, and late September/October at 4:05 pm
July 3rd is at 6:05 pm (fireworks) and July 4th is at 11:05 am

July 3 is a Sunday this year. Most Sunday games are 1:35 starts and ESPN has the rights to the 8:00 timeslot so no local networks can broadcast during that window due to blackout restrictions. The best the Nats could do would be a 5:05 start. If they have fireworks, it might not even be dark at the conclusion of the game.

[Ray D]

I think that this 6pm/11am pattern for July 3/4 only works when it's the same team.  July 4 is a Monday, and starts a new series, with the Brewers, who certainly will have a Sunday game, and can't reasonably be expected to travel here late Sunday for an 11AM game Monday.

[Tim Cullen]

I don't think the fireworks will be on Sunday the 3rd.  The Reds are in town that day and have a day game in Chicago on the 4th.  It will more than likely be a 1:35 first pitch. It will probably be on Saturday the 2nd where they have fireworks.  That game is one of the few that have a start time assigned to it.  7:15 so it must be a Fox broadcast.

FYI: Also, the Brewers are coming in from a day game in St. Louis and will have an early morning on the 4th of July.

[RobDibblesGhost]

I think that this 6pm/11am pattern for July 3/4 only works when it's the same team.  July 4 is a Monday, and starts a new series, with the Brewers, who certainly will have a Sunday game, and can't reasonably be expected to travel here late Sunday for an 11AM game Monday.

Agreed. Boston always does an 11:05 Monday start on Patriot's Day in April, but it's a wrap-around series with the visiting team staying in town an extra day. 

[Ray D]

Agreed. Boston always does an 11:05 Monday start on Patriot's Day in April, but it's a wrap-around series with the visiting team staying in town an extra day. 

Right and the 11 AM July 4 start for the Nats is beginning to take on a tradition of its own. I wonder why they didn't insist on a wraparound.

[OldChelsea]

Right and the 11 AM July 4 start for the Nats is beginning to take on a tradition of its own.[,,,]

I really like the early start on the Fourth of July - the baseball gets into the books with plenty of time to get out of town before the crowds pile in for the fireworks.

[GburgNatsFan]

Agreed. I like it a lot.

I really like the early start on the Fourth of July - the baseball gets into the books with plenty of time to get out of town before the crowds pile in for the fireworks.

[lylelgreen]

Based on last year's schedule, a good rule of thumb is:

Sunday games at 1:35 pm (unless picked up on national TV)
Weekday games at 7:05 pm (exceptions are the last game of a series or before a road trip--either the visiting team or the Nats are leaving town that night, in which case they usually schedule the games earlier, either 4:05 or 1:05 pm)
Saturdays are more of a mixed bag, games early in the season (April) are scheduled at 1:05 pm, mid season (May-July) at 4:05 pm, August to early September at 7:05 pm, and late September/October at 4:05 pm
July 3rd is at 6:05 pm (fireworks) and July 4th is at 11:05 am

Chelsea Janes ‏@chelsea_janes  1h1 hour ago
Nationals schedule now includes game times. Home opener Thursday, April 7 at 4:05 pm.

http://washington.nationals.mlb.com/schedule/index.jsp?c_id=was#y=2016&m=4&calendar=DEFAULT

[Ali the Baseball Cat]

nice

Chelsea Janes ‏@chelsea_janes  1h1 hour ago
Nationals schedule now includes game times. Home opener Thursday, April 7 at 4:05 pm.

http://washington.nationals.mlb.com/schedule/index.jsp?c_id=was#y=2016&m=4&calendar=DEFAULT