Comments on: Goodell says he’s trying to work with Selig on opener

By: kmack831

kmack831 — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 17:47:40 +0000

kane337 says:Mar 18, 2013 10:10 PM

Goodell moved the game to Wednesday last year to accommodate NBC and their beloved Obama speech at the Democratic National Convention. But they won’t move it to Wednesday this year due to Rosh Hashanah? I never even heard of that before. C’mon man!

Yo Kane… Rosh Hashanah is from Wed till Friday…. so that excuse is BUNK!!

By: hmink96

hmink96 — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 11:27:33 +0000

Forget the Money, what about baseball strategy? September is pennant-chasing time. Lets say that either the Orioles, or the White Sox are in contention. Double-headers can completely screw up a rotation, and bullpen. Why would you voluntarily give yourself a disadvantage, heading into the most crucial time of the baseball season?

By: thatchrisguy

thatchrisguy — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 03:46:03 +0000

Orioles scheduled first. Them’s the breaks. Is the NFL really arrogant enough to think they are entitled for another PROFESSIONAL sports league to bow down to their scheduling needs?

By: kane337

kane337 — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 02:10:06 +0000

By: dolfan1425

dolfan1425 — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 01:00:32 +0000

This is ridiculous, NFL rules the country, Baltimore fans are probably way more excited to celebrate a ravens championship than they are to go watch a team that has made the playoffs a hand full of times in the last 2 decades. I know if it were my team, I’d choose the championship team.

By: wellwattayaknow

wellwattayaknow — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 00:17:55 +0000

“did I miss something, when did the ravens start playing at camden yard”

They don’t, but the 2 stadiums are next to each other and they share the same parking lots. It’s not possible to just say screw it, let them go head to head with the baseball game and see who wins. Two simultaneous games aren’t possible.

By: burgundyandgold

burgundyandgold — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 00:08:07 +0000

they will still be playing baseball long after football is destroyed by lawsuits and Goodell

By: jjdoughertyx

jjdoughertyx — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 00:04:51 +0000

All they have to do is play a doubleheader on Sunday. NFL plays on Christmas & New Year’s before, why not Rosh Hashanah?

By: heyzeus143

heyzeus143 — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 00:03:11 +0000

If it was Pittsburgh, they’d just play the games at the same time and PNC Park would be a ghost town, again.

By: sadskinsfan89

sadskinsfan89 — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 23:51:54 +0000

First there is the players union and MLB to deal with. Second there is the White Sox who also must agree to it. They play the night before and wldnt even get to baltimore until 2am. So it’s not as simple as saying move the orioles game up. The baseball schedule has been out for a while now and in my opinion the nfl should figure it out. Dont just demand that other professionals change their schedule just cuz thats what you want.

By: thebadguyswon

thebadguyswon — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 23:42:00 +0000

Like 95% of sports fans, I like both MLB and NFL. But with 162-game schedules, wouldn’t it seem trivial to change the start time of one measly game? Its not that big a deal.

And Bud doesn’t need his tail between his legs. We already know he’s an idiot.

By: eaglestrainingcamp

eaglestrainingcamp — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 23:21:20 +0000

So Baseball is the less masculine sport? No hesitating showing little Florio in his baseball uniform though. Lets encourage some bullying. Who has the bigger muscles. I don’t know that baseball has a Days Without an Arrest meter. I like football a hell of a lot more since the baseball strike but this is apples to oranges. Making a hero out of Ray Lewis is enough to make me vote Orioles Sept 5. And one game can make a difference. Time to throw the animals out of the game or baseball will be back with a vengeance.

By: bigginger1

bigginger1 — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 23:10:24 +0000

I love the picture attached to this Article!

By: favreblows

favreblows — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 23:07:33 +0000

Goodell can get bent. Selig should tell him to climb a tree. Play on Wednesday. Play on Sunday. Just quit crying and get the hell out of here. If I was the Orioles, I would be pissed at the arrogance. Get bent Goodell….get bent.

By: bigfanhere

bigfanhere — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 23:04:34 +0000

I admit that I prefer the NFL over any other sport, but I still don’t agree that they should have the power to simply violate the agreement for the sports complex in Baltimore or for the Orioles. Hopefully, it all gets worked out, but let’s be honest, the Thursday night “tradition” for the opening of the NFL isn’t exactly a lifelong, heralded event. For crying out loud, they moved the game to Wednesday last year for a political speech by a guy who ran unopposed!

By: tannethrill

tannethrill — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 22:58:28 +0000

Anyone attending the Ravens game should get a free ticket to the Orioles game at the expense of the NFL.

By: micknangold

micknangold — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 22:56:18 +0000

What do you guys mean, go head to head every chance they get? The NFL only plays on Sundays, Thursdays, and Mondays at pre-determined times. It’s not like they can go out of their way to make scheduling conflicts lol

By: lionsmark09

lionsmark09 — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 22:50:36 +0000

They should have the game in Cleveland. Sorry, too soon?

By: peytonwantsaflag

peytonwantsaflag — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 22:48:41 +0000

Would somebody please do some reporting and tell us what the hell roshashana has to do with anything? I’ve read 3 or 4 articles on this and nobody says why. MLB is playing that night so it’s obviously not a problem for them.

By: randygnyc

randygnyc — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 22:47:24 +0000

The orioles get deference due to an earlier scheduling. The MLB cannot be changed without MLB, both teams and the players union agreeing due to the cba. At this point, a change in the baseball schedule seems unlikely.

By: logicalvoicesays

logicalvoicesays — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 22:46:14 +0000

2nd rate franchise. Maryland is Redskins country period.

By: jhm3

jhm3 — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 22:44:06 +0000

did I miss something, when did the ravens start playing at camden yard

By: ravens89

ravens89 — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 22:37:36 +0000

Look I am a huge Orioles fan and a huge Ravens fan. This notion that the Orioles would take an attendance hit by moving the game to the afternoon is COMPLETE garbage. If the Orioles moved the game to Thursday afternoon they would draw MORE. I know plenty of people that would take off work and go to both games that day.

By: monty9999

monty9999 — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 22:36:37 +0000

It’s the Orioles. I repeat. The Orioles. No body cares about the Orioles. Make way for the champs!

By: pike573

pike573 — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 22:35:06 +0000

This is the sports equivalent of “do you mind if we dance with your dates?”

By: rabbi187

rabbi187 — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 22:30:43 +0000

Have the Ravens host the primetime game Sunday night and schedule another game for Thursday. It’s not very difficult to figure this one out…

By: varavens410

varavens410 — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 22:29:17 +0000

Shared parking lots and the md stadium authority won’t allow two games on the same time, those are the problems. And Wednesday won’t work because of lost viewers… Aka Thursday night football pulls in so many views

By: surefooted1

surefooted1 — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 22:25:18 +0000

Actually one game can mean the difference between playoffs and staying at home.

By: thehouseofho

thehouseofho — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 22:17:16 +0000

So Selig is trying to flex muscles he doesn’t have? Forget him! Schedule the game to conflict with the Orioles game and let the ratings show which game should have been moved! My guess; Selig would end up with his tail between his legs.

By: edenprairieballer

edenprairieballer — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 22:15:49 +0000

It’s not like they are asking them to run a marathon. They have to play BASEBALL.