2023 Regular Season Final Schedule To Clubs (8.23.22) (mlbstatic.com)

Here it is, the new balanced schedule.

Some notables for the Sox:

SF, PHI, MIA, STL, MIL, ARI, SD coming to town

Sox going to PIT, CIN, LAD, ATL, NYM, COL, WSH

Edited August 24, 20223 yr by ScooterMcGuire

I hate it. I’ll be rooting for it to be a disaster with rainouts and makeup games. 

If they were going to do this much travel, then they should have played fewer interleague games, eliminated divisions, and just let the top 6 teams in each league filter out over 162. 

This is going to be terrible and I can’t wait for it to fail. 

The roster should (should) look different next year, but man, it’s really hard to gauge what the easier parts of the schedule are because I truly have no idea who the team can beat.

8 minutes ago, flavum said:

I hate it. I’ll be rooting for it to be a disaster with rainouts and makeup games. 

If they were going to do this much travel, then they should have played fewer interleague games, eliminated divisions, and just let the top 6 teams in each league filter out over 162. 

This is going to be terrible and I can’t wait for it to fail. 

That travel in June is something. In NY for 3, back home for 3, west coast for 6, back home for 6, back to the west coast for 6.

Of course the series at Toronto is before school is out.

Opening Day is in Houston??? Well ain't that some s***. I'll have to get tickets to that if they change managers. Never been to a true opening day.

I might travel east to see them play in Boston and DC. Never been to the east side of the country and those are a few places I think would be awesome to visit. Also contemplating going out to see them play in Colorado...

40 minutes ago, Snopek said:

The roster should (should) look different next year, but man, it’s really hard to gauge what the easier parts of the schedule are because I truly have no idea who the team can beat.

I think it’s very possible this year’s AL Central with next year’s schedule would produce a 3-seed with a losing record. They’re playing with fire with this format. 

Better copy here.

https://www.mlb.com/whitesox/tickets/season-tickets?partnerId=zh-20220824-683847-CWS-1-A&qid&utm_id=zh-20220824-683847-CWS-1-A&utm_source=cws_ticket_news&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=new_biz_08-24-2022&bt_ee=i3VIvRN0291nfubKuDkLTidU%2BOQXUtF6fktC6eW8lzHIMtYApUY0GB1v%2BoC5JBvu&bt_ts=1661364501345

38 minutes ago, Snopek said:

That travel in June is something. In NY for 3, back home for 3, west coast for 6, back home for 6, back to the west coast for 6.

The prime window during which we'd usually drive to see the Sox on the road are all series that aren't driveable (realistically).

55 minutes ago, flavum said:

I hate it. I’ll be rooting for it to be a disaster with rainouts and makeup games. 

If they were going to do this much travel, then they should have played fewer interleague games, eliminated divisions, and just let the top 6 teams in each league filter out over 162. 

This is going to be terrible and I can’t wait for it to fail. 

I like the idea of playing more teams outside the division. I honestly don’t have any sympathy for how often they'll be traveling. And for the few fans that follow the team to KC, Detroit, Minnesota or Cleveland, you’ll only have six less games per divisional opponent to watch them outside Chicago. 

 

Edited August 24, 20223 yr by Flash Tizzle

Finish at home against the Padres.

Play every NL team next year. Badass.

Obviously not both home and away but I'm sure it will alternate each year.

Edited August 24, 20223 yr by Bob Sacamano

2 minutes ago, Bob Sacamano said:

Play every NL team next year. Badass.

Obviously not both home and away but I'm sure it will alternate each year.

That's the plan. You'll see every NL team visit within a 2 year cycle.

1 hour ago, flavum said:

I hate it. I’ll be rooting for it to be a disaster with rainouts and makeup games. 

If they were going to do this much travel, then they should have played fewer interleague games, eliminated divisions, and just let the top 6 teams in each league filter out over 162. 

This is going to be terrible and I can’t wait for it to fail. 

I feel quite the opposite. Playing 19 intradivison games gets awfully boring. Seeing new teams and stadiums is fun. It might be a logistical nightmare but it makes the fan experience better IMO.  

6 minutes ago, ChiSox59 said:

I feel quite the opposite. Playing 19 intradivison games gets awfully boring. Seeing new teams and stadiums is fun. It might be a logistical nightmare but it makes the fan experience better IMO.  

I’m not a fan of 76 division games either. I’ve always pushed for eliminating divisions, playing a balanced schedule, and having the top 5 (now 6) make the playoffs. If it were up to me, the Sox would play 18 interleague games, including 6 vs the Cubs; the Tigers, Guardians, Royals, and Twins 11 games over 4 series; and the other 10 league opponents, 10 games over 3 series. I was told for years, this would be too many games out west, and (oh my!) the travel costs!! Now they’re doing it, only the dumb way. 

Edited August 24, 20223 yr by flavum

18 minutes ago, ChiSox59 said:

I feel quite the opposite. Playing 19 intradivison games gets awfully boring. Seeing new teams and stadiums is fun. It might be a logistical nightmare but it makes the fan experience better IMO.  

This.

Glad to see I can make the trip up to Seattle in June instead of September like it has been in the past.

It will be interesting to see what happens in case of postponements vs. a team from the N.L.

7 minutes ago, Lip Man 1 said:

It will be interesting to see what happens in case of postponements vs. a team from the N.L.

Or just any series. There are 52 series next year. 44 of them are “the last time we play this team in this park”. Can’t wait!

Edited August 24, 20223 yr by flavum

1 hour ago, flavum said:

Or just any series. There are 52 series next year. 44 of them are “the last time we play this team in this park”. Can’t wait!

Are you the traveling secretary, or something? 

Rather have this than watching Tigers and Royals 3 freaking weekend series a year each.

Edited August 24, 20223 yr by Soxfest

4 minutes ago, Soxfest said:

Rather have this than watching Tigers and Royals 3 freaking weekend series a year each.

I like that too. There’s just no point in having three division winners and three wildcards. Just stack the leagues, and the six best records are seeded in that order. Period. 

50 minutes ago, ChiSox59 said:

Are you the traveling secretary, or something? 

Do you wanna talk about hotels, or do you wanna win some ballgames?

Schedule not kind for the Sox to start... 10 of the first 14 on the road, have to open in Houston. The cynic in me says they could get buried early.