2010 Sched Released; MLB doesn't care about Canada

[youngLion]

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd ... p&c_id=tor

Just heard this on The Fan. Apparently the team is on the road once again for Canada, Victoria Day and the August civic holiday. I don't know if the schedulemakers are ignorant or indifferent to Canadian holidays, but these schedules are starting to become a little insulting. From a business sense this hurts the Blue Jays because they're losing out on dates that could potentially be very good for gate revenues, but I think this is much more tragic for us as fans. I know that schedulemaking is extremely complicated and difficult, but I don't think it's too much to ask for the league to accommodate 2-3 Canadian summer holidays. Stuff like this tends to bother me more than the actual team's ineptitude, because it's indicative of MLB's decidedly tiered commitment to fans.

[zilby]

i dont see the problem with having the games on holidays. it attracts people because they are off and may want to go to a jays game :0

[tsherkin]

I think he's saying the Jays are playing, but not at home on those days, when tons of people would come out to see the game.

[LittleOzzy]

It's really odd they miss so many holidays here.

You would think Rogers would be pretty upset over the lost revenue.

[TJFordisGod]

First home games vs the white sox! Everybody better give Rios the standing ovation he deserves.

[Stanford]

Heres hoping Lincecum is pitching when the Giants are here