Amid the confusion that is the slow motion opening of the 2012 MLB regular season, the New York Mets mis-managed their schedule in their final two games. OK, it may be more the fault of MLB and maybe Mets ownership was too distracted by their financial mess but the Mets broke camp in silly fashion.
Mets played Yanks Tuesday and Wednesday. First in Port St. Lucy Ricardo, the Mets training base, then in Tampa, where the Yankees train.
The Mets are scheduled to open in New York today, Thursday. The Yankees open in Tampa Friday.
Two problems:
1. Yanks had an off day, Mets did not
2. Yanks stay put, Mets traveled to New York.
Simply reversing the order of the games would have benefited the Mets and not harmed the Yankees. The Mets could have avoided that extra road trip to Tampa and broken camp at home and headed to New York. The Yanks had the luxury of the extra day to get back to Tampa and prepare to play the Rays for real Friday.
Or MLB could be less greedy and not squeeze every last dollar out of spring training by shamelessly mixing exhibition with regular season games beyond all reason.
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