If the Orioles discover themselves within the opening recreation of the American League Division Series, there may very well be a conflict with an enormous live performance already scheduled for a similar day on the Ravens’ M&T Bank Stadium.
Billy Joel and Stevie Nicks are scheduled to carry out Saturday, Oct. 7, at M&T. Major League Baseball has 4 division league collection scheduled to begin that day. If the Os win the American League East Division and subsequently get a first-round bye, Oct. 7 could be their first postseason recreation.
The groups have been in communication in regards to the date and are hopeful of heading off any potential issues, in accordance with two officers with direct data of the matter who declined to be named as a result of the talks are non-public.
But it may very well be sophisticated as a result of MLB stated Tuesday that Oct. 7 is locked in.
While the date can’t change, the league could have some flexibility with the beginning time. MLB determines recreation occasions later, as soon as it is aware of the matchups.
Under the Orioles’ lease, the staff leaves open two weekends every August and September to accommodate Ravens video games. Meanwhile, the Ravens’ lease says both staff’s playoff video games “have scheduling priority” over common sporting contests.
Neither lease particularly addresses conflicts involving a postseason recreation and a live performance. The Ravens lease does create a gap for an occasion on the identical day as an Orioles recreation, saying that may occur if the events agree and supplied the state-owned parking tons the groups use between their stadiums are cleared no less than 90 minutes earlier than the baseball recreation. However, the live performance is scheduled for 7 p.m.
Spokespersons for the Orioles and Ravens declined Tuesday to remark.
MLB has all 4 divisional playoff video games scheduled for Oct. 7. It’s doable an Orioles recreation may very well be scheduled for the afternoon, forward of the live performance. But MLB, which is conscious of the potential battle, says the baseball recreation can’t be pushed to the subsequent day —Oct. 8— when the Ravens might be in Pittsburgh taking part in the Steelers.
In 2013, the groups had been unable to achieve a compromise on a scheduling battle. The NFL wished the Super Bowl champion Ravens to observe league custom by internet hosting the opening recreation of the subsequent season. The Orioles had been already scheduled to play at dwelling the identical date. When no settlement was reached, the Ravens turned the primary reigning champion to open on the highway since 2003, dropping to the Denver Broncos.
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Source: www.bostonherald.com