Cardinals Dismaying Fans with Perplexing Double Feature Dubbed During Blues-Jets Game 7
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Let's Mix Things Up: Mets-Cardinals Doubleheader and the Blues' Playoff Showdown
Prepare for an exciting weekend in St. Louis as the sports scene lights up with two riveting events. On one hand, we've got the New York Mets facing off against the St. Louis Cardinals in a make-up game, rescheduled due to rain last Saturday, and on the other, the city's beloved hockey team, the St. Louis Blues, gonna battle it out in a thrilling Game 7 of their playoff series against the Winnipeg Jets.
But, here's the hiccup – the Mets and Cardinals have decided to throw their doubleheader on Sunday, and guess what time it's starting? Yep, you got it – right smack in the middle of the Blues game. Now, it's not every day that two major sports teams in the same town decide to lock horns at the same time, especially when one's fightin' for their postseason lives!
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With a 12PM local start time for the Mets-Cardinals doubleheader, the Blues' Game 7 will kick off an hour later across the city at the Enterprise Center, if all goes as planned. The second part of the Mets-Cardinals doubleheader will follow at 5:15.
While it's unclear if the Cardinals did some research about the local sporting scene before settling on this rescheduing, Tim Healey, a beat writer for the Mets, thinks it's worth pondering whether they should've considered the Blues' fans' hockey fervor.
If you're curious, the Cardinals drew an average of 28,637 spectators per game this season, according to ESPN. However, it remains to be seen if the Blues' playoff showdown against the Jets will garner more attention from the city's sports enthusiasts.
It's worth noting that typically, the scheduling for baseball and hockey games is managed by their respective leagues (MLB and NHL). Both baseball teams and hockey clubs often pay attention to local event calendars and fan interest to avoid conflicting with other events that might affect attendance or viewership. Though the St. Louis Blues and St. Louis Cardinals have their separate schedules, they do consider local sporting events when planning to avoid conflicts.
But hey, that's the beauty of sports, right? Sometimes schedules get mixed up, and we end up with nail-biting situations like this! So daughters and sons, mark your calendars, grab your tickets, and don your favorite jerseys – it's gonna be a wild ride! Let's hope both the Cardinals and the Blues give us games to remember! Go Mets, go Blues!
- The doubleheader between the New York Mets and the St. Louis Cardinals will start at 12PM local time on Sunday, potentially conflicting with the St. Louis Blues' Game 7 that begins an hour later across the city.
- ESPN reported that the Cardinals drew an average of 28,637 spectators per game this season, but it remains to be seen if the Blues' playoff showdown against the Winnipeg Jets will draw more attention from the city's sports enthusiasts.
- Tim Healey, a beat writer for the Mets, has commented on the potential impact of scheduling a doubleheader during the Blues' Game 7, questioning if the Cardinals considered the city's hockey fervor.
- The Mets-Cardinals doubleheader will be followed by the second part at 5:15, with the Blues-Jets game taking place at the Enterprise Center at the same time.
- Intriguingly, this clash of schedules between two major sports teams in a single city has raised interesting discussions about the coordination of sports events, primarily baseball and hockey, to ensure they don't conflict and affect attendance or viewership.
