Tigers Release 2004 schedule

**DetroitFolly** · 12-02-2003, 08:46 PM

Here ya go...

we open on the Road in Toronto on April 5th, then home against Minnesota on April 8th.

An april 8th home opener sounds better than March 31st!

Heres the press release, followed by the schedule...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: MEDIA RELATIONS
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2003 313-471-2000
www.detroittigers.com

TIGERS ANNOUNCE 2004 SCHEDULE
Home Opener Set for April 8 versus Minnesota

DETROIT – The Detroit Tigers today released their 2004 schedule, which is subject to change. The Tigers open the season on the road for the 10th time in the last 12 years, facing the Toronto Blue Jays at the SkyDome on April 5. Opening Day at Comerica Park is slated for April 8 when the Tigers will face the American League Central Division Champion Minnesota Twins at 2:05 p.m.

Detroit will again play host to National League clubs during interleague play beginning in June. The National League East Division Champion Atlanta Braves visit Comerica Park for a three-game series June 8-10 before making way for the 2003 World Champion Florida Marlins who will be in town for a three-game weekend series June 11-13. The Tigers will also host the Arizona Diamondbacks for the second consecutive season with a three-game weekend series June 25-27. The Tigers will visit Philadelphia for a three-game series June 15-17 in the Phillies new ballpark before heading to Shea Stadium to battle the Mets in a three-game series June 18-20. The Tigers will round out the interleague schedule with a return trip to Colorado for a three-game series with the Rockies July 2-4.

In other home highlights, Comerica Park will host the American League Champion New York Yankees for a four-game series July 15-18. The Tigers also host the American League West Champion Oakland Athletics May 11-13 and the Boston Red Sox in a three-game weekend series August 6-8. The Tigers complete 2004 home and away schedule with game times follows.

--TIGERS--

**DetroitFolly** · 12-02-2003, 08:47 PM

Day Date Team Time (EST)
Monday April 5 @Toronto 1:05 PM
Tuesday April 6 @Toronto 7:05 PM
Wednesday April 7 @Toronto 7:05 PM
Thursday April 8 Minnesota 2:05 PM
Saturday April 10 Minnesota 1:05 PM
Sunday April 11 Minnesota 1:05 PM
Tuesday April 13 Toronto 7:05 PM
Wednesday April 14 Toronto 7:05 PM
Thursday April 15 Toronto 1:05 PM
Friday April 16 @Cleveland 7:05 PM
Saturday April 17 @Cleveland 1:05 PM
Sunday April 18 @Cleveland 1:05 PM
Monday April 19 @Cleveland 6:05 PM
Tuesday April 20 @Minnesota 8:10 PM
Wednesday April 21 @Minnesota 8:10 PM
Thursday April 22 @Minnesota 1:10 PM
Friday April 23 Cleveland 7:05 PM
Saturday April 24 Cleveland 1:05 PM
Sunday April 25 Cleveland 1:05 PM
Tuesday April 27 Anaheim 7:05 PM
Wednesday April 28 Anaheim 7:05 PM
Thursday April 29 Anaheim 1:05 PM
Friday April 30 Seattle 7:05 PM
Saturday May 1 Seattle 1:05 PM
Sunday May 2 Seattle 1:05 PM
Monday May 3 @Anaheim 10:05 PM
Tuesday May 4 @Anaheim 10:05 PM
Wednesday May 5 @Anaheim 10:05 PM
Friday May 7 @Texas 8:05 PM
Saturday May 8 @Texas 8:05 PM
Sunday May 9 @Texas 2:05 PM
Tuesday May 11 Oakland 7:05 PM
Wednesday May 12 Oakland 7:05 PM
Thursday May 13 Oakland 1:05 PM
Friday May 14 Texas 7:05 PM
Saturday May 15 Texas 1:05 PM
Sunday May 16 Texas 1:05 PM
Tuesday May 18 @Oakland 10:05 PM
Wednesday May 19 @Oakland 10:05 PM
Thursday May 20 @Oakland 10:05 PM
Friday May 21 @Seattle 10:05 PM
Saturday May 22 @Seattle 10:05 PM
Sunday May 23 @Seattle 4:05 PM
Tuesday May 25 @Kansas City 8:05 PM
Wednesday May 26 @Kansas City 8:05 PM
Thursday May 27 @Kansas City 3:05 PM
Friday May 28 Baltimore 7:05 PM
Saturday May 29 Baltimore 7:05 PM
Sunday May 30 Baltimore 1:05 PM
Monday May 31 Kansas City 1:05 PM
Tuesday June 1 Kansas City 7:05 PM
Wednesday June 2 Kansas City 7:05 PM
Thursday June 3 Kansas City 1:05 PM
Day Date Team Time (EST)
Friday June 4 @Minnesota 8:10 PM
Saturday June 5 @Minnesota 7:10 PM
Sunday June 6 @Minnesota 2:10 PM
Tuesday June 8 Atlanta 7:05 PM
Wednesday June 9 Atlanta 7:05 PM
Thursday June 10 Atlanta 1:05 PM
Friday June 11 Florida 7:05 PM
Saturday June 12 Florida 7:05 PM
Sunday June 13 Florida 1:05 PM
Tuesday June 15 @Philadelphia 7:05 PM
Wednesday June 16 @Philadelphia 7:05 PM
Thursday June 17 @Philadelphia 1:05 PM
Friday June 18 @New York Mets 7:10 PM
Saturday June 19 @New York Mets TBA
Sunday June 20 @New York Mets 1:10 PM
Tuesday June 22 @Kansas City 8:05 PM
Wednesday June 23 @Kansas City 8:05 PM
Thursday June 24 @Kansas City 3:05 PM
Friday June 25 Arizona 7:05 PM
Saturday June 26 Arizona 7:05 PM
Sunday June 27 Arizona 1:05 PM
Tuesday June 29 Cleveland 7:05 PM
Wednesday June 30 Cleveland 7:05 PM
Thursday July 1 Cleveland 1:05 PM
Friday July 2 @Colorado 8:05 PM
Saturday July 3 @Colorado 8:05 PM
Sunday July 4 @Colorado 3:05 PM
Monday July 5 @New York Yankees 7:05 PM
Tuesday July 6 @New York Yankees 7:05 PM
Wednesday July 7 @New York Yankees 1:05 PM
Thursday July 8 @Minnesota 8:10 PM
Friday July 9 @Minnesota 8:10 PM
Saturday July 10 @Minnesota 7:10 PM
Sunday July 11 @Minnesota 2:10 PM
Tuesday July 13 All-Star Game (Houston)
Thursday July 15 New York Yankees 7:05 PM
Friday July 16 New York Yankees 7:05 PM
Saturday July 17 New York Yankees 7:05 PM
Sunday July 18 New York Yankees 1:05 PM
Monday July 19 Minnesota 7:05 PM
Tuesday July 20 Minnesota 7:05 PM
Wednesday July 21 Kansas City 7:05 PM
Thursday July 22 Kansas City 1:05 PM
Friday July 23 @Chicago White Sox 8:05 PM
Saturday July 24 @Chicago White Sox 7:05 PM
Sunday July 25 @Chicago White Sox 3:05 PM
Monday July 26 @Cleveland 7:05 PM
Tuesday July 27 @Cleveland 7:05 PM
Wednesday July 28 @Cleveland 7:05 PM
Thursday July 29 Chicago White Sox 7:05 PM
Friday July 30 Chicago White Sox 7:05 PM
Saturday July 31 Chicago White Sox 7:05 PM
Sunday August 1 Chicago White Sox 1:05 PM
Tuesday August 3 Texas 7:05 PM
Wednesday August 4 Texas 7:05 PM
Day Date Team Time (EST)
Thursday August 5 Texas 1:05 PM
Friday August 6 Boston 7:05 PM
Saturday August 7 Boston 7:05 PM
Sunday August 8 Boston 1:05 PM
Tuesday August 10 @Oakland 10:05 PM
Wednesday August 11 @Oakland 3:35 PM
Thursday August 12 @Oakland 3:35 PM
Friday August 13 @Anaheim 10:05 PM
Saturday August 14 @Anaheim 10:05 PM
Sunday August 15 @Anaheim 4:05 PM
Tuesday August 17 @Chicago White Sox 8:05 PM
Wednesday August 18 @Chicago White Sox 8:05 PM
Thursday August 19 @Chicago White Sox 8:05 PM
Friday August 20 Seattle 7:05 PM
Saturday August 21 Seattle 7:05 PM
Sunday August 22 Seattle 1:05 PM
Monday August 23 Chicago White Sox 7:05 PM
Tuesday August 24 Chicago White Sox 7:05 PM
Wednesday August 25 Chicago White Sox 7:05 PM
Thursday August 26 @Boston 7:05 PM
Friday August 27 @Boston 7:05 PM
Saturday August 28 @Boston 7:05 PM
Sunday August 29 @Boston 2:05 PM
Monday August 30 @Kansas City 8:05 PM
Tuesday August 31 @Kansas City 8:05 PM
Wednesday September 1 @Kansas City 8:05 PM
Friday September 3 @Tampa Bay 7:15 PM
Saturday September 4 @Tampa Bay 6:15 PM
Sunday September 5 @Tampa Bay 1:15 PM
Monday September 6 Kansas City 1:05 PM
Tuesday September 7 Kansas City 7:05 PM
Wednesday September 8 Kansas City 7:05 PM
Thursday September 9 Kansas City 1:05 PM
Friday September 10 Minnesota 7:05 PM
Saturday September 11 Minnesota 7:05 PM
Sunday September 12 Minnesota 1:05 PM
Monday September 13 Minnesota 7:05 PM
Tuesday September 14 @Cleveland 7:05 PM
Wednesday September 15 @Cleveland 7:05 PM
Thursday September 16 @Cleveland 7:05 PM
Friday September 17 @Chicago White Sox 8:05 PM
Saturday September 18 @Chicago White Sox 7:05 PM
Sunday September 19 @Chicago White Sox 3:05 PM
Monday September 20 Cleveland 7:05 PM
Tuesday September 21 Cleveland 7:05 PM
Wednesday September 22 Cleveland 7:05 PM
Friday September 24 @Baltimore 7:05 PM
Saturday September 25 @Baltimore 7:05 PM
Sunday September 26 @Baltimore 1:35 PM
Monday September 27 Chicago White Sox 7:05 PM
Tuesday September 28 Chicago White Sox 7:05 PM
Wednesday September 29 Chicago White Sox 7:05 PM
Friday October 1 Tampa Bay 7:05 PM
Saturday October 2 Tampa Bay 7:05 PM
Sunday October 3 Tampa Bay 1:05 PM

**Moonlight Graham** · 12-02-2003, 09:01 PM

Without doing the math, I figure we play the Twins, Soxs and the Royals at home around 30 times. Every third game at home is against these guys. I wish they would go back to a balanced schedule.

**tiger337** · 12-02-2003, 09:08 PM

The balanced schedule makes no sense at all unless you also eliminate divisions (which is not a bad idea). Again, we dump Montreal and Tampa Bay, dump interleague play and have two 14 team leagues. Each team plays each other team in the league 12 times. Top 4 teams make the playoffs (I'd prefer two but most modern fans have a craving for expanded playoffs).

As far as this year's schedule goes, I notice the Tigers don't play the two titans until July and August. It looks like there may be some fireworks on July 4. Coors Field ! Danny Klassen and Warren Morris will go wild !

**tiger_fan_for_life** · 12-03-2003, 05:36 AM

It would be nice if we could beat the chicago whinny sox more than 7 games!

**jake** · 12-03-2003, 07:41 AM

Opening day against the Twins, again!

**Oblong** · 12-03-2003, 08:29 AM

Opening Day on a ThursdaY???? WHat a bummer.

**DetroitFolly** · 12-03-2003, 10:44 AM

Originally posted by Oblong
Opening Day on a ThursdaY???? WHat a bummer.

Unless, of course, you make plans now for a four day weekend, Like I plan to do.

Then you can go to TWO games in a row, Thursday AND Friday.

Start saving your money for babysitters, Obby! Join me!

**CMRivdog** · 12-03-2003, 11:25 AM

Originally posted by DetroitFolly
Unless, of course, you make plans now for a four day weekend, Like I plan to do.

Then you can go to TWO games in a row, Thursday AND Friday.

Start saving your money for babysitters, Obby! Join me!

Actually it would be games Thursday and Saturday. Friday is an off day, in case there is 8 inches of snow on the ground Thursday.

**MelissaG915** · 12-03-2003, 12:02 PM

great... they finally play KC in KC on Labor Day weekend, and I will be in MI for my sister's wedding...

**RedRamage** · 12-03-2003, 12:48 PM

Here are how the off days fall:

4 games
- off day -
2 games
- off day -
13 games
- off day -
9 games
- off day -
3 games
- off day -
6 games <--- First "normal" week: May 11 - May 17
- off day -
6 games
- off day -
13 games
- off day -
6 games
- off day -
6 games
- off day -
6 games
- off day -
13 games
- All Star Break -
18 games
- off day -
6 games
- off day -
6 games
- off day -
16 games
- off day -
20 games <--- Longest streak without an off day
- off day -
6 games
- off day -
3 games

It's just great that the Tigers get a nice long huge streak without an off day right at the end of the year. That streak starts in TB for 3, then home for 8, to Cleveland for 3, Chicago for 3, then back home for 3.

Still, it seems better than last year... If I recall correctly, we had like a 24 game streak last year. Still, you'd think the schedule makers would try to put more off days in September to accomidate rainouts and such.