They do not play the AL champion Astros until September. In addition to playing the first five games at home, the Rangers play 22 of their first 27 games against teams that lost at least 85 games last year. The schedule seems to provide conditions favorable for that. Manager Chris Woodward has maintained a fast start was essential in a sprint of a season. What did fall right for the Rangers was the early-season construction of the schedule. The Rangers and Astros agreed to move their own home night games with West Coast opponents back an hour as a concession. The West Coast teams will move up evening start times by an hour, meaning they will start at 8:05 or 8:10 CT when hosting the Rangers and Astros. That meant giving the Rangers a “break” on some start times for West Coast games. With the idea that fans may not be allowed in stadiums at any point in the season, the schedule times were set with a nod toward TV audiences. The Rangers fly 14,678 miles and Houston 13,954. The Rangers and Houston are, by far, the easternmost points in the AL and NL West. The schedule calls for teams to play all their games in their own division and the corresponding “geographic” division in the opposite league. Speaking of distance, the Rangers will be traveling a great deal of it this year. It goes back to masks and being socially distant.” That’s why we’ve got to take things seriously if we want to put a dent in and play the season. We want and need to feel comfortable that we can all feel as safe as possible. I’m more concerned about transmission between fans and between fans and the employees. “I think players will be at a safe distance. “As I said previously, I’m less concerned with fans impact on the players’ safety, than on their own and the employees with whom they’d have close contact,” Daniels said Monday. Daniels is not responsible for game operations but is the highest-ranking member of the Rangers’ executive team to answer questions about the subject. While neither endorsing or discouraging the Rangers ticket-selling plans, GM Jon Daniels had acknowledged concern about fans in the park.
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