It's Official: No Game Tonight
by David S. Cohen on Oct 28, 2008 12:37 PM EDT
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PrintHoward Eskin is reporting that at 2pm the Commissioner's office is going to cancel the game tonight. The weather doesn't look great for tomorrow, so who knows when this game is going to be played?
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if they announce this delay
Without talking about the potential rest of the series, that just continues to make MLB look stupid
Not that I’m wishing for this by any stretch… but if this gets pushed back enough, how about bringing Hamels back for a game 7?
by Carlos del Vaca on Oct 28, 2008 1:23 PM EDT reply actions
if it gets pushed back enough bring him in for game 6 … or to finish game 5 he’s technically still in the game. No one knows what these idiots at MLB are going to do. Honestly the weather is suppose to get better tonight unlike last night where it was known to get worse. I say finish the 2.5 innings tonight so we can have our parade.
"I need to do a better job of putting players in the right position to perennially come up short of expectations"
Hamels
Hamels almost certainly won’t finish game 5 no matter how long it’s pushed back. He’s due to lead off the bottom of the 6th. (Unless Selig does the right thing and wipes out the top of the 6th…)
i was more or less joking … I don’t know why people are talking about game 7 already when game 5 isn’t even over yet it’s quite annoying. I have faith in this teams ability to close this series out.
"I need to do a better job of putting players in the right position to perennially come up short of expectations"
I received a text message from 950 Confirming no game tonight…
by jemagee on Oct 28, 2008 1:26 PM EDT reply actions
Where “beautiful” means winds 20-25 mph gusting to 40-45 mph and bitter cold air? That makes for enjoyable baseball?
Or are you simply over it all and want it to be finished as quickly as possible?
No, beautiful being no wind, clear skies, 50 degrees, and no precipitation. I know that’s not the forecast right now, but Phillies fan luck makes it a certainty.
by David S. Cohen on Oct 28, 2008 2:39 PM EDT up reply actions
good news
Hamels can pitch if necessary in a Game 7—-nice safety valve
Have they announced there's going to be an off-day?
by David S. Cohen on Oct 28, 2008 2:39 PM EDT up reply actions
I don’t know why anyone is worried about game 7 we are the better team we will win the rest of game 5.
"I need to do a better job of putting players in the right position to perennially come up short of expectations"
i don't think we are better
once those young kids find a groove-which they may have found last night-we could be in trouble.
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Selig solves the problem
The Series is heading back to Tampa Bay now. In a move that has precedence in giving home field in the World Series to the winner of an exhibition game, Bud Selig has declared the Rays winner of game 5.
Bud explains, “Since Hell is apparently freezing over up here, we needed an option. Well, we thought about all our choice, and realized we should look at past history. Since the teams didn’t play in the regular season, we looked at spring training. The Rays won 2 out of 3 in March, and since we charge admission for those games, we expect the players to play to win. Let’s head south where it’s not snowing and play some baseball tomorrow night as planned. We consulted with FOX, and as long as they don’t let the Backstreet Boys sing, that’s what FOX wanted…and what is in the best interest of baseball.”
Obama ad
political reports mention McCain in Quakertown today mentioning that there might be a 30-min delay on Wed night as the Obama campaign bought a 30-min. ad to run at that time. Anybody with more fair and balanced info out there? Or is this a pointless haymaker as if the ad time was purchased for Wed night it would have been up against regularly scheduled game 6.
pointless
Not sure what game it was, but since I haven’t seen the ad yet…this is probably correct. He bought the ad time a long time ago…for 8-8:30. During which time, I haven’t seen any baseball yet these playoffs. If there’s a delay, it’s just ’cause FOX likes delays.
5 minute delay
Fox moved the start of Game 6 (now probably Game 5A) back 5 minutes to accommodate Obama’s ad.
by David S. Cohen on Oct 28, 2008 3:50 PM EDT up reply actions
travel day statement
“We’ll look at it on a day-to-day basis,” said Bob DuPuy, MLB’s president and chief operating officer. "No decision has been made as to the off-day yet, assuming Tampa Bay won, whether we would kill the travel day or whether we would have a travel day and then pick up the series in Tampa Bay.
very fan friendly
it’s a good thing we all have private jets available
anyone who can afford tickets to game 5, a flight to tampa and tickets to game 6 an probably afford to juggle their travel plans a little bit – i doubt really that the loss of a travel day puts that many people out.
by jemagee on Oct 28, 2008 6:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Idiots
They better let the teams know before the game happens tomorrow (or Thursday) night. It certainly could affect how the teams use their players and bullpens.
by David S. Cohen on Oct 28, 2008 5:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Good enough night for baseball where I am at.
This has “couldn’t interrupt a night of FOX primetime programming” written all over it.
Power of the dollar.
House and a rerun of fringe?
Somehow I doubt it – while baseballs ratings arn’t huge – fox prime time doesn’t get huge ratings in and of itself – world series ads sell for more
by jemagee on Oct 28, 2008 9:36 PM EDT up reply actions
It’s not a matter of comparing it to other world series games that would eventually be played either way. It’s a matter of comparing it to what fox would have done tomorrow night instead of the world series. Frankly, I doubt it. What I do believe is Fox exerted undue influence on these games and kept Wednesday’s game from being started earlier. I think something should be done. Maybe we should avoid consuming any products advertised for during the remainer of the ballgame. At least intentionally using substitutes for the products advertised and making that known. Something along those lines.
I think that Selig et al. knew that if they either:
1)waited until game time (or just before) to cancel it
2) started the game and then there was a rain delay again during it
3) played in poor conditions
they would, deservedly so, be ripped to shreds by the media and everyone and everyone. I’m not exactly a FOX sympathizer, but I really doubt that dr. house was behind this.
either (1) lower the demand for advertising now or in the future for fox sports, or (2) discourage fox from meddling in the future for fear of losing advertising revenue from fan backlash.
by Matt Swartz on Oct 28, 2008 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions
things like that don’t just magically work or not work by some divine decision. there are reasons. you need to get at those reasons. the internet largely has changed how information is trasmitted and how things can be organized. i doubt it would work for something like this, but i’m simply saying it’s possible to use the internet to organize things if local media pick up what’s happening. we don’t need taco bell to go out of business. we would just need to negate some of the added profit they will get by adveritising on fox during the world series. it would discourage advertising on fox and lower fox’s revenue enough to discourage them from meddling a little bit.
Thanks
Came here looking to see what Philly fans were saying about the weather around game time. Just another Selig fuck up.
selig on the travel day:
from espn:
“we haven’t made those decisions yet, but I doubt that we’ll have a travel day.”
Nice night here in Center City
Looking like a nice night here in Center City. Can’t imagine it’s that much different 3 miles south of here. I guess Bud wanted to watch House.
that's unreal
Bud Selig, the universe is sending you a message.
To see it, stand in front of a mirror and do the following:
1) extend your arm toward the mirror
2) close your fist
3) keep all fingers down except for the middle one
That’s you. Asshole.
It's nice in CC?
It’s horrible here in Lansdale, maybe 20 miles from the stadium (guessing). The rain has stopped but it’s cold and VERY windy.
It was definitely cold in Center City last night, and a bit windy. But, it wasn’t that bad out, and I think it would be have been fine conditions for baseball. No precipitation and no freezing temps. That being said, I’m fine with waiting, especially since it was uncertain mid-day yesterday.
by David S. Cohen on Oct 29, 2008 9:17 AM EDT up reply actions
Tonight has a forecast temperature of 34 degrees
by jemagee on Oct 29, 2008 9:53 AM EDT reply actions
atleast it’ll make a good story to tell your kids/grandkids…
"It was a cold, eerie October night in Philadelphia…
……. And then multitudes of fans rejoiced!"
Sounds good to me
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