World Series related Question of the Day

I feel like ALL games should be played regardless of weather. They do it in football, which is a much more physical sport. If the fans paid their money and came to the game, they should play no matter what.

What a surprise! I think I heard McCarver or Buck mention that this is the first time a World Series game has been suspended due to rain? We all know it was an ugly game, just waiting the 5th to come and hope something happens. In this case, the game got tied, just perfect to suspend the game for another day with better weather. The funny thing is that the weather is suppose to be worse tomorrow and what happens if they cant even start the game? What to do, what to do??? I agree with the posts above that a game should end regardless of the elements, but for some reason it doesn't apply to baseball? I bet the Phils are mad that this could've been a ugly victory and it got a away. But one good thing will come out of this for Philly fans, you get another game at home! Does Selig really care that the game should not end like this? Would they have kept playing if the Phils were still leading? This series is already a bore and maybe it would of been wise to just let it end? But we all know that $$$ is riding the train and he's making sure its keeps going. I read that ratings were up a little, but nothing thats going to break some records. Its going to be interesting if both teams start the game with someone from the bullpen? Does Maddon consider putting a starter in being down 3-1 in the series and only having 4 innings left to keep the series going? Think today not tomorrow?? Does "Charlie Murphy" do the same, put a starter or someone from the pen knowing that the game could get suspended again? I guess we'll find out..

I think the umps should have called the game in the 4th inning. That would have meant starting all over tomorrow (today), and it would have killed Hamels for the game. They didn't want to do that, but they also didn't want the game to end after 5 innings. As soon as the Rays tied the score, the decision was clear, however.

Baseball made the right call here. The summer game should not be played in a driving rainstorm, and McCarver and Buck were right in that the sloppy basepaths took away from the Rays' strength in baserunning. Not to mention the risk of injury. Football players may be expected to run through a brick wall, but baseball players are actually athletes. You'd hate to see an Evan Longoria or Ryan Howard seriously injured because of poor playing conditions. Certainly in basketball, they stop the game and mop up the floor the minute there's a single drop of water on the court. And hockey stops the game twice to clean up the messy ice.

Football is the only one of the four major sports that is played regardless of weather. And if you've ever been forced to sit through a three-hour slogfest in the cold, driving rain, you'll agree that this is no fun for fans. Frankly, I can't understand why people like to go to football games in Green Bay or Buffalo, but I guess if you're going to be freezing anyway, you might as well enjoy some football. Me, I'd prefer to see a football game from the comfort of my own couch, where beers arefree and tivo allows me to skip over commercials, time outs, and the endless boredom of official review.

LA fans--we have it easy. There's hardly ever been a rain delay at Dodger Stadium, and even USC football is played in brilliant sunshine most of the time. But in the rest of the world, where there is weather, there are consequences. Even the Phillies said they wouldn't have wanted to win the World Series in a shortened game.

I'm usually the first to criticize baseball for having its head up its butt, but Selig made the right call here.

Selig should have contacted REPKO!!!! to stop the rain.

At least the Dodgers were most likely beaten by the World Series champs. That takes some of the sting out of losing to the Phillies.

World Series baseball should, whenver possible, be day baseball. I sympathize with weeknight games, but they played over two weekends, it would mean that rain delays, while still possible, could be more easily waited out without compromising the game. Finishing up at 2 a.m. would be laughable if it were not tragic.

Meanwhile, put Selig in the same jail cell with B*nds.

If the umpire suspended the Infield Fly Rule, that must have been kind of a clue that the conditions were neither appropriate nor safe to play in.

Selig must have been shopping for a new image for October baseball--Cole Hamel running bases in a jacket with gloves & a wool hat??? Upton (or Utley, I get them confused...) sliding around in the mud flailing for home plate??? That's just nuts!

So, meanwhile is the commissioner completing his homework assignment, or did I miss that too--the "investigation" into whether Manny broke some kind of rule in Boston this year, or was just allegedly an annoying Ball Player Behaving Badly.

I take the extreme position that if your city can't provide suitable playing weather you lose the game to the other city. (I realize this will never be adopted.) You hear some people agitate for a neutral warm-weather site but that penalizes the home fans too much. The real solution is not to be playing so late ion the year but owners are not willing to shorten the season. If I lived on the East coast I would be complaining about games starting so late. A 7:30 start would still put most of the game in prime time in most of the country.

Agree with day baseball on weekends like it was intended to be.
How about the series runs 7 straight games. No off days. So the team with the Koufax/Drysdale or Spahn/Saine combo doesn't get an advantage. You pitch your normal rotation or you pitch with 3 days rest but you pitch with the staff that brung ya. Start with the 3 in the All Star advantage teams home field, playing a day game on the last day and a night game begining the 3 games in the oponents park, again ending with a day game followed by a night game in the AS advantage teams park to finish the series. That 4th, and maybe 5th, starter or the hot September call up rookie becomes very important.

And cold weather can be handled by the East Coast teams building a freaking retractable roof (Wrigley and Fenway exempt ). That takes care of the weather problem rsince the Cubs will probably never see a world series game and the R-Sox will be forever jinxed for trading Manny to the Dodgers courtesy of a Dominican Republic witch doctor.

This was a very exciting season for the Dodgers and I can't wait for spring training. May we keep the core and aquire some hitting fire. Holiday and CC along with Peavy would be a nice Christmas present. Manny would see those hired guns and sign for 10MIL just to be part of it.

BKYN DGR,

Good points.

It would cost big time, probably a top prospect or two for Holiday but maybe with a 3 year contract for Holiday to avoid FA which would be better than taking a chance on Manny at 37. Same with Peavy. Maybe I was dreaming of a one year shot at the WS. Those players would probably do the trick.... Thanks for commenting.

Jack