2008 WORLD SERIES discussion- WE'RE IN! WE'RE IN!

by 1 » Sat Oct 25, 2008 16:45:27

I am in the building. This is so awesome. Majestic Store has nothing but playoffs and WS stuff. There are so many TV trucks and other trailers surrounding the park. The blue pennant in CF looks glorious but will look much better in red.

by **ReadingPhilly** » Sat Oct 25, 2008 16:48:08

how's the weather at the moment 1? field tarped i assume

by **VFB** » Sat Oct 25, 2008 16:48:37

radar looks bad

by 1 » Sat Oct 25, 2008 16:49:56

ReadingPhilly wrote:how's the weather at the moment 1? field tarped i assume

Drizzling and the wind is blowing straight out. Yeesh. Fox's ken rosenthal just walked right by me. He is at least 4 inches shorter than me. I'm 5'7".

by 1 » Sat Oct 25, 2008 16:51:51

now it's a steady rain. Yes, the tarp is on the field. WS programs are 15 bones, in case anyone cares.

by **ReadingPhilly** » Sat Oct 25, 2008 16:59:32

use this thread as your live blog

by 1 » Sat Oct 25, 2008 17:02:10

I kinda am.

by **iamgeorge** » Sat Oct 25, 2008 17:09:25

1 wrote:
ReadingPhilly wrote:how's the weather at the moment 1? field tarped i assume

Drizzling and the wind is blowing straight out. Yeesh. Fox's ken rosenthal just walked right by me. He is at least 4 inches shorter than me. I'm 5'7".

This is news. Lordy lord he really is minisized.

by **philliesphhan** » Sat Oct 25, 2008 17:10:51

I'm hearing rumors that the game is delayed an hour

My FG articles · by **MattS** » Sat Oct 25, 2008 17:13:57

philliesphhan wrote:I'm hearing rumors that the game is delayed an hour

how? how would they even know that at this point?

by **Woody** » Sat Oct 25, 2008 17:15:03

A little rain early but we should be okay. Maybe a slight delay, but otherwise it should be good

by **Fusilli Jerry** » Sat Oct 25, 2008 17:15:34

Well MLB posted an update to their weather story at 4:39

PHILADELPHIA -- Rain was picking up in Philadelphia as of mid-to-late afternoon, leading to continued uncertainty about the start of Game 3 of the World Series at Citizens Bank Park.

Forecasts vary regarding the rest of the evening, but the picture is surely less optimistic than it was on Saturday morning. The first pitch for Game 3 is scheduled for 8:35 p.m. ET at the stadium, located south of downtown Philadelphia.

The National Weather Service's official forecast as of 2:32 p.m. ET calls for "rain and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 9 p.m." Weather.com lists a 100 percent chance of precipitation at 8 p.m., dropping to 90 percent at 9 p.m., 70 percent at 10 p.m. and 50 percent at 11 p.m.

My FG articles · by **MattS** » Sat Oct 25, 2008 17:19:19

my wife and i have standing room only tickets, and are about 45 minutes away combined walking and subway riding. she's near sighted, so we want to stand close to home plate. i'm in my late twenties but somehow still have slightly achy knees if i stand for a long time. when should we leave?

by **philliesphhan** » Sat Oct 25, 2008 17:21:42

No clue, my dad wasn't very specific with his sources
Only thing I can think is that maybe the rain is supposed to clear up by 8:45ish?

by **FTN** » Sat Oct 25, 2008 17:26:59

I really cant see this game not being played unless its pouring at 8:30. Then again, doesn't MLB generally frown on starting games while its raining?

by **Fusilli Jerry** » Sat Oct 25, 2008 17:27:37

Another update

PHILADELPHIA -- A strong storm system continued to pass over Citizens Bank Park during the afternoon hours on Saturday, increasing the likelihood that the start of Game 3 of the World Series could be delayed by rain.

Though the 8:35 p.m. ET start time appears to be unlikely, on-field members of the stadium grounds crew expressed optimism that the contest -- the first World Series game scheduled in Philadelphia since 1993 -- would be played on Saturday.

The tarpaulin was covering the playing field as of 5 p.m. ET, as cracks of bats meeting balls echoed in the underground batting cages. Phillies head groundskeeper Mike Boekholder was said to be reviewing hour-by-hour radar data presented to the club.

My FG articles · by **MattS** » Sat Oct 25, 2008 17:32:08

I've recently started thinking that one of the main reasons that homefield advantage exists in baseball is the batting eye-- the hitter is used to picking up baseballs in their own stadium's batting eye. For instance, Ryan Howard might be rather good at seeing balls with the brick background in centerfield and may notice the spin on the ball quicker than on the road.

If this is true, perhaps a rain delayed start where Tampa Bay cannot take batting practice on the field will make it more difficult for them to pick up pitches against the CBP batting eye, and help our chances.

Am I a flailing optimist?

by **CalvinBall** » Sat Oct 25, 2008 17:33:18

A possible late start would make it tough for Jamie. His bed time has to be around 9:30 or 10 nowadays.

by **EndlessSummer** » Sat Oct 25, 2008 17:36:29

I have no idea where I'm watching this game. I also want to see PSU, so a bar makes sense, but I've had bad luck with going out to bars for Phils games in terms of both enjoyment of the game and the Phils results.

My FG articles · by **MattS** » Sat Oct 25, 2008 17:39:28

Apparently Gabe Gross is batting 7th in RF for Tampa Bay. He has a career .519 OPS vs. LHP and .585 this year. He didn't start against Myers, I can't see why he'd be starting now. He seems to be very weak against power pitchers as well, so maybe he's just very weak against power LHP, but it still seems like somewhat of a weird decision. Hopefully Moyer has an easier time with the end of the lineup because of it.

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