by jerseyhoya » Mon Oct 27, 2008 23:27:03
nicedream wrote:Did I just hear Selig correctly?
Reporter asked what would have happened if the Phillies had still been ahead. He said the game would have been delayed until the weather allowed play to continue, and he was not going to allow that to happen.
by swishnicholson » Mon Oct 27, 2008 23:27:09
my cousin mose wrote:this just in: remaining games moved to LA and boston respectively, rays and phils ordered to go home; elsbury on a plane to SoCal now
by mcare89 » Mon Oct 27, 2008 23:27:16
nicedream wrote:Did I just hear Selig correctly?
Reporter asked what would have happened if the Phillies had still been ahead. He said the game would have been delayed until the weather allowed play to continue, and he was not going to allow that to happen.
by laf837 » Mon Oct 27, 2008 23:27:29
dajafi wrote:ReadingPhilly wrote:and you know what, i waited my whole life for this, i don't want a rain-shortened win, i want all the bliss that comes with beating those $#@! fair and square
Kind of where I am at the moment.
With apologies in advance to Milty... this was just a $#@! situation. If they'd played it through, they would have been swimming by the 7th. If Tampa hadn't scored and they'd called it, we would have won... and spent the rest of our lives hearing about how it wasn't earned.
Listen to Wiz:Screw it, we'll win. They can throw the kitchen sink at this team, we'd still battle through.
$#@! bitchey rays - doubtless if they lose, they'll say they were horribley unlucky.
Faith, brothers and sisters. We got this. Tomorrow, Wednesday, Thursday, whenever. It's ours. We're finishing it.
by VoxOrion » Mon Oct 27, 2008 23:27:31
Bakestar wrote:VoxOrion wrote:Rococo4 wrote:no time set.....convienent
The scoreboard said the game would resume no sooner than 8PM tomorrow. Which thanks to Obama, means like 9:00 or something.
THAT'S IT I'm voting Republican, I've seen the light!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by FTN » Mon Oct 27, 2008 23:27:37
Jay Jaffe (8:37:23 PM PT): "Jon (SF): Maybe I am naive or missing something, but I fail to see how the Phillies are being screwed. Please explain."
At the simplest level, the idea is that the two teams should both be playing under the same conditions for an even amount of time. When the lights are turned on for a game, for example, they have to be turned on at the start of an inning so one team doesn't gain an advantage.
At a deeper level... reader tirk44 sums it up well: "Thinking ahead the Rays must be feeling good. They have a 3 1/2 inning game whenever this gets started, and the Phillies' best pitcher is likely done for the year. It's not a stretch to say that the pitching matchups, and home field advantage, favor the Rays in games 6 & 7"
by pacino » Mon Oct 27, 2008 23:27:50
lowcountry wrote:You know, he's THISCLOSE to moving the game to Milwaukee, right?
thephan wrote:pacino's posting is one of the more important things revealed in weeks.
Calvinball wrote:Pacino was right.
by lethal » Mon Oct 27, 2008 23:27:52
mcare89 wrote:nicedream wrote:Did I just hear Selig correctly?
Reporter asked what would have happened if the Phillies had still been ahead. He said the game would have been delayed until the weather allowed play to continue, and he was not going to allow that to happen.
So, he's making up the rules as he goes now?
by pacino » Mon Oct 27, 2008 23:28:05
lowcountry wrote:You know, he's THISCLOSE to moving the game to Milwaukee, right?
thephan wrote:pacino's posting is one of the more important things revealed in weeks.
Calvinball wrote:Pacino was right.
by TenuredVulture » Mon Oct 27, 2008 23:28:07
laf837 wrote:dajafi wrote:ReadingPhilly wrote:and you know what, i waited my whole life for this, i don't want a rain-shortened win, i want all the bliss that comes with beating those $#@! fair and square
Kind of where I am at the moment.
With apologies in advance to Milty... this was just a $#@! situation. If they'd played it through, they would have been swimming by the 7th. If Tampa hadn't scored and they'd called it, we would have won... and spent the rest of our lives hearing about how it wasn't earned.
Listen to Wiz:Screw it, we'll win. They can throw the kitchen sink at this team, we'd still battle through.
$#@! bitchey rays - doubtless if they lose, they'll say they were horribley unlucky.
Faith, brothers and sisters. We got this. Tomorrow, Wednesday, Thursday, whenever. It's ours. We're finishing it.
I'm in.
by jerseyhoya » Mon Oct 27, 2008 23:28:21
Slowhand wrote:My Fox affiliate did not show the press conference. wtf
by VoxOrion » Mon Oct 27, 2008 23:28:38
by Bakestar » Mon Oct 27, 2008 23:28:38
VoxOrion wrote:Bakestar wrote:VoxOrion wrote:Rococo4 wrote:no time set.....convienent
The scoreboard said the game would resume no sooner than 8PM tomorrow. Which thanks to Obama, means like 9:00 or something.
THAT'S IT I'm voting Republican, I've seen the light!!!!!!!!!!!!!
About time something shook you out of your daze.
Obama's on the phone to Selig right now... "all according to plan, eh Buddy! I told you ACORN could arrange anything..."
by nicedream » Mon Oct 27, 2008 23:28:40
jerseyhoya wrote:nicedream wrote:Did I just hear Selig correctly?
Reporter asked what would have happened if the Phillies had still been ahead. He said the game would have been delayed until the weather allowed play to continue, and he was not going to allow that to happen.
Yes.
by Wizlah » Mon Oct 27, 2008 23:28:40
by dajafi » Mon Oct 27, 2008 23:28:46
by FTN » Mon Oct 27, 2008 23:29:34
VoxOrion wrote:For the record I don't think anyone here (okay, a few whiny bitches that have no coping skills) thinks this means the Phillies can't win the World Series - it's just the $#@! up nature of it all... HOW DOES THIS HAPPEN?
by Slowhand » Mon Oct 27, 2008 23:29:45
lethal wrote:Did Selig say that if the Phillies had been leading and the game were called, they would have continued whenever they could including tomorrow or the next day? He wouldn't allow the game to end shortened by rain, even though there's nothing in the rules that let him do that?
WAIT WHAT
