Comments on: Game 4 of ALCS postponed due to rain in Detroit

By: foreverchipper10

foreverchipper10 — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 16:27:38 +0000

Here’s hoping that if you paid for parking yesterday they do not charge again for today’s game.

By: cardsfanandi

cardsfanandi — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 14:47:18 +0000

The NLCS game started at 3:05 pm central, which is 4:05 pm eastern…at this point in the postseason you can’t really schedule games at the same time. There’s no reason to do that. If they would’ve moved the NLCS game to a later slot then maybe it would’ve worked out, but that time has been set for a week, so why change it to benefit the other series, which looks to be done after the next game (or maybe two) anyway?

By: riterboy

riterboy — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 12:38:15 +0000

My son and I were at the game. We sat there in excellent weather for over 1 1/2 hours before they announced it was postponed. Then, on the drive home, we kept hearing that it still wasn’t raining at Comerica. Three plus hours of driving, $40+ for gas, $20+ for parking, $20+ for food, etc. Now, we get to do it all again. Thanks, Bud. In my book, you just jumped back ahead of Gary Bettman in your two-moron contest for worst professional sports league commissioner in history.

By: mungman69

mungman69 — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 07:52:27 +0000

Maybe if the rain keeps up it won’t come down.

By: michael89123

michael89123 — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 03:59:18 +0000

Game 4 is now going to be at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, so you can’t say that they would only play the game during Prime Time.

They had plenty of time to move the game and give both teams the info.

By: michael89123

michael89123 — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 03:57:49 +0000

Everyone in Michigan knew, 32 hours before the game (and 8 hours before Game 3!) that rain was going to hit Detroit for Game 4.

The meteorologists predicted that it would rain at 9:30 p.m. … and they predicted this on the NOON broadcast… THE DAY BEFORE the game!

MLB had plenty of time to move the game to a 4:00 p.m. start (over a days notice) and yet they let it get rained out.

Joe Torre should be fired.

By: Old Gator

Old Gator — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 03:25:03 +0000

…although ackcherley, the way the Borg has been playing, maybe a Blood Meridian style reportage would be more appropriate.

By: Old Gator

Old Gator — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 03:23:32 +0000

Unstuck in time. Those chronosynclastic infundibulae will do that to ya.

By: historiophiliac

historiophiliac — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 02:53:52 +0000

It’s Slaugherhouse-Five after all…or again…where was I?

By: Old Gator

Old Gator — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 02:24:06 +0000

So tomorrow, yesterday will be today, and tomorrow will be the day after?

By: Old Gator

Old Gator — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 02:22:47 +0000

Yeah, this rain delay reminds me of those patients who, once removed from life support, just go on breathing for another day or two on their own….

By: raysfan1

raysfan1 — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 02:09:01 +0000

NWS indicates thunderstorms and rain until 1AM, which is not a great time to start a game. If you go to weather.com and check the radar, you’ll see numerous heavy showers all around the area. You are reasoning that a game called due to weather is not really called due to weather but an umpire’s strike, covered up by a conspiracy between the federal government, multiple TV networks, MLB, and every news outlet in the country?!

Holy crap, I hope you’re kidding because your reasoning is the opposite of Occam’s Razor. Maybe we could call it Bubba’s Squeegee.

By: bigleagues

bigleagues — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 02:04:15 +0000

Not that this has any real bearing on the current series, but historically, postponements have not worked out well for the Yankees, and I love injecting misery wherever I can

http://riveraveblues.com/2009/10/rain-postpones-saunders-game-6-18906/

By: mybrunoblog

mybrunoblog — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 01:57:38 +0000

And this pushes the post season schedule back even further. If the World Series now reaches a game 7 it will be played on the Friday after Thankgiving. Thanks Bud!

By: Dave Fouchey

Dave Fouchey — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 01:51:19 +0000

http://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?rid=dtx&product=N0R&overlay=11101111&loop=no So much for no rain in Detroit.

By: drewsylvania

drewsylvania — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 01:48:36 +0000

Why day playoff baseball during the week?

By: sagnam

sagnam — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 01:45:37 +0000

Only today and tomorrow got pushed back.

By: Ari Collins

Ari Collins — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 01:41:43 +0000

The ESPN scoreboard page briefly said:

“THE GAME HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO RAIN. Detroit wins series 3-0″

By: historiophiliac

historiophiliac — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 01:36:44 +0000

I really feel sorry for the person that won tickets from Verlander to go to the game tonight. They may not be able to go during the day tomorrow and that would suck.

By: coloradothistle

coloradothistle — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 01:33:30 +0000

Nothing that has happened to date would lead one to believe the series could go seven.

By: sparty0n

sparty0n — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 01:32:47 +0000

“The rest of the ALCS schedule gets pushed back.”

What rest of the ALCS schedule????

By: Liam

Liam — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 01:31:02 +0000

Seems fishy to me with the whole lack of rain in Detroit. Much more reasonable explanation for both games being delayed is an umpire strike that Major League Baseball is covering up. Occam’s Razor.

By: hojo20

hojo20 — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 01:27:29 +0000

So if this goes 7, CC will pitch on two days rest?