Game 5 Rain Delay POLL

by Rev Halofan on Oct 27, 2008 11:31 PM PDT

Poll

So Even Though Suspending Game 5 Was Not 100% By the Rule Book, What Do YOU Think of Bud Selig's Decision

For Once, Selig Got it Right

187 votes

I am a stickler for the rules and this violates the letter of the law that my ex-wife held me to, therefore everyone in the universe should suffer too. It was a bad decision

26 votes

I have money on the Rays, good call

11 votes

I have money on the Phillies, but still a good call

1 votes

I have money on the Phillies - I will let you know whether it was a good or bad call in a few days

13 votes

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The fact that the game was tied, and then suspended, has a lot to do with it.

If one or the other team was in the lead it may be a different story in the eyes of many Rays/Phills fans. This critical game needs to be played out for fairness, so it was the right call. It was very convenient for Selig to make this call once the game was tied and the rain remained unrelenting.

The Phillies were counting on Hamels to close this out for them so if anything this call may favor the Rays somewhat but being this is the game of baseball we all know anything can and will happen.

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by 44FAN on Oct 27, 2008 11:48 PM PDT reply actions

How was this against the rules?

by HungryHunter on Oct 28, 2008 6:10 AM PDT reply actions

Any game after 5 innings

whether there is a lead or tie, is considered to be complete. If they went by the rules, they would start an entirely new game on tues. or wed.

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by halofan4life on Oct 28, 2008 9:05 AM PDT up reply actions

Not true

They started completing the games this year or last year I believe.

Teixeira............Everything else can wait.

by hauldog on Oct 28, 2008 9:10 AM PDT up reply actions

i stand corrected

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by halofan4life on Oct 28, 2008 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions

Should have been suspended earlier

Were they going to play until it was tied or over?
That field was unplayable by the 4th inning easy.

by Quinlan's Goofy Swing on Oct 28, 2008 9:01 AM PDT reply actions

Panther

My step dad even called me from Texas bitching about them not suspending earlier.

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by halofan4life on Oct 28, 2008 9:06 AM PDT up reply actions

That they played as long as they did is ridiculous.

If you have to rebuild the infield with every break you get the game should be called.

Then they got to the point where they HAD to wait for the Rays to tie it so that Bud wouldn’t be embarrassed by a World Series clincher that didn’t even get into the 9th.

Bad calls all over by this umpiring crew.

If GA wasn't so Lazy, I'd have something clever here.

by TheTypingFiend on Oct 28, 2008 9:34 AM PDT up reply actions