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Wet Weather Brings ALCS Chaos

A grounds crew removes the infield tarp at Yankee Stadium for the New York Yankees' practice in New York, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009. The Yankees face the Los Angeles Angels in Game 1 of the American League Championship baseball series starting on Friday (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

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about 1 month ago: A grounds crew removes the infield tarp at Yankee Stadium for the New York Yankees' practice in New York, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009. The Yankees face the Los Angeles Angels in Game 1 of the American League Championship baseball series starting on Friday (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

IN the NY POST, the scenarios for the ALCS look pretty lousy if there are any games postponed this weekend as New York gets its first Autumn Nor'easter - 45 degrees and constant rain is almost guaranteed for most of Friday ... and perhaps into the weekend.

But it gets even crazier, thanks to FOX being the ALCS broadcaster. FOX will not allow a Sunday day game if the Friday and/or Saturday games are not played. FOX has an NFL game to broadcast at 1 PM and 4 PM Eastern, so the ALCS Sunday rescheduled game would definitely be a night affair.

IF there is a Sunday game to make up for either a Friday or a Saturday postponement, Monday would be a travel day. At present Sunday is the travel day and Monday afternoon is ALCS Game 3 in Anaheim. It is a day game because of Monday Night Football. So if Monday ends up being the travel day... Game 3 would be on Tuesday, but it would be a night game, Wednesday would be a night game and there would be no break before Game 5 (which was stupid anyway) on Thursday Night.

When will the Yankees play the Angels? Will CC Sabathia and A.J. Burnett be able to make three starts apiece? Will Joba Chamberlain have to pitch? Will John Lackey get to pitch three times?

No word on what happens if Friday, Saturday and Sunday are too rainy to play... stay tuned!

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Worst post-season schedule ever.

Why have we been sitting around all week doing nothing? Selig, you are a greedy moron!!

Captain, there are doubt's...

by Match Day 5 on Oct 15, 2009 5:34 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Let's see how you feel about this as a season ticket holder

“Here’s your postseason strip. Sorry, but we can’t tell you which days or times we’re going to be playing, but you can get into the park IF you can figure out a way to get there. AND if you can get the time off. But we won’t give you much advance notice.”

Witty .sig goes here.

by scareduck on Oct 15, 2009 8:30 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, I needed the break ...

to re-gain my voice and my strength. I left it all on the field last week.

I love this team.

by Downing Rules on Oct 15, 2009 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Blame the WBC

Although a World Series game was played on two separate days last year so I am not sure this year will beat that.

Play Wood already. Willits sucks.

by hauldog on Oct 15, 2009 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Something doesn't add up.

If WBC delayed everything for a week, why does that translate to nothing happening this week? Al the possible outcomes could have been planned for so nothing would be unexpected.

No wonder everyone’s desperate for the Yankees to win. Any momentum and excitement that the playoffs could have built up is gone. The only way to have a decent number of people interested at this point is to have the team that (probably) most people know anything about (thanks ESPN) involved.

Captain, there are doubt's...

by Match Day 5 on Oct 15, 2009 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah this is ridiculous.

And f*** FOX. Terrible network.

RIP NA

by NoDakHalo on Oct 15, 2009 6:10 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

You'd rather have TBS?

Angels baseball. We do what we must, because we can -- HaloDutch

by red floyd on Oct 15, 2009 8:32 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'd rather have ESPN

Say what you want about their bias, but they produce baseball much more competently than Fox or TBS.

What we've got can't be bought

by rspencer on Oct 15, 2009 8:34 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'd rather have KHJ.

Channel 9 old school, FTW!

I love this team.

by Downing Rules on Oct 15, 2009 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

i'd rather be there

but due to financial constraints that is not a possibility.

Aybar is a nowhere man, Sitting in his Nowhere Land, Making all his nowhere plans for nobody.

by princeton11loveshalos on Oct 15, 2009 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

yes

since all broadcasters on both networks are terrible, the deciding factor: my cable provider offers TBS in HD, while they do not offer FOX in HD.

RIP NA

by NoDakHalo on Oct 15, 2009 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, except

they couldn’t know when planning the schedule that both ALDS series would be over in 3.

What we've got can't be bought

by rspencer on Oct 15, 2009 8:33 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

They used to be able to do it.

Until Fox pinned the schedule to their liking.

Play Wood already. Willits sucks.

by hauldog on Oct 15, 2009 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

yep

at the very least, they should have scheduled the ALCS to begin on Thursday once both teams were known, and left the NLCS to begin on Friday after the Phillies won & advanced after the Yankees, Angels, and Dodgers did.

am I the only one thinking “duh”? or am I taking crazy pills here.

"This is a guy who is a combination of great courage and, nuts!"- Steve Physioc

by Brian S (brianguy) on Oct 15, 2009 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It is a good idea but it is new.

Therefore we fear it.

Captain, there are doubt's...

by Match Day 5 on Oct 15, 2009 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don't remember that ever happening

Honestly, I don’t recall the next round ever having been moved up because all teams finished the previous round early. When did this happen? Because it would sure have been a good thing to do this time.

What we've got can't be bought

by rspencer on Oct 15, 2009 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Pre Fox and the first couple years of it

They used to set the dates based off of when the last series finished.

Play Wood already. Willits sucks.

by hauldog on Oct 15, 2009 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Thanks for smartening me up

I didn’t really pay attention to the postseason from about 1987 until, oh, about 2002.

But since they are obviously unconcerned with moving game days and times around anyway, there is no good reason not to do as you suggest, from fan and player standpoints.

What we've got can't be bought

by rspencer on Oct 15, 2009 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

If there are delays...

that could be better for us I think. Because then the Yankees wouldn’t be able to use those gaps to rest CC. Then the Angels face Joba. Our pitching depth could handle it better than theirs. IMO.

On a side note: Does FOX do anything right? They screw up their movies. Their TV shows suck. When they actually are good, they get canceled. And now this

Buck Foston!

by Monkeyspanked on Oct 15, 2009 7:58 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Fox TV shows :(

those fags canceled Futurama and Arrested Development. Family guy’s first 3 seasons were gold now they are stale :(

They want power, We want respect...

by SenorChuckles on Oct 15, 2009 9:01 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

let me get this straight - you're blaming Fox for

Seth McFarlane’s bad writing? wow…

"This is a guy who is a combination of great courage and, nuts!"- Steve Physioc

by Brian S (brianguy) on Oct 15, 2009 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

no...

I’m just saying the show that they actually brought back didnt seem as funny as it us to.

They want power, We want respect...

by SenorChuckles on Oct 15, 2009 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

as funny as it use to.

They want power, We want respect...

by SenorChuckles on Oct 15, 2009 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

used to.

THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!

by opiejeanne on Oct 15, 2009 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Grammer nazi :(

They want power, We want respect...

by SenorChuckles on Oct 15, 2009 3:35 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's me.

THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!

by opiejeanne on Oct 15, 2009 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hahaha!

THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!

by opiejeanne on Oct 15, 2009 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Good times...

They want power, We want respect...

by SenorChuckles on Oct 15, 2009 5:22 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

....any time you meet a payment.

Good Times!
Any time you need a friend.
Good Times!
Any time you’re out from under.
Not getting hassled, not getting hustled.
Keepin’ your head above water,
Making a wave when you can.

by Fan Since 1981 on Oct 15, 2009 6:09 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

easy credit and rip-offs

by Rev Halofan on Oct 15, 2009 6:11 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ain't we lucky we got 'em

Good Times!!

Angels baseball. We do what we must, because we can -- HaloDutch

by red floyd on Oct 15, 2009 6:53 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

As long as game 3 is played before Thursday

cuz I’m going to VEGAS!

The time is out of joint; oh cursed spite, that ever I was born to set it right.

by chairmanofthebar on Oct 15, 2009 8:19 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Mildly better for the Angels, but

CC did very well on short rest for the Brewers last year.

Witty .sig goes here.

by scareduck on Oct 15, 2009 8:31 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

If game 3 is on Tuesday, I'm boned.

I have a final exam on Tuesday.

Angels baseball. We do what we must, because we can -- HaloDutch

by red floyd on Oct 15, 2009 8:33 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

give me your email, I'll send you my forwarding address

where you can leave all tickets!

"This is a guy who is a combination of great courage and, nuts!"- Steve Physioc

by Brian S (brianguy) on Oct 15, 2009 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sorry. The buddy I'm going with get my seat (for his kid) if I can't make it.

Angels baseball. We do what we must, because we can -- HaloDutch

by red floyd on Oct 15, 2009 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

This has a lot to do with the WBC

which delayed everything by a week, thus increasing the probability of weather problems in the postseason.

The only answer is to have an all-California World Series.

What we've got can't be bought

by rspencer on Oct 15, 2009 8:38 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Why does everyone assume Joba will pitch?

Gaudin is much better than that over hyped pitcher. Or have the Yankees announced that if they do need a 4th starter it would be Joba?

They want power, We want respect...

by SenorChuckles on Oct 15, 2009 9:05 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I saw it mentioned somewhere

That Joba would probably be in the bullpen all series regardless. So yeah, that would mean Gaudin as a 4th starter.

I feel the need, the need...for speed!

by Gorbachav5 on Oct 15, 2009 9:42 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I heard yesterday on 830...

he’s in the bullpen ala Santana. I’m pretty sure it’s confirmed as fact at this point.

"This is a guy who is a combination of great courage and, nuts!"- Steve Physioc

by Brian S (brianguy) on Oct 15, 2009 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Anybody want to invite me over to watch the game

in the San PEdro/Torrance area. Need some where to go nuts being at my house get’s kind of boring haha.

First we had a Salmon and now we have a Trout, let's see the same results.

by angelskid2210 on Oct 15, 2009 9:30 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Well then I guess I'll have to go convert! Lol

First we had a Salmon and now we have a Trout, let's see the same results.

by angelskid2210 on Oct 15, 2009 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

They wouldn't require it, they're all good people.

We got an invite and they KNOW where our loyalties lie, but that 9am game time on Sunday will turn at least one party into a pancakes party.

THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!

by opiejeanne on Oct 15, 2009 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

This schedule is whack

I blame East Coast Bias.

I feel the need, the need...for speed!

by Gorbachav5 on Oct 15, 2009 9:43 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Craptastrophe.

I am out of town this weekend, so now the DVR presets are worthless.

You too can be a baseball media analyst! Just don't allow your need to be wrong in public to get in the way of your ignorance.

by Stirrups on Oct 15, 2009 10:00 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

AT&T Uverse is my friend

Remote DVR access. How did I ever live without it?

I feel the need, the need...for speed!

by Gorbachav5 on Oct 15, 2009 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I have that too, with Direct TV. Had it long before ATT Uverse wandered into the neighborhood.

But you gotta have, at a minimum, a PDA with functional Internet access where you happen to be when you find out the correct start time of the game, and/or the correct end time in case you have to extend recordings. I ditched my PDA for a Nokia E71x which is awesome, but with a limited browser. And I am not toting my laptop into the wilderness.

My fallback may be to turn over my Direct TV online logon to my son, and have him do it for me.

You too can be a baseball media analyst! Just don't allow your need to be wrong in public to get in the way of your ignorance.

by Stirrups on Oct 15, 2009 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

that's not a bad idea

unless rubix messes it up.

Aybar is a nowhere man, Sitting in his Nowhere Land, Making all his nowhere plans for nobody.

by princeton11loveshalos on Oct 15, 2009 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

AND IF HE DOES!!!!!!!!

"Figgins' OBP is still over 40!" -Steve Physioc

by Figgi4life on Oct 15, 2009 5:56 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions   0 recs

Anyone know why BB playoffs is going so late nowadays?

Last years WS was a disaster in Philly. Why cant BB just start sooner and thus end before the east coast gets pummeled with rain and ice and snow?

Do it for Nick '09

by BryanHarvey'sMoustache on Oct 15, 2009 10:29 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Couple things

First is that the World Baseball Classic this year forced baseball to start a week later. Second is that if you start a week earlier, you’re going to get pummeled with rain and ice and snow the first week of the season, which will result in rainouts, which in turn results in doubleheaders, which in turn results in lower revenue for those games (since makeup games are often poorly attended affecting walk up sales and concessions).

It’s all about the cash. Personally, I’d like to see them eliminate an off day or two and then schedule 3 or 4 Saturday doubleheaders throughout the season. The season ends a week earlier and we can avoid some of this mess.

I feel the need, the need...for speed!

by Gorbachav5 on Oct 15, 2009 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

In your magic plan

Be sure to include a 7-game LDS (not mormons). 5-game is too short for baseball.

by BruinHalo on Oct 15, 2009 11:17 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions   0 recs

ALDS. NLDS.

THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!

by opiejeanne on Oct 15, 2009 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Double headers. More double headers.

Nobody goes to Wednesday games anyway.

You too can be a baseball media analyst! Just don't allow your need to be wrong in public to get in the way of your ignorance.

by Stirrups on Oct 15, 2009 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

+1

Captain, there are doubt's...

by Match Day 5 on Oct 15, 2009 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

My liver can't take a double header

Play Wood already. Willits sucks.

by hauldog on Oct 15, 2009 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

+1

I’ll drink to that

We are the Los Angeles Angels of the late 2000s

by Higz on Oct 15, 2009 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Delays and breaks in the schedule will hurt the Angels....

   One major advantage the Angels’ have is a very deep rotation 1-4. With a lot of days off that advantage is erased. Hopefully Mike isn’t afraid to pull the trigger in the bullpen and use Kazmir and Voodoo when necessary.

by Nashdiesel on Oct 15, 2009 10:33 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Cold Weather Less Jacks

Play Wood already. Willits sucks.

by hauldog on Oct 15, 2009 11:03 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

that is a good point

anything that can mitigate Yankee HRs weather wise helps us.

by Rev Halofan on Oct 15, 2009 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Moisture as well

I am hanging my hat on this.

The Angels are far less dependent on the long ball

Play Wood already. Willits sucks.

by hauldog on Oct 15, 2009 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

greeaaaaat

way to eff everything up, fox.

"it's mind-bottling."

by retrohalo on Oct 15, 2009 12:43 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Is this a joke? ALCS on Monday afternoon for NFL MNF!!!

Since when should a LCS game give way to a regular season NFL game? When the MLB won’t stand up for itself, that is when.

by bearnut on Oct 15, 2009 2:23 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

not NFL

Doesn’t it have more to do with one gme in the late afternoon and the other primetime for the east coast. MNF and MLB still going head to head with the NLCSM right?

by HALO_86 on Oct 15, 2009 4:28 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions   0 recs

The weather guy on "Morning Joe" this morning said there may be enough of a break

in the weather to get the game on Friday in.

The 2009 Pregame Picks Winner and Iron Man of Halos Heaven.com

by 44FAN on Oct 15, 2009 2:24 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

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