We gon' get swept.

 

 

We gon' get got.

 

This hurricane....it's a conspiracy!

Biggest Jimmy? :o

Also - The Phillies are a guaranteed sell-out. MLB is going to do everything possible to make sure that those games are played in Philly, even if at a later date.

 

I know, games that are sellouts are much more important than fan safety. That's MLB for you.

At least MLB has rain delays. They don't stop football games or golf until there's lightning bolts or tornadoes in the area.

 

Because rain merely makes people wet and is not a major safety hazard for other sports, while throwing wet baseballs 95 miles per hour towards batters is not a safe proposition.

Yeah, 300-pound lineman wrestling around, linebackers slamming into QBs, and running backs going full speed into guys that weigh 250+. Rain couldn't make this game more dangerous than it already is.

 

Fixed that for you

Even you know that that's absurd.

Some people are really overstating the "danger" here.

 

They are calling for heavy rain showers in the Northeast on Saturday with winds less than 20 MPH. Now, on Sunday things get a bit more crazy. The conditions on Saturday aren't much different from what teams have been facing routinely over the past 100+ years.

 

Also keep in mind that Philly isn't the only Northeast city hosting this weekend. I'm not sure if the playoff schedule is set in stone yet, but I think MLB is right to see how things play out (all Northeast games will probably be facing similar conditions) instead of shuffling around a bunch of ballparks at the last minute.

Even you know that that's absurd.

 

 

Actually I don't, I've watched lots of football and while rain can impact performance by making it a lot harder, I haven't ever seen it cause a rash of injuries. In fact, I find it interesting that you highlight the speed and strength of the game, when rain actually mitigates that, because players obviously don't have the footing to attain top speed, make lightning quick cuts, or maintain the center of gravity to fully bash oneself against another. Also, when taking a hard hit, its much better to have feet slip in the mud than to have firm footing that forces another part of the human body to give, such as a bone or ligament(s).

 

http://www.tampabay.com/news/health/research-on-sports-injuries-reveals-some-surprises/1032344

\ Showers early, becoming a steady rain later in the day. Humid. High near 80F. Winds E at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 80%. Rainfall near a half an inch.

 

That is the forecast for Philly for Saturday. I maintain, the game on Saturday night will not be played, and should have been moved to tonight instead.There should have been a true dbl header scheduled.

Some people are really overstating the "danger" here.

 

They are calling for heavy rain showers in the Northeast on Saturday with winds less than 20 MPH. Now, on Sunday things get a bit more crazy. The conditions on Saturday aren't much different from what teams have been facing routinely over the past 100+ years.

 

Also keep in mind that Philly isn't the only Northeast city hosting this weekend. I'm not sure if the playoff schedule is set in stone yet, but I think MLB is right to see how things play out (all Northeast games will probably be facing similar conditions) instead of shuffling around a bunch of ballparks at the last minute.

 

I wasn't thinking specifically about safety in my previous post. I just meant that MLB has more respect for humanity in not waiting for lightning or tornadoes to appear before stopping the game. I hadn't considered what Sirspud said though.

Night game of tomorrow's doubleheader has now been postponed

Will be made up on Sep 15

There's no way any of the Mets games will be played. All hell is gonna break use in NY and i assume the stadium is gonna be used as a shelter.

There's no way any of the Mets games will be played. All hell is gonna break use in NY and i assume the stadium is gonna be used as a shelter.

 

So our next series against the Mets is gonna be a home/away 8 game series where 5 games for us are "away" at Sun Life?

There's no way any of the Mets games will be played. All hell is gonna break use in NY and i assume the stadium is gonna be used as a shelter.

 

 

What you didn't know is that all of the people will be seeking shelter...

 

 

 

... under the tarp.

I would call dibs in the apple pit.

There's no way any of the Mets games will be played. All hell is gonna break use in NY and i assume the stadium is gonna be used as a shelter.

 

 

What you didn't know is that all of the people will be seeking shelter...

 

 

... under the tarp.

The concourses can be used for shelter can't they? Unless they're like the ones at Sun Life(exposed to the elements).

Almost all stadium concourses are exposed to the elements.

 

I'll go out on a limb here and say that any of the outdoor parks in baseball do not double as a storm shelter.

Some people are really overstating the "danger" here.

 

 

 

Nothing unusual. The media really builds up these storms, and people always fall for it. After the mayor of NoLa and the gov of La really blew the Katrina episode, they do it with reason. Better safe than sorry. But this was obviously going to be not much more than a rain event for most everyone. The games will most likely be played in NY.

Yeah, even the local media idiots get all bent out of shape if even a lousy tropical storm gets within 300 miles of us.

 

Pure hype.

Yeah, even the local media idiots get all bent out of shape if even a lousy tropical storm gets within 300 miles of us.

 

Pure hype.

 

Sometimes it's pretty funny stuff. A few years ago one of our local stations was doing an on the scene report for a tropical storm coming this way and the reporter said, "Look!! A palm frond on the ground!!"

Yeah, even the local media idiots get all bent out of shape if even a lousy tropical storm gets within 300 miles of us.

 

Pure hype.

 

Sometimes it's pretty funny stuff. A few years ago one of our local stations was doing an on the scene report for a tropical storm coming this way and the reporter said, "Look!! A palm frond on the ground!!"

After experiencing Hurricane Andrew in 1992, while living in what was then Cutler Ridge (now known as Cutler Bay), and experiencing my house tear apart with me in it (165 mph sustained winds and gusts over 200), I NEVER EVER take these storms lightly.

Yeah, even the local media idiots get all bent out of shape if even a lousy tropical storm gets within 300 miles of us.

 

Pure hype.

 

Sometimes it's pretty funny stuff. A few years ago one of our local stations was doing an on the scene report for a tropical storm coming this way and the reporter said, "Look!! A palm frond on the ground!!"

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You miss the point, Mom. The idiots in ALL media ALWAYS go with completely over-the-top hype of totally inconsequential storms, here and elsewhere.

Yeah, even the local media idiots get all bent out of shape if even a lousy tropical storm gets within 300 miles of us.

 

Pure hype.

 

Sometimes it's pretty funny stuff. A few years ago one of our local stations was doing an on the scene report for a tropical storm coming this way and the reporter said, "Look!! A palm frond on the ground!!"

After experiencing Hurricane Andrew in 1992, while living in what was then Cutler Ridge (now known as Cutler Bay), and experiencing my house tear apart with me in it (165 mph sustained winds and gusts over 200), I NEVER EVER take these storms lightly.

 

Just think of what might of happened if your home was built appropriately.

teams should start wearing the warm up uniform against the marlins

Yeah, even the local media idiots get all bent out of shape if even a lousy tropical storm gets within 300 miles of us.

 

Pure hype.

 

Sometimes it's pretty funny stuff. A few years ago one of our local stations was doing an on the scene report for a tropical storm coming this way and the reporter said, "Look!! A palm frond on the ground!!"

After experiencing Hurricane Andrew in 1992, while living in what was then Cutler Ridge (now known as Cutler Bay), and experiencing my house tear apart with me in it (165 mph sustained winds and gusts over 200), I NEVER EVER take these storms lightly.

Are you sure about that 200MPH wind gust? Looking at the Wikipedia page, it says maximum winds recorded were 177MPH.

 

Speaking of Cutler Ridge:

In 2002, The Atlantic Basin Hurricane Database Reanalysis Project examined Hurricane Andrew and this corridor of extreme winds embedded within Andrew's northern eyewall. The project concluded that Category 5 conditions on land occurred only in a small region of southern Dade (now Miami-Dade) County, specifically close to the coast in Cutler Ridge.

:o

 

I was here for Andrew too, but in Margate(evacuated to my aunt's house from Pompano), so I missed the worst of it. Wilma was more traumatic for me. as the center of circulation(It wasn't quite strong enough to have a proper eye) came right over my house here in Tamarac We would've been better off staying in Pompano for Andrew. My aunts house lost power. The power at my house didn't even flicker apparently. When we got home the clocks weren't blinking. We were without power for almost 2 weeks after Wilma.

Understanding why they over-hype is easy enough. But some take it way too far. To the point that some people won't take storms serious enough. Especially those that have never been through one. My wife had just moved here when Francis (started losing the roof) came through and she was actually looking forward to getting one. That one changed her thinking. And when Jean (finished my roof off) came through two weeks later......Then Wilma the following year......She now fully understands why I always spend the extra $$$ and build things way above code when I do renovations on or around the house.

Yeah, even the local media idiots get all bent out of shape if even a lousy tropical storm gets within 300 miles of us.

 

Pure hype.

 

Sometimes it's pretty funny stuff. A few years ago one of our local stations was doing an on the scene report for a tropical storm coming this way and the reporter said, "Look!! A palm frond on the ground!!"

< snip blather >

 

You miss the point, Mom. The idiots in ALL media ALWAYS go with completely over-the-top hype of totally inconsequential storms, here and elsewhere.

Okay yeah I get that.......I do sometimes chuckle at them, but Irene was no joke to the people in NC and Virginia, just ask them.