Posted on 12/01/2016 5:59:14 AM PST by oh8eleven
ONE - ONE opening day game in Cincinnati got “snowed out”. 1979 against San Diego and it wasn’t snowed out. They played the game after a delay.
Cleveland, Boston, Montreal, Detroit, Toronto, Minneapolis, Chicago - all much more prone to snow on opening day.
LOL.
And KILL inter-league play!!!!! Deteriorates the All-Star Game and the World Series. Either add or detract teams in each league to get an even number (15 in each now) to make intRA league schedules feasible again. I have no objection to bringing Montreal back into the league. Hell, give Mexico City a team.
and as long as the defending team doesn’t give up a TD right off the bat, the rules basically revert to sudden death...
slight correction; as long as the defending team forces a punt, the rules revert to sudden death; if a FG is made on the opening drive, then it’s the first team to six points...and as long as we’re talking FG’s, how about a sliding point scale, depending on how far the team has penetrated the defense...? four points if the LOS is inside the ten yard line, three for a LOS 11-23, two for 24-32, and one point for any LOS 33 and further...
No argument from me on any of those others. You can add New York and Pittsburgh to the mix -- or even the place most likely of all to have snow early or late in the season: DENVER.
Keep in mind that the MLB season used to start several weeks later than it does now. I believe it was only a few years ago that we saw the first regular-season game played in the month of March.
“Play some World Series games in the afternoon so kids can watch it again.”
in my sixth grade year, due to building expansion, classes were split, and I drew the afternoon session, which normally I loved, but we were there till 4:45 PM, causing me to miss the sweetest, most dramatic WS event ever...Mazeroski’s walk off homer, beating the loathed NY Yankees...
It's all about getting suckers to cough up the money, nothing more.
And ditch all those Viagra and Cialis ads for the same reason
seems a pretty stiff price to pay, no...?
“If I ain’t startin I ain’t departin.”
I know, right????
I am a baseball purist and Tiger fan. First game I ever saw in person was a Nolan Ryan no-hitter at Tiger Stadium in 1973.
You got it...strategy!
This year's World Series had five of the seven games won by the visiting team.
Haha. That reminds me of a funny story regarding kids and day games.
As you know, Detroit is a baseball obsessed town. While I was there in Jr High back in 72, the Tigers were playing Oakland in the AL Playoffs.
While I was in the school office for whatever reason I cannot recall, I do vividly remember this one event that occurred as if it was yesterday. There was this other student who was in the office. He was coming up with every excuse in the book to check out of school so he could go home and watch the game (or go to the game, I am not quite sure). The office secretary was having none of his shenanigans, as evidently this was a common ploy with many students that particular day. Eventually the young man took out a cigarette and actually starting smoking in the office. An offense worthy of suspension, which happened.
I remember thinking he was crazy as he left with a grin on his face to get to see the Tigers play. Tigers lost the series to the A’s.
So you see what day games do for kids?
Funny story
I was in 5th grade that year, and my teacher dragged a TV into the classroom so that we all could watch it
I have been a lifelong fan since then
Bert campaneris and gene tenace still piss me off
They can play all the games in Cuba for all I cair. ;-)
Gene Tenace. Another guy the Pirates went out and signed when he could no longer run. Or hit. Or field.
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