Posted on 09/11/2001 11:26:04 AM PDT by CoolGuyVic
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All games off NEW YORK -- No Major League Baseball games will be played Tuesday night in the wake of terrorist attacks on New York City's World Trade Center and the Pentagon. "In the interest of security and out of a sense of deep mourning for the national tragedy that has occurred today, all Major League Baseball games for today have been canceled," said Commisioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig. "I will continue to monitor the situation on a daily basis and make ongoing decisions accordingly. " "My deepest sympathy and prayers go out to the families and victims of this horrendous series of events." Baseball's owners meeting scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday have also been canceled. Terrorists hijacked two airliners and crashed them into the World Trade Center in a coordinated series of attacks Tuesday morning that brought down the twin 110-story towers. An aircraft also crashed at the Pentagon. Authorities had been trying to evacuate those who work in the twin towers, but many were thought to have been trapped. About 50,000 people work at the Trade Center. American Airlines said its two aircraft were carrying a total of 156 people. "I have a sense it's a horrendous number of lives lost," Mayor Rudolph Giuliani said. "Right now we have to focus on saving as many lives as possible." Tuesday's tragedy temporarily put on hold pennant races in both leagues as well as Barry Bonds' pursuit of the home run record. A full schedule of 15 games was canceled. It has not been determined if the games will be made up. Bonds and the San Francisco Giants were scheduled to play the Houston Astros in a 7:05 p.m. game at Enron Field but that game, along with seven other National League and seven American League contests, were also canceled. The canceled NL games included the New York Mets at Pittsburgh, Montreal at Florida, Philadelphia at Atlanta, San Francisco at Houston, Cincinnati at the Chicago Cubs, St. Louis at Milwaukee, Colorado at Arizona and Los Angeles at San Diego. In the AL the schedule of Minnesota at Detroit, Toronto at Baltimore, Chicago White Sox at New York Yankees, Boston at Tampa Bay, Cleveland at Kansas City, Texas at Oakland and Seattle at Anaheim was canceled. The last time a disaster halted Major League Baseball play came in 1989, when a devastating earthquake interrupted the World Series. The first San Francisco Bay Area World Series saw Oakland up two games to none over San Francisco when the series shifted across the bay to the Giants' home field for Game 3 on Oct. 17, 1989. Just as fans were arriving at Candlestick Park for the start of the game, the massive earthquake hit the area, knocking out power to the park and killing 67 people in different sections of the city. The fans were sent home and the series was not resumed until 10 days later. The Associated Press contributed to this story. |
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It's a shame it has come to this...I've PREACHED to the sheeple that our government has spent WAY too many resources on SS, Education, entitlements, etc. and has badly neglected our military and intelligence. Perhaps instead of harrassing and murdering oddball religious cults, shooting children and their mothers, worrying about diversity and all of the other crap, they should have worried more about the nation's defense.
Instead of glorifying people who drive cars in circles and chase balls around a field, the sheeple turned a blind eye to all of this. NOW their bread and circuses have been suspended. NOW we will hear the outrage - although it's too late.
I'm sorry if I offended any sports-minded freepers with my statements, but this is a very emotional time and I'm not pulling any punches right now....
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