UPDATE: Game called for tonight, with a likely resumption in prime time tomorrow for three and a half remarkable innings in South Philadelphia.
Baseball-wise, it's a whole new ballgame. In theory, the Phillies could send out their Game 6 starter Brett Myers, but I don't think that's going to happen. My totally uninformed guess is that Madson and Lidge would be the main pitchers, with a possible cameo from J.C. Romero. The Rays, on the other hand, may counter with starter James "Big Game" Shields, who beat the Phillies in Game 2.
Fan-wise, I guess the tickets stubs for tonight are worth big bucks -- lots of money will change hands.
If you live long enough, you see everything.
Eight years ago, I watched a presidential election night end with no winner, running into the newsroom at 3:30 to stop the press run as Al Gore unconceded.
Minutes ago, I watched the most anticipated baseball game in Philadelphia in 28 years suddenly stopped -- with a 2-2 tie in the 6th inning, after seeming just an hour or so away from the city's first title in a quarter-century. The driving rain was making a mockery of the game -- another weirdly cruel whack with the flyswatter of Philly fans from the gods who kill us for their sport.
I don't believe it's been officially suspended -- but everyone's assuming that it's over for the night.
Here's where it gets really weird. Under the old rules, the final Rays' run in the 6th would have been undone, and -- believe it or not -- the Phillies would have won the game 2-1, won the World Series and won the city's first championship since 1983.
But the rule was changed in 2007. Now, the game is suspended and will be resumed where it left off. But when? And how? And where? The biggest problem is that it's supposed to rain tomorrow, too -- and get even colder. And what are the logistics. Do they play three innings tomorrow at Citizens Bank Park? When. 4? 7? 8:29? Do they wait until Wednesday? Is there any chance they would play in Tampa, which would be horrible.
Well...you wanted a moment to remember. Will you ever forget this, or the three-and-a-half innings that are going to come, whenever they come. Either one of two things will happen.
Either the Phillies win a world championship...one of these days.
Or we just took the Curse of Billy Penn to whole 'nother level.
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What is this Miami in mid July? Nice call on the forecast losers.Went to worlk ths morning and there wasnt a peep about rain from any of them. Bolaris,Tropical depression Schwartz,Tynan,Oor. Nice call A-holes.Turn in your meteorological certificates you idiots.— argonne
WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!— beezer77- On the frozen tundra of citizens bank park, the phillies are delayed in their date with destiny. I am John Facenda and I approved this message.— Ouwachon
- Selig is throwing everyone under the bus at this press conference. Groundskeeper, forecasters, etc. He looks confused and disheveled. Makes McCain look like Obama by comparison. Although his "We won't move it to Tampa, we'll stay here if we have to celebrate Thanksgiving here" line was great.— BlairW
- absolutely unbelievable! Selig sucks and this is just ridic!— TINA
- Do you pitch Myers when this picks up?— BlairW
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- Hopefully this game turns out as well as the 2000 election!!! Hopefully the Rays are the Algore of the World Series!!!— Delaware Vol
- Who pitches the game is an interesting scenario because Hamels spot in the batting order was first up at the bottom of the 6th. If the game continued, a pinch hitter would have batted for Hamels, but now the starting pitcher would also leadoff the game. I wonder if the Phils can submit a line up of all batters to start the game and then declare their "starting" pitcher on the top of the 7th. So strange. If Myers does start, he can bat, hopefully get a hit (what a story that would be!) and then have him pitch the 7th. If the Phils take the lead, put in Madson and Lidge. If not, pull Myers after the 7th anyway and save him for the next game. Either way, it's a strange scenario.— androoo
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- The game will resume tomorrow. However: the conditions will be different. It might not be raining, the ground will not be slippery or soaked. Jimmy Rollins might have fielded the ball hit to ss in the sixth. The Rays had an advantage that can not be duplicated. The game should have been called after the bottom of the 6th or it should revert back to the end of the 5th. So says the baseball gods.— wiseoldowl
- no you save myers for game 6. You try to get through the last few innings with your bullpen. You have a tie game. you get an extra at-bat. Hopefully that is enough.— gee1971
- No Myers when the game picks up... You have to go Romero, Madson, Lidge---the Rays will have #5,6 and 7 up in the top of the 7th... Hopefully the Phils can put a couple on the board in the bottom of the 6th... You NEED Myers just in case there's a game 6....— Delaware Vol
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