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MLB Screws Up Game 1 Yanks-Tigers

Many of us who grew up in the 60's & early 70's remember day baseball during the Month of October. There was nothing like it during the post season. Things changed in the late 70's & early 80's as everything went "prime time" which resulted in many young fans missing out on memorable post season moments.

Yesterday, was a sun-filled day throughout the afternoon in NY City with the weather forecast calling for rain in the evening. Of course MLB's weathermen said that the rain would be intermittent and that it should pose no problem for Game 1 of the ALDS between the Yankees and Tigers. A marquee matchup with CC Sabathia going against Justin Verlander. But, lo and behold the skies opened up big time at Yankee Stadium and the game was suspended until this evening thus taking the two aces out of the mix. If the game was played in the afternoon, even at 5:07 (when the Tampa game started), it would have been completed. Instead fans had to sit through a rain delay only to be told to comeback Saturday night and hope it doesn't rain.

With talk of adding another playoff team heating up, MLB needs to seriously consider weather issues when scheduling post season games. There was no reason why that game could not have been played in the afternoon except that Bud Selig is a slave to the TV networks. What if it rains tonight in the Bronx. Then what happens??