Oct 27 2008
phillies fans must wait…
The Phillies/Rays game is under a rain delay and wouldn’t you know… the game is tied up 2-2. I love how the game was 2-0 for the longest time and then suddenly becomes 2-2 just in time for the grounds crew to throw the tarp on the field. While it would be a pretty dumb way to win the World Series on a shortened Game 5 due to rain, I would rather it happen that way as I am just wanting this series to end. I read a story today that said the Phillies and Rays have drawn the lowest ratings for a World Series in the history of the World Series. Shocker? Not really. The series has been sort of fun to watch for the average baseball fan… but most people don’t really care for the World Series if the local team isn’t there. Look at the Mets-Yankees series back in 2000— sure these made for some great games, but did anyone care about the results outside of the New York area? Not really… so they drew a low rating. It really doesn’t help the cause either when the series has been so brutal with the Phillies stranding what seems like a million baserunners and the Tampa Bay Rays playing like the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
I wanted this series to end as soon as possible but it doesn’t look like it will. Instead, it seems as though this game will be suspended. The weather report shows there will be rain all day tomorrow in Philadelphia with temperatures falling to thirty degrees. Bottom line, the series must end soon or else there will be all sorts of scheduling problems given the nasty forecast.
Oh yeah, and don’t forget to get a free taco tomorrow at Taco Bell from 2:00-6:00PM.
