Oh my...wasn't aware of the weather issues until I saw your comment, Ian, and decided to jump on Intellicast. Impressive animated radar loop you guys have going on up there.
TG, I sent you an e-mail a little while ago, and I was wondering whether or not you received it. I don't remember if I put a subject or not, so it might have gone to your spam folder...
Thanks for the news, Ian...I guess I'll go watch Santana now.
Saturday's game is on here as well, nj! I've planned my entire weekend around watching those two games.
Well, if tonight ends up being rained out, I can catch up on lots of baseball related stuff on line. I also owe e-mail replies to a whole lot of people. What to do first, she asks, pressing finger to forehead...
Oh that's right, Ian...I already have this week's Sunday Night Baseball flagged as "should watch if I get a chance." Sorry to miss Santana pitch tonight, though!
grr...this game needs to get played tonight...this pitching rotation can not get screwed up! why? well because im going to the game on sunday and Becketts pitching.. =D
Awee man. Stupid rain.
I need my baseball tonight, because my brother is getting married tomorrow and I'll have my ridiculously loud family over on Sunday, so I'll miss both games...
ecl...I'm in Sacramento, CA. We have an early heat wave due to a few different factors (perfect storm of heat ;-). I've got the A/C going, the ceiling fan flying and an iced cold root beer (waiting for hubby to come home to open the white wine).
We usually get a lot of heat in the summer, but have had mild summers on occasion. We had 15 days of over 100 degree heat. 15 straight freakin' days! Our neighborhood is only a couple years old, so the trees aren't helpful yet.
blood and whiskey, congrats to your brother! That's exciting.
Red Sox minor-league first baseman Anthony Rizzo has been diagnosed with limited stage classical Hodgkin's Lymphoma.
The Red Sox just released a statement, saying the 18-year-old is being treated as an out-patient at Massachusetts General Hospital's Oncology Unit.
Rizzo will return home to Miami in the next few days to continue his treatment, which is expected to take 6-8 months, according to the release.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with Anthony and his family at this very difficult time," said Red Sox GM Theo Epstein. "We are optimistic about his recovery and look forward to the day he can return to the playing field."
The Red Sox selected Rizzo in the sixth round of the 2007 draft. He was hitting .373 with 11 RBI at Single-A Greenville.
I was at the Mother's Day Miracle game as well. Sat right on top of the bullpen, met Paps, he gave me his warmup ball when we were all going batshit insane in the bleachers after the win. Yeah... it was a pretty good game. ;)
jules, I don't know how you folks out west can stand that kind of heat. I wilt and actually become ill once the temps edge above 85. Fortunately, here in the NC mountains that only happens sporadically during the summer...at least usually that's the case. Last summer it was upper 80s/low 90s for several weeks straight. And I don't have AC at home. Misery, pure misery! So I feel for ya!
I *love* our air conditioner and we have ceiling fans in nearly every room. We have very little humidity, which does make it more, er, somewhat tolerable. I'm from the San Francisco Bay Area and it's *much* cooler and breezier there. You'd think that after 30 years, I'd be used to Sacramento summers, but nope. Still HATE them. /whine
I've decided that next year, I'm getting Sox/A's tickets for the area by the visiting pen because the pen is close to the fans and looks like a big party.
While it's still raining, and there have been no updates on the rain situation, the TV schedule this weekend is complicating things even more.
Because the Red Sox are playing on Fox tomorrow and on TBS on Sunday, that makes switching game times all but impossible. So the Sox likely wouldn't be able to play a doubleheader either day (no games are allowed to go up against the Sunday night ESPN exclusive window).
We've been looking at mutual off days on the schedule. There appears to be one on June 26, which would be at the end of a Sox homestand (before the team heads to Houston) and in between games in Atlanta and Minnesota for the Brewers. I doubt that would go over well with either team.
That being said, it looks ugly around here, but there have been no announcements about this game being postponed tonight.
There was a big cheer just now from the crowd on hand -- the Celtics game was put up on the scoreboard in centerfield.
I'm so sad it's on rain delay. :( I'm babysitting and I don't really have much else to do besides watch TV (I feel bad going all over the internet on someone else's computer) and the kiddo is already in bed. I guess I could invade their DVR library... I think they have House. =D
My amateur weather opinion says it will be at least 10 PM before this thing starts. They didn't have a chance to get the field ready plus the rain has at least another hour or so..
Tonight's game has been postponed due to rain.
It will be played tomorrw in the second game of a split doubleheader (separate admission). First game at 3:55 p.m, second game at 8:35 p.m.
If you've got tickets for last night's game, they are good for the night game.
Go home and get some sleep.
Oops -- posted too soon. Ian, what are the chances that Game 2 will be carried on national TV? Can you find out and post it, if not here, then on your site? Thx
After I (finally) eat dinner, I'll be on line...may see some of you around the various blogs and LJs this evening. If not...I'll be popping in and out while I watch the 1st game on Fox...probably more present here tomorrow night. See y'all!
Thanks, Liza! I seriously cannot wait. It's my first ever PawSox game and my first game at PNC Field since they were taken over by Satan's baby pinstripes. The park used to be the home of the Red Barons. But now, the enemey has nested which means I have to further defend my Sox fandom even more seeing as how I now technically live in (gulp) Yankee territory.
I can't imagine how tired the guys will be after two games today (one starting at 8:35!) and playing early tomorrow. I sure hope that tonight's game (the makeup) is shown in EI.
on May 16, 2008 6:35 PM
I'm thinking this game is not going to get played tonight and we'll be watching the C's instead.