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SuperTrooper wrote:

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aeroparrot wrote:

CaptainP wrote:

aeroparrot wrote:Question. Last night's Red Sox game was called after 5 1/2 (that's what I heard -- 5 1/2) innings. Florida was awarded the win. I know that is an official game, however, since the Sox were the home team and were behind, shouldn't the game been at least suspended and resumed later? What's the difference between yesterday's game and the Orioles vs. Yanks game from a couple of years ago when the game was suspended and then continued later.

I believe that it would have been called back at the end of the last COMPLETED inning. So the score at the end of 5 innings would be what counts. The top of the 6th, and the stats accrued, would not count towards the record books.

I'm not sure 100% why some are called, some are replayed, some are continued. I'm sure there is a guideline somewhere, but it never mattered to me enough to find out.

It doesn't really matter, I was wondering that was all.

It matters when the visiting team scored the lead run, had the game been tied 1-1 going into the top of the 6th and Florida scored in that inning to take the lead, Boston would have to get their last AB's in the bottom of the 6th, if the rain cause the game to be called off before the completion of the bottom of the 6th it would be a suspended game. But in that game Florida already had a lead. In the NY-Bal game, if I recall the game was tied into the top of the 7th, NY scored 3 runs in the top of the 7th, in the bottom of the 7th the game was halted because of rain. Because NY scored in that inning Balt. gets another AB so the game was suspended.

I'd also imagine that it would be a big inconvenience to bring Florida back to Boston (or vice versa, not sure who was home) for one day later in the season to play less than half a game, when there's a remedy in the rulebook to resolve the game as is. I think that same day, the Yankees and Nationals waited out a 5.5 hour rain delay to get the last game of their series in.
Whereas it's obviously difficult to reschedule an interleague game when the teams only play one series against each other, it's much easier to reschedule or resolve a game between division foes like NY and Baltimore that play 18 times a year. I get the feeling that MLB wants to finish out all games if possible and only wants to shorten games to less than 9 innings if there's no other alternative.

There were 2 other factors:

1. The rain wasn't going to let up for several hours.

2. The Marlins had to fly home to host the Yankees the next night.

SuperTrooper wrote:Buster Olney has an interesting take on A-ROID's performance dropoff and his future with the Yankees.

http://insider.espn.go.com/espn/blog/in ... ney_buster

The only thing he fails to take into account is the fact that Girardi played him EVERY DAY for a month coming off hip surgery. The hip surgery has obviously reduced his speed and range, like Mike Lowell, but not having spring training to built up his strength has left him weak in the legs, so the hitting goes away too.

I didn't know he could be facing more extensive hip surgery in the future.

SuperTrooper wrote:In case there was any question on who has the best bullpen in baseball...

when leading after 7 innings, the Red Sox are 39-1.

surfpirate wrote:

SuperTrooper wrote:In case there was any question on who has the best bullpen in baseball...

when leading after 7 innings, the Red Sox are 39-1.

Sorry, I can't clap. I'm just waiting for this interminable baseball season to end.
(OF COURSE I AM AN ORIOLES FAN SO THAT MIGHT HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH MY AMBIVALENCE)

SuperTrooper wrote:In case there was any question on who has the best bullpen in baseball...

when leading after 7 innings, the Red Sox are 39-1.

SuperTrooper wrote:

SuperTrooper wrote:In case there was any question on who has the best bullpen in baseball...

when leading after 7 innings, the Red Sox are 39-1.

Obviously it's my fault. I jinxed them.

SuperTrooper wrote:

SuperTrooper wrote:In case there was any question on who has the best bullpen in baseball...

when leading after 7 innings, the Red Sox are 39-1.

Obviously it's my fault. I jinxed them.

chippewa wrote:

SuperTrooper wrote:

SuperTrooper wrote:In case there was any question on who has the best bullpen in baseball...

when leading after 7 innings, the Red Sox are 39-1.

Obviously it's my fault. I jinxed them.

That was a major flame-out yesterday, wasn't it?

I'm a Tiger fan, what's a bullpen?

SuperTrooper wrote:

SuperTrooper wrote:In case there was any question on who has the best bullpen in baseball...

when leading after 7 innings, the Red Sox are 39-1.

Obviously it's my fault. I jinxed them.

SuperTrooper wrote:Hey, Orioles! Payback is a b*tch!

Frank4 wrote:Manny returns to the Dodger tonight...anyone care?

SuperTrooper wrote:In case there was any question on who has the best bullpen in baseball...

when leading after 7 innings, the Red Sox are 39-1.