baseballprospectus.com - 10/28/2008
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In the aftermath of last night`s mucked-up proceedings, some decisions make more sense than others.
blogs.courierpostonline.com - 10/28/2008
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blogs.courierpostonline.com —
PHILADELPHIA - Proof that major league baseball is
run by a bunch of buffoons came at midnight...
when the suspended game notes were handed out. At the bottom of the sheet, the powers that be maybe thought it was cute or even pithy to include Koppett's ...
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The angriest place on earth
mlb.mlb.com - 10/28/2008
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mlb.mlb.com —
PHILADELPHIA -- Game 5 of the 2008 World
Series will not resume Tuesday due to inclement weather,...
Major League Baseball announced. Game 5 is now tentatively scheduled to resume on Wednesday evening at 8:37 p.m. ET, weather permitting. In a ...
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Game 5 will not resume on Tuesday | MLB.com: News
deadspin.com - 10/28/2008
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deadspin.com —
Generally I don't use anonymous quotes, unless it's
concerning something really big, like when a member of...
the Phillies sees Bud Selig in the clubhouse following the Game 5 rain delay and utters the immortal line: "I wouldn't let him supervise one of ...
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Time To Play: Guess Which Phillie Ripped Bud Selig? ...
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Vegas Watch —
... is the video of Bob DuPuy talking to Chris Myers right after they put the tarp on. If you watch that video, it is very obvious that DuPuy--speaking for Major League Baseball on national TV during their marquee event--had no idea what the plan was. He keeps emphasizing that because the game was tied, they'd be able to suspend it and start on Tuesday (or Wednesday, as it were). From Sheehan's piece: ...
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We’ll get together then, Dad
joeposnanski.com 10/28/2008 —
I suppose lots of fathers have their own cat’s-in-the-cradle-and-the-silver-spoon moment.* Mine came on October 31, 2007 in Nagoya, Japan. That, of course, was Halloween. And, of course, because I was trying to show more intensity in ...
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thefightins.com 10/28/2008 — If anything unites Philly and Tampa Bay fans right now, it’s the notion that Bud Selig is a certified moron.
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Baseball shouldn't have let game begin
kansascity.com 10/28/2008 — PHILADELPHIA | They never should have started the game. That was obvious from early Monday evening, when a light rain began to mist in Philadelphia. The weather radars, at least according to a local weatherman who was on television in the press box, ...
Gene Wojciechowski: Selig made correct call
sports.espn.go.com 10/28/2008 — PHILADELPHIA -- Lost in the confusion, frustration and exasperation of Monday night's suspended Game 5 was this clubhouse exchange with Philadelphia Phillies second baseman Chase Utley : Reporter: "Would you want to win a World Series based on a rain ...
Selig Hopes to Shorten Days Off Between Games in ’09 Postseason
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Nine innings in playoff games ensured | MLB.com: News
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