Game 4 of the world series canceled because of rain
October 25, 2006
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Pitchers dominated the first three games of the World Series, then rain took over.
Game 4 was postponed Wednesday night because of showers and will be made up Thursday at 8:27 p.m. EDT, potentially sending the World Series into scheduling chaos. More rain was expected the next two days, and nobody was certain when the Detroit Tigers and St. Louis Cardinals would play again.
"They're going to be dicey," said Jimmie Lee Solomon, executive vice president of baseball operations in the commissioner's office. "There is about a 70 percent chance of rain tomorrow. It's going to be light rain. We don't know whether or not that rain will linger, like it did tonight."
Game 5 at Busch Stadium was pushed back to Friday night, which was supposed to be a day off in the Series. And it doesn't look much better this weekend in Detroit, with a forecast of rain and cold.
The Cardinals lead the best-of-seven Series 2-1 after a 5-0 victory behind ace Chris Carpenter on Tuesday night. A silver tarp covered the infield all evening, players didn't come out to warm up and Game 4 never got started.
"This wouldn't have been a baseball game, it would have been survival," St. Louis manager Tony La Russa said. "I'm actually pleased for both teams that we're not playing. Fans, that wouldn't have been too much fun, either."
But Jeremy Bonderman, slated to start for Detroit against St. Louis' Jeff Suppan, was eager to pitch in the light drizzle early Wednesday night.
"We aren't sugar. We ain't going to melt," Bonderman said.
Tigers first baseman Sean Casey, however, thought Major League Baseball made the right call.
"Guys getting hurt, having a five-inning World Series game, nobody wants that," Casey said.
A sparse crowd at Busch Stadium was informed of the rain out about three minutes after baseball made the announcement. Fans covered in plastic, many who stayed for hours hoping the rain would stop, quickly filed toward the exits.
Some had waited out the delay in the stands. Others packed the gift shop and lined up at concession stands.
Standing beneath an umbrella in the upper deck, Victoria Atkinson was disappointed. She came all the way from Montreal to watch.
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October 25, 2006
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Pitchers dominated the first three games of the World Series, then rain took over.
Game 4 was postponed Wednesday night because of showers and will be made up Thursday at 8:27 p.m. EDT, potentially sending the World Series into scheduling chaos. More rain was expected the next two days, and nobody was certain when the Detroit Tigers and St. Louis Cardinals would play again.
"They're going to be dicey," said Jimmie Lee Solomon, executive vice president of baseball operations in the commissioner's office. "There is about a 70 percent chance of rain tomorrow. It's going to be light rain. We don't know whether or not that rain will linger, like it did tonight."
Game 5 at Busch Stadium was pushed back to Friday night, which was supposed to be a day off in the Series. And it doesn't look much better this weekend in Detroit, with a forecast of rain and cold.
The Cardinals lead the best-of-seven Series 2-1 after a 5-0 victory behind ace Chris Carpenter on Tuesday night. A silver tarp covered the infield all evening, players didn't come out to warm up and Game 4 never got started.
"This wouldn't have been a baseball game, it would have been survival," St. Louis manager Tony La Russa said. "I'm actually pleased for both teams that we're not playing. Fans, that wouldn't have been too much fun, either."
But Jeremy Bonderman, slated to start for Detroit against St. Louis' Jeff Suppan, was eager to pitch in the light drizzle early Wednesday night.
"We aren't sugar. We ain't going to melt," Bonderman said.
Tigers first baseman Sean Casey, however, thought Major League Baseball made the right call.
"Guys getting hurt, having a five-inning World Series game, nobody wants that," Casey said.
A sparse crowd at Busch Stadium was informed of the rain out about three minutes after baseball made the announcement. Fans covered in plastic, many who stayed for hours hoping the rain would stop, quickly filed toward the exits.
Some had waited out the delay in the stands. Others packed the gift shop and lined up at concession stands.
Standing beneath an umbrella in the upper deck, Victoria Atkinson was disappointed. She came all the way from Montreal to watch.
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