Going for the Sweep (vs. NATIONALS, 8/09)

[OFFNY]

o

 

Nationals Grounds-Crew Hilariously Can't get Tarp Unrolled during Rain Delay

(By Nick Bromberg)

https://sports.yahoo.com/nationals-grounds-crew-hilariously-struggles-to-unroll-tarp-during-rain-delay-191207071.html

 

o

[SteveA]

I have a rules question.

The Nats' lefty reliever walked Sisco and we had a bunch of righties coming up, so he was going to come out of the game when the rain came.   He had faced 3 batters.  He was done.

But SUPPOSE he had only faced two batters?   Would they be required to put him in for one batter after a long rain delay?

When I saw the rule described I don't think I ever heard any exception made for rain.

[Bahama O's Fan]

10 minutes ago, SteveA said:

I have a rules question.

The Nats' lefty reliever walked Sisco and we had a bunch of righties coming up, so he was going to come out of the game when the rain came.   He had faced 3 batters.  He was done.

But SUPPOSE he had only faced two batters?   Would they be required to put him in for one batter after a long rain delay?

When I saw the rule described I don't think I ever heard any exception made for rain.

I was wondering about that too

[eddie83]

12 minutes ago, SteveA said:

I have a rules question.

The Nats' lefty reliever walked Sisco and we had a bunch of righties coming up, so he was going to come out of the game when the rain came.   He had faced 3 batters.  He was done.

But SUPPOSE he had only faced two batters?   Would they be required to put him in for one batter after a long rain delay?

When I saw the rule described I don't think I ever heard any exception made for rain.

Can’t see how it would not void it. I mean you can’t bring someone back in after a 2 hour delay. I’m sure it’s in rules somewhere. 

[eddie83]

Should be an update in 3 minutes.  

[OFFNY]

1 minute ago, OFFNY said:

o

 

Nationals Grounds-Crew Hilariously Can't get Tarp Unrolled during Rain Delay

(By Nick Bromberg)

https://sports.yahoo.com/nationals-grounds-crew-hilariously-struggles-to-unroll-tarp-during-rain-delay-191207071.html

 

o

o

 

 

 

o

[Can_of_corn]

5 minutes ago, eddie83 said:

Can’t see how it would not void it. I mean you can’t bring someone back in after a 2 hour delay. I’m sure it’s in rules somewhere. 

Walk out to the mound IBB,  Walk back

[Chavez Ravine]

17 minutes ago, SteveA said:

I have a rules question.

The Nats' lefty reliever walked Sisco and we had a bunch of righties coming up, so he was going to come out of the game when the rain came.   He had faced 3 batters.  He was done.

But SUPPOSE he had only faced two batters?   Would they be required to put him in for one batter after a long rain delay?

When I saw the rule described I don't think I ever heard any exception made for rain.

The rule only says the umpire can make an exception for illness or injury of the pitcher at their discretion.  I suppose you can interpret that as meaning they have discretion to think the pitcher would get injured if he was forced to pitch. Maybe there is something specific about rain delays somewhere else in the rules: it’s 5.1g

https://www.umpirebible.com/OBR16/5.0.htm#510

[scOtt]

What's the word? We gonna play?

[SteveA]

Just now, scOtt said:

What's the word? We gonna play?

They had an update a few minutes ago showing dudes trying to dry the field.

But it looked like it still had a lot of drying to be done.

[allquixotic]

Just now, SteveA said:

They had an update a few minutes ago showing dudes trying to dry the field.

But it looked like it still had a lot of drying to be done.

The wide part of the infield between 2nd and 3rd and 1st and 2nd looked really awful. Soupy. Like when you accidentally put an extra cup of water in your oatmeal.

[Chavez Ravine]

Britton just gave up a game winning base hit; the Rays come back to win.

[Morgan423]

How long do they wait?  I mean, are we going to restart this after three or four hours?  I know the Nats don't want to throw away a comeback attempt just because of the incompetence of their grounds crew, but come on...  enough is enough.

[eddie83]

It should be called. Nats fault. Oh well. 

[HOF19]

Hey the Yankees lost another game .....But its to the Rays .