Opening Day weather in Boston

[Going Underground]

Nice football ,I mean baseball weather. Looks rainy on Saturday.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 38. Northwest wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

[Hank Scorpio]

That’s gotta suck going from gale force winds but 84 to gale force winds and 34.

[Frobby]

Kyle Gibson is probably ruing being chosen to start on Opening Day.  

[vab]

Seems like MLB would make some sort of effort to put these northern teams without domed stadiums on the road for at least a week to open the season. I know it's not going to suddenly be spring up there in a week or 10 days but it would at least take a few of these bad weather games off the schedule. 

[Pickles]

23 minutes ago, vab said:

Seems like MLB would make some sort of effort to put these northern teams without domed stadiums on the road for at least a week to open the season. I know it's not going to suddenly be spring up there in a week or 10 days but it would at least take a few of these bad weather games off the schedule. 

MLB isn't going to take away Opening Day from the richest and most powerful teams in the league- i.e. the mostly northern teams in stadiums without domes.

Your suggestion is perfectly reasonable.  Reason isn't the issue here.

[glenn__davis]

12 minutes ago, Pickles said:

MLB isn't going to take away Opening Day from the richest and most powerful teams in the league- i.e. the mostly northern teams in stadiums without domes.

Your suggestion is perfectly reasonable.  Reason isn't the issue here.

Quick check, looks to me like Boston has started on the road 7 out of the last 10 seasons.

I don't think MLB goes out of their way to appease any particular team in this.  I agree with vab that it would be ideal to start everyone in a warm weather or domed climate but it's not really fair for the more northern teams to never get Opening Day at home.  

[Can_of_corn]

5 minutes ago, glenn__davis said:

Quick check, looks to me like Boston has started on the road 7 out of the last 10 seasons.

I don't think MLB goes out of their way to appease any particular team in this.  I agree with vab that it would be ideal to start everyone in a warm weather or domed climate but it's not really fair for the more northern teams to never get Opening Day at home.  

Baltimore used to start at home every season so the President could throw out the first pitch if they so desired.  The Nationals get that perk now.

[glenn__davis]

Just now, Can_of_corn said:

Baltimore used to start at home every season so the President could throw out the first pitch if they so desired.  The Nationals get that perk now.

Nice - when I was younger I noted that we always started at home but never knew that was the reason why.  I like it.  

[Frobby]

5 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

Baltimore used to start at home every season so the President could throw out the first pitch if they so desired.  The Nationals get that perk now.

I believe the last time a President throw out the first pitch on Opening Day was 2010.   https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceremonial_first_pitch

[Going Underground]

Opening in March is a few days earlier then usual in most years. I did look at the extended forecast and eight days out are not very accurate but Oriole opener looks like sunny and high near 70.

They did try opening in domes and warmer weather cities one year after many cancellations the prior year but seemed to stop after that . Interesting that one of the non rainy and warmer cities ,San Diego might have rain and only in the fifties. I think they have only had something like 4 rainouts in their history  California has had some strange weather this year,parts of LA have had more snow then Baltimore. 

[Dibbs31]

Is anyone going on Sunday? Looks like the high is creeping into the 50s but with some wind. I'm flying in for a work trip a day early to attend the game.

[Pickles]

33 minutes ago, glenn__davis said:

Quick check, looks to me like Boston has started on the road 7 out of the last 10 seasons.

I don't think MLB goes out of their way to appease any particular team in this.  I agree with vab that it would be ideal to start everyone in a warm weather or domed climate but it's not really fair for the more northern teams to never get Opening Day at home.  

I don't care about your facts and statistics.  We all know MLB is involved in a conspiracy to favor the Red Sox and Yankees at the detriment of the Orioles.

[panick]

4 minutes ago, Pickles said:

I don't care about your facts and statistics.  We all know MLB is involved in a conspiracy to favor the Red Sox and Yankees at the detriment of the Orioles.

You must be a member of QAnon.

[Pickles]

Just now, panick said:

You must be a member of QAnon.

You must be fun at parties.

[Can_of_corn]

2 minutes ago, panick said:

You must be a member of QAnon.

Can we just not please?