Hours after getting swept by Milwaukee, the Mets announced that today's game vs. Miami, the home opener at Citi Field, was being postponed to Friday due to an anticipated rain storm.
However, a number of astute Mets fans on Reddit pointed out that the rain won't hit NYC until later tonight, well after the game would've completed, scheduled for a 1:10 pm (ET) 1st pitch. Considering that the Mets had just played a week's worth of games without an off day, they could use the rainout to rest.
They're not alone. As reported over at Tri-City SportsBeat, Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake High might've anticipated a storm of their own, and postponed a tennis match vs. Troy High. The two school still had softball & baseball games (both won by Burnt Hills), and there was no rain to be had.
It makes one wonder if there really is a Chicken Little working as a national meteorologist......!
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After a week of games, the addition of a pitch clock has helped, and though a number of players, including a few Mets, have been docked for violations, games are usually finishing under 3 hours, old school style. Through the first week, only one player has been ejected for disputing a clock violation, and that was San Diego slugger Manny Machado on Tuesday vs. Arizona. I suspect this won't be the last ejection for a clock violation.
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One interesting story coming out of Wrestlemania last weekend involves a case of mistaken identity.
Kevin Huntsperger spent the weekend cosplaying as the late Big Boss Man (Ray Traylor), and a friend had gone as Boss Man's nemesis, the Mountie (Jacques Rougeau). However, a security guard at SoFi Stadium couldn't tell the difference, and had Hunsperger ejected on Sunday.
Photo courtesy NY Post.
Luckily, the charges were dropped.
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