What if the Home Opener is postponed?
by McGriff the Crime Dog on Apr 10, 2009 12:27 PM EDT
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PrintSo it's supposed be severe thunder storms here in Atlanta tonight from about 6 to like 9:30. So, unfortunately, it looks like they are probably going to have to cancel the game tonight. So my question is, what are they gonna do? The best we can hope for if they do cancel is that they reschedule it for tomorrow afternoon, so that those of us who paid the extra $$ for opening day tickets won't get the shaft. The worst case is that they change to a day game later this month, while most of us are working and we get the mega shaft.
And by the way, I heard some 14th-hand information that someone at the grounds crew said they were looking to do a 8:30-9pm start tonight, which would be awesome!!
What do you guys think? I'm not psyched about the weather, I mean really, how long have we been looking forward to this day??
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They will make tomorrow the home opener, and this postponed game will have to played another time, during an off day, or tack on a day/night DH later in the season, since it’s the Nationals, and they’re in our division. Or they’ll wait ‘til September and when the Braves have their division locked down, and the Nationals are already mathematically eliminated the Braves won’t have to make it up at all.
And if you paid extra $$ just because it’s the home opener, I feel for you. The Ted isn’t even going to sell out for the Boston Red Sox. I’m going to buy my tickets from a scalper when I get there.
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
Hope it’s not postponed…looking forward to watching some baseball tonight.
You can't sit on a lead and run a few plays into the line and just kill the clock. You've got to throw the ball over the goddamn plate and give the other man his chance. That's why baseball is the greatest game of them all.
by Smoltz's Beard on Apr 10, 2009 12:34 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Me too
I need to see every Braves game possible while this free preview of Extra Innings is still in effect
"People need help, and you know how to help them."
Like $160
You can't sit on a lead and run a few plays into the line and just kill the clock. You've got to throw the ball over the goddamn plate and give the other man his chance. That's why baseball is the greatest game of them all.
by Smoltz's Beard on Apr 10, 2009 2:58 PM EDT up reply actions
hmm, $26.667 a month for 6 months. might have to do it. i spend more than that watching one game at a sports bar.
I split it with my roommate, so it’s easy for me to cover…but I can understand how for one person it’s kind of a show.
Still, I highly encourage it (especially if your alternative is going to a bar, I used to do the same thing). Last year I think it carried all but 10 Braves games, not including ones that were blacked out due to me living in the DC area.
You can't sit on a lead and run a few plays into the line and just kill the clock. You've got to throw the ball over the goddamn plate and give the other man his chance. That's why baseball is the greatest game of them all.
by Smoltz's Beard on Apr 10, 2009 3:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Isn’t it like $20 less if you get it this week?
As much as we love it, baseball is just a game. Rest In Peace Nick Adenhart.
Yes, I believe you’re correct.
You can't sit on a lead and run a few plays into the line and just kill the clock. You've got to throw the ball over the goddamn plate and give the other man his chance. That's why baseball is the greatest game of them all.
by Smoltz's Beard on Apr 10, 2009 3:46 PM EDT up reply actions
I had it last year
It was amazing, and totally worth the money. And I’m a single student, don’t have any money or anyone to split it with. My cable company pro-rates the cost over three months, so it’s not so bad. Since I don’t live in the Atlanta market, it’s the only way to be able to watch the Braves regularly on TV. I’ve got it again this year, so I can have games on while I study for the Bar.
They might play a double header Sat or Sun if it's cancelled tonite
If we get an extra day off due to rain, so be it. We just better be f*cking ready to win another series, or we’re all going to look like a bunch of chumps.
"The future is no place to place your better days." - Dave Matthews
by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Apr 10, 2009 12:50 PM EDT reply actions
I doubt they’ll DH this early in the season, when players are cold and not ready for the additional load. They’ll probably look at the schedule, and if there are ever any days where the Braves host the Nationals with a day off before or after, that will be the make-up date.
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
True.
All I know is, we better win 2 games this weekend. This is going to be a “bigger” series than was originally thought, in several different aspects. If we only play 2 games this weekend, we need to win both of them. Especially against the Nationals.
"The future is no place to place your better days." - Dave Matthews
by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Apr 10, 2009 1:04 PM EDT up reply actions
1:17 pm
It’s gray outside, but no signs of immediate rain.
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
Yeah, but it's coming....
http://www.weather.com/outlook/driving/interstate/local/USGA0028?lswe=Atlanta,%20GA&lwsa=Weather36HourInterstateCommand&from=searchbox_typeahead
"The future is no place to place your better days." - Dave Matthews
by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Apr 10, 2009 1:22 PM EDT up reply actions
+1
You can't sit on a lead and run a few plays into the line and just kill the clock. You've got to throw the ball over the goddamn plate and give the other man his chance. That's why baseball is the greatest game of them all.
by Smoltz's Beard on Apr 10, 2009 2:58 PM EDT up reply actions
2:33 pm
Sun’s coming out, still a little hazy, but bright outside.
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
haha
70% chance of “strong storms” from 8-10. But believe me, I want to see a game tonite more than anybody.
"The future is no place to place your better days." - Dave Matthews
by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Apr 10, 2009 2:37 PM EDT up reply actions
I wish Turner Field had a retractable roof. It would pay for itself.
No more missed games.
"The future is no place to place your better days." - Dave Matthews
by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Apr 10, 2009 2:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Just don't call me the Wicker Man
That movie sucked so badly, and Nicholas Cage sucks
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
The Rock and Con Air!!!
As much as we love it, baseball is just a game. Rest In Peace Nick Adenhart.
The Rock was totally awesome, but mostly because of Connery
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True.
So many classic quotes!
Your “best”! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and fuck the prom queen.
Well, it’s certainly more enjoyable than my average day… reading philosophy, avoiding gang rape in the washrooms… though, it’s less of a problem these days. Maybe I’m losing my sex appeal.
As much as we love it, baseball is just a game. Rest In Peace Nick Adenhart.
Both classic movies
You can't sit on a lead and run a few plays into the line and just kill the clock. You've got to throw the ball over the goddamn plate and give the other man his chance. That's why baseball is the greatest game of them all.
by Smoltz's Beard on Apr 10, 2009 3:46 PM EDT up reply actions
I agree, whenever I watch Con Air, I think, “Man, this Cameron Poe guy has shitty luck.”
As much as we love it, baseball is just a game. Rest In Peace Nick Adenhart.
lol…I forgot the dude’s name. But I certainly didn’t forget Cyrus the Virus…also, think that was the first movie I saw Buschemi in. Maybe not, depends on when Fargo came out.
You can't sit on a lead and run a few plays into the line and just kill the clock. You've got to throw the ball over the goddamn plate and give the other man his chance. That's why baseball is the greatest game of them all.
by Smoltz's Beard on Apr 10, 2009 7:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Weather update
The weather has changed since I looked at it last. Instead of “severe weather” between 4 and 10, its now only severe weather for the 9 o’clock hour. Maybe it will keep getting better? Or maybe there will just be a delay for an hour or so?
by McGriff the Crime Dog on Apr 10, 2009 3:13 PM EDT reply actions
i think that is because the hour by hour feature won’t do what the weather is for the next few hours, it starts several hours from now. i noticed that this morning-it started around lunch or so.
"Ohhhh Shit."-Bobby Cox, 3/28/09
If you go search the weather for the airport, and do the hour by hour, it now has no rain throughout the night. The radar on the weather channel looks like everythings gonna go into north GA, with the very bottom hitting north Atlanta.
"Ohhhh Shit."-Bobby Cox, 3/28/09
that would be like an opening day miracle.
I’ve been doing my anti-rain dance all day.
by McGriff the Crime Dog on Apr 10, 2009 3:44 PM EDT up reply actions
omg omg omg omg omg
http://www.weather.com/weather/hourbyhour/30315?from=36hr_fcstHourLink_undeclared
I hit refresh and now it says no rain at all all night. This is exciting! I’m less than a mile from the Ted and the sun is out and shining. Looks like we might have a baseball game tonight folks.
by McGriff the Crime Dog on Apr 10, 2009 4:03 PM EDT reply actions
Wow...
…just spent the last 45 minutes in our “storm shelter” here at work. Tornado-inducing storm passed through…it was pretty rough for a while there.
Your work has a storm shelter? Is that common? Or is that just a code word for desk? If so, I am at my “storm shelter” all of the damn time.
As much as we love it, baseball is just a game. Rest In Peace Nick Adenhart.
that’s crazy
You can't sit on a lead and run a few plays into the line and just kill the clock. You've got to throw the ball over the goddamn plate and give the other man his chance. That's why baseball is the greatest game of them all.
by Smoltz's Beard on Apr 10, 2009 7:12 PM EDT up reply actions
It is actually a basement connector between my building and the one next to it. My office actually opens into this “tunnel” as we call it, so I feel pretty safe in my office, although I do have windows on one side of the room, and the tunnel is completely enclosed, so they make us go there if the storm alarms go off, which they did.
hmmmm, that is interesting, what if you are in the tunnel and it floods?
As much as we love it, baseball is just a game. Rest In Peace Nick Adenhart.
Yes, but even with one window and up on high ground
shit happens…
http://www.11alive.com/news/article_news.aspx?storyid=107935
Luckily my office is only on the third floor of our building, and this happened on the seventh of the parking deck next door. My only window faces this very deck 10 feet away. Unfortunately I left work a half hour before this happened, so I missed all the excitement! Just when you thought you’d seen it all…
yeah the other 96 is that I am too good for everyone else.
Oooh, Buckhead. Look at you
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Oooweeee!
- until June anyway. Then I’ll either be out of a job or moving over to Funwoody. They’re merging the 2 Atl campuses and the campus at Dunwoody is newer and “nicer” (but I still got robbed over there back in September). It does have a cool shooting range in the criminal justice lab and a free gym, though.
Positive thoughts for a different job at any rate.
yeah the other 96 is that I am too good for everyone else.
Do you work at a college? Nice signature!!
As much as we love it, baseball is just a game. Rest In Peace Nick Adenhart.
Um, yes. Unfortunately it’s one of those “proprietary” ones…you know, let us charge you a bazilion times more money for the same education you could get at a state school at a much cheaper rate. But I do not work in the admissions department. I take care of the academic records in the Registrar’s Office.
yeah the other 96 is that I am too good for everyone else.
Sounds like some Fallout 3 shit, awesome.
You can't sit on a lead and run a few plays into the line and just kill the clock. You've got to throw the ball over the goddamn plate and give the other man his chance. That's why baseball is the greatest game of them all.
by Smoltz's Beard on Apr 10, 2009 7:12 PM EDT up reply actions
ANY
updates on the weather in atlanta right now?
i live in arizona and have no clue. its only 82 degrees here with a little wind, no humidity, clear skies. not bad for april.
Be quick, but don't hurry.
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