in 2008 that really sucked. One of the big reasons I'm not cool with Selig. In 2017, that would suck in principle. But, considering our home/road splits...
That would make too much sense. Obviously they'd want to avoid the inconvenience to ticket holders, but it would allow for the games to be played without delay.
Ken Rosenthal @Ken_Rosenthal Sources confirm to The Athletic: @MLB considering neutral sites for #Rangers-#Astros series, as @jonmorosi said. Strong possibility for #Rangers-#Astros series, per sources: The Trop in St. Pete. Astros’ next home series vs. #Mets could shift to NYC. Moving both series would create 19 straight road games for #Astros. Team packed only for 3. A small concern amid much greater ones.
Why can't we simply switch home and road series with the Rangers? Or does that make too much sense. Somehow I feel like we are getting screwed here.
Because you're rearranging plans for 3 extra games that there's no need to do. How is it fair to the Rangers to have 3 sudden home games that no one planned for, while cancelling 3 home games that that people have already bought tickets for, etc. When dealing with a displaced team, the goal is to get the games in with as little disruption to team/fans/etc as possible - not to make things as fair as possible. This is universally true for all sports anytime a stadium is unusable for some reason.
I get both sides. Often sports like college football and the NFL have a lot more issues with this. Baseball, there's enough dates/flexibility and games to actually make it work in a fair/equitable fashion if needed. Historically, minus the Cubs/Astros disaster of 2008, they've been able to make it work. MLB deals with rainouts/rescheduling all the time... it sucks for ticket-holders in every instance, but they get it done.
Agree that it's easier in baseball due to the # of games and the length of the season and it's generally more equitable/etc. But I can't recall a single instance where they disrupted another team's scheduled games to accommodate a rainout or anything like that. They'll stick doubleheaders in offdays or whatever other crazy stuff they need to do, but they never cancel or move a future game to help address a rainout.
I get your point, i really do, but swapping the series involves incredibly little disruption to the teams considering their close proximity to each other and the fact both teams are sitting in Dallas as I type this. It would be a greater disruption to go to a "neutral" site. Some fans will get screwed, but fans deal with rainouts often enough that it is not a unique situation except it's 3 consecutive games near the end of the season as opposed to 1 game. Would your opinion be different if the Astros had a 1 game lead instead of a 13 game lead?
The bottom line is that it would be a relatively easy fix if you just switch the series. I don't see how it would be such a major inconvience for fans of either fan base who bought tickets to this series. Like you said in this situation the goal is to get the games in with as little distruption to the "team/fans/etc". That includes TEAM. How does it make sense to screw the Astros out of 2 home series. Bc **** em they built a stadium in Houston? It's a pretty simple fix. I'm just hoping the MLB doesn't screw this up like 2008.
So, let's examine the three main scenarios and discuss disruption. We will omit the scenario where a DH is played in Houston Thursday and the other game moved to an open date. I assume if there was a guarantee today, that that could happen, it would be strongly considered, but with the potential of the storm lingering into Friday, that's a hard guarantee. 1. 3 games played in Arlington and September games also remain in Arlington - This is the least disruption to the teams travel and arrangements and to the RANGERS fans. 2. Neutral site - this is the most disruptive to both teams as well as the fans. Not many will fly out to Atlanta or Tampa or another site to watch. 3. Swap series - This is a bit of a disruption to the teams as they will have to rearrange travel plans that have already been made. A bit of a disruption to Rangers fans as they will probably be able to swap their tickets for this week's series or swap for a future game. Fans deal with this a handful of times during any given season, just not usually for consecutive games. This is also disruptive to Houston fans, although it's moot as they would be disrupted due to the storm anyway. In terms of overall disruptiveness, I think it is fair to rank them 1, 3, 2 as I outlined them. I think it is also fair to say that MLB is looking into option 2 as the primary option - the absolute most disruptive to all.
Switching the rangers and mets series to different sites as has been discussed would also essentially put the team on the road for 19 straight games. Oh well **** Houston right? I realize there are more important things going on, but smfh.
And, if the Astros can't play at home this weekend, that leaves Houston with SIX straight road series. Good news if they play the Mets in NYC, I'll be in NYC this weekend. We have US Open tickets Friday, Saturday and Sunday night so we could only go to the Sunday afternoon game.
