Remember, no PBP in these threads and keep the chatter on topic (if it is about something other than this series, talk about it in another thread). 9-14 CHC Carlos Zambrano, RHP (13-5, 3.58) vs. Randy Wolf, LHP (10-11, 4.45) 7:05 PM on My20 9-15 Jason Marquis, RHP (10-8, 4.36) vs. Alberto Arias, RHP (1-0, 1.93) 1:05 on FSN
I think it is a total travesty that the games are in Milwaukee. i don't have a problem with a neutral site for the games but neutral is the key word. Milwaukee is not neutral. And the excuse "Dud" Selig gave of wanting it indoors, is a crock of crap. He is trying to squeeze a few extra bucks for Milwaukee out of it. Is hegoing to move all the other games possibly getting affected by weather this weekend to venues with a roof. I highly doubt it.
Well, Considering that there was 99% of Houston out of power yesterday; the game had to be moved. It would have been nice had they moved the game to Round Rock. But the Astros did what Selig and the Cubs to him to do (darn it Drayton).
Is the damage from Ike more devastating than from Alicia 25 years ago? I don't think I can recall any Astro games moved that year (1983) after Alicia barrelled through. Well, as far as the Astros are concerned, the thing to hope for is the ongoing wait for them to play baseball again as a result of Ike won't disrupt their late-season charge for the wild card spot. As far as getting the two games played under a roof is concerned, the purpose in doing that is just to be sure to get the games in since there were two days of postponements when the third game to be played is set to be played after the scheduled end of the season, if necessary.
This reminds me of the World Series when it came back to Houston and Selig demanded that the games be played with the roof open, even though it was cold and raining. Drayton needs to grow a pair and start telling Selig where he can stick it.
[QUOTEWW baby! Band together over the tough times[/QUOTE] Sure... I hope the Astros win the next 15 games. However, when you're getting so blatantly screwed by the commissioner of Major League Baseball at a time like this...well you've got to tell it like it is. It's total crap . But, hell yes, let's win these two games in Milwaukee and tell Bud Selig to shove it.
**** bud selig, **** the cubs, and **** drayton for being a little b****. this is such a crock of ****.
Two and a half back, with fifteen to play. Drayton agrees to play in milwaukee, where A) There are the most cubs fans outside of Chicago and B) Its the city of the team we're chasing. How is that neutral? Amazing. Drayton is awesome. Yeah concern for the city right? Making the playoffs would be a great morale boost once people are getting settled again and he pulls this bull$#!+. I can't understand what he was thinking. Atlanta and Cincy were said to be options. Here's hoping our Stros come out angry and sweep these two games.
Astros and Hurricane Ike vs. Cubs of Milwaukee's Beast Please kick their butts, Astros. This could determine the wild card right here.
Stop blaming Dayton...only so much he can do... http://houston.astros.mlb.com/news/...t_id=3470739&vkey=news_hou&fext=.jsp&c_id=hou Personally I think it would have been cool to have the games at Dell Diamond. And I can understand the weather issue...don't want to have to postpone games again. But this was supposed to be a home game for the Astros and now it's basically not (aside from batting last).
If anyone cares heres Rob Neyer's Take on the situation. Link: http://insider.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?entryID=3587461&name=Neyer_Rob As a baseball fan, I don't like this. I don't like this one bit. CHICAGO -- Two games between the Chicago Cubs and the Houston Astros that were postponed this weekend in Houston because of Hurricane Ike will now be played in Milwaukee. The Cubs and Astros will play at 7:05 p.m. CDT on Sunday and 1:05 p.m. on Monday at Miller Park, with Houston being the home team. If the third game of the series is needed, it will be Sept. 29 at Houston. … The Cubs could have a decided home-field advantage in the Brewers' home park that is only 90 miles away. When they play Milwaukee on the road, the Cubs are often cheered by thousands of their own fans. And that's when the Cubs are visiting an actual home team. For these games in Milwaukee, the Cubs fans will outnumber the Astros fans by, what, 50 to 1? 100 to 1? Among all the non-Houston ballparks that might serve as a "neutral" site, it seems to me there are three that might be considered unacceptable: Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Miller Park, and perhaps Phoenix's Chase Field (there are great numbers of Cub fans in the Valley of the Sun). Somehow, MLB managed to choose one of those three. Rich Levin, MLB's senior vice president of public relations, said Milwaukee was chosen because the city of Houston was still reeling from the effects of the hurricane. At least 80 percent of Houston was without power Saturday night and it will take some time for the city to recover. "They had a very powerful hurricane go thru the city," Levin said. "We didn't think it was appropriate to play there. They have a lot of issues to take care of in Houston. Playing baseball is not a top priority." Miller Park may be an easy drive from Chicago, but it also can handle any weather conditions. "What with all the rainy weather, the chief reason was finding a place where we knew we could get the games in," Levin said. "Miller Park has a roof. That was a determining factor." Sorry, Mr. Levin. Not good enough. Not nearly good enough. No, it's probably not appropriate to play in Houston. Playing baseball probably is not a top priority. Granted, Houstonians will presumably still be seeing movies, going out to eat, and drinking their favorite alcoholic beverages at the local tavern. But, whatever. I get it. But Miller Park was the choice because it's got a retractable roof? Seattle's got a retractable roof. Tampa Bay's got a roof. Minnesota's got a roof. And the roof is sort of a red herring anyway. These games are happening Sunday night and Monday afternoon. I know there's been a great deal of wacky weather lately, but forecasters are pretty good at predicting the weather 48 hours out. Is it even possible that MLB couldn't find a rain-free site that's not nicknamed "Wrigley Field North"? I see two possibilities here. One is that MLB has overreacted to all the inclement weather; the headlines have been about Hurricane Ike, but there were multiple postponements Friday night and there's been terrible flooding in Chicago. The other is that MLB didn't want to inconvience the Cubs, who were already in Chicago and now have just a very short trip; it's 86.1 miles from Wrigley Field to Miller Park. To me, neither of those reasons are compelling enough to stick a shiv in the Astros' suddenly viable postseason prospects.
I like the article but what would have been the issue with playing in Arlington? The makeup site should have either been in the Astros favor or, in the worst case, neutral. Is he saying Arlington is unacceptable because it favors the Astros? These were supposed to be our home games.
I didn't get that, either. It's not supposed to be played at a neutral site. It's supposed to be an Astros home game.
What a sham. I just hope the Astros can focus and take care of business. I still hate the Cardinals more, but the Cubs are gaining ground. God, I hate the Cubs.
