In terms of "neutral" site, Arlington would be unacceptable, but in this case, since it is an Astros home game, Arlington SHOULD have been an acceptable alternative and there is nothing wrong with a site favoring the Astros. I was a bit confused why Neyer wasn't more clear. That being said, I don't think they reasonably could have relied on the weather being decent today in Arlington so that was probably reason enough to eliminate it. My question is what if the Astros had refused to go to Milwaukee? It would have been interesting for them to make a stand and see if MLB would have threatened them with a forfeit and carried out that threat.
I hear you, I just don't see any point in discussing how a site wouldn't be acceptable because it favors the Astros given that these were supposed to be our home games. The only possible reason to pursue a neutral site would be so that it doesn't favor the Cubs.
I've always disliked the Cubs more than the Cardinals. They are gaining ground on the Mets, Dodgers, and Br*ves in my book.
I hear that Drayton is getting at least all the gate receipts. That probably helped him back down. If anybody is watching the game, they showed Drayton sitting in the midst of a sea of blue with a big smile on his face.
it's a business afterall... the fans will forget about this in a few days is prob what they are thinking.
If that's true, then I'd imagine he would receive some sort of revenue from these games no matter where they played.
I still cant believe this is the mose Neutral site they could think of? I mean, its like 1 hour from Chicago... So dumb.
The cool air will help that Fat Arse Zambrano..... This is a royal screw job and taking advantage of a team and city that got hit by a hurricane. Drayton should have said we can't fly out, and our players need to deal with their families...... Round Rock was the RIGHT solution.... I mean our team is built for minute made park.......a better park for our hitters, and we lose the home crowd advantage......LAME. DD
Look how many Cubs fans are there. J.D. was talking about how we won't see a crowd this big for the rest of the season. Bigger crowd = bigger bucks.
