Woody0 said:
Did you also jump on the delayed Atlanta/Milwaukee game?
NO - that game was NOT delayed by rain - only by a "Ceremony" - and there is a HUGE difference. the ceremony runs a few minutes late and doesn't really throw off timing and hitting since the teams can still swing a bat and warm up
in a rain delay the team's go back to their clubhouse - sit around soing nothing but watch tv, play cards or whetever. they lose focus on the game for a time being becasue they don't know when the game will begin and it throws off their preparation and changes all of their habits and MLB players (as are all pro athletes) are creatures of habit - and when they are forced to alter thos habits the effect is rarely good
this doesn't affect pitchers as much because most of the time they never went out to warmup so they didn't get warm - then sit down and get cold again.