The Roof - decided by commissioner's office

Avondale · Oct 25, 2005

Bullshit. Total bullshit. So, is it open or closed tonight? When the roof is closed, that's almost a 2:1 edge for the Stros. This decision will greatly affect my play.

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Toolben1 · Oct 25, 2005

Also, with the roof open the balls fly out of the park more than with the roof closed. Advantage Sox there. Unreal that MLB is dictating the roof open, just so they can get a blimp shot.

BookUm · Oct 25, 2005

Anybody Know yet??????? a STATISTiCAL advantage if its closed...

bsquared11 · Oct 25, 2005

It's not any more ridiculous than the All-Star game deciding who has home field advantage in the WS!!! Bud wants the White Sox! Thats why its 15 on 9 every night.....:hanging:

GAMEFACE · Oct 25, 2005

i have not heard a final decision.

Avondale · Oct 25, 2005

baseball players are a weird and superstitous bunch...this roof thing could really fuck with the Astro's heads.

maxdemo · Oct 25, 2005

BookUm said:
Anybody Know yet??????? a STATISTiCAL advantage if its closed...

The Astros were 36-17 at home when it was closed during the regular season, 15-11 when it was rolled back and 2-0 in games that began indoors and finished in fresh air.

JinnRikki · Oct 25, 2005

"I don't think they should step in and tell us what to do in our field, because it's our home-field advantage now," Game 3 starter Roy Oswalt said. "I think Chicago had their advantage there — cold, windy. They've been playing in it all year; we haven't. So let's bring it back home and give the advantage to us now."

Poor babies, I guess he thinks Chicago has a hotline to God and can order up their weather.
Here's an idea Royboy, play the game and stop crying about the weather and the lid on your crappy stadium.

beating.vegas · Oct 25, 2005

JinnRikki said:
Poor babies, I guess he thinks Chicago has a hotline to God and can order up their weather.
Here's an idea Royboy, play the game and stop crying about the weather and the lid on your crappy stadium.

i don't see any white sox fans crying, look in the mirrow boys,

open that damn roof, i'll hammmer the over.

keep it closed, and we'll win 2-1.

doesn't matter :103631605

MrReb · Oct 25, 2005

What's a mirrow?

BrashL · Oct 25, 2005

The roof WILL be open!

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/playoffs2005/news/story?id=2203624

Time to double my bet on the CWS.

3-0 BABY :103631605

GatorESH · Oct 25, 2005

Updated: Oct. 25, 2005, 5:20 PM ET
Roof at Minute Maid will be open for Game 3

Associated Press




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HOUSTON -- Major League Baseball ordered the roof open at Minute Maid Field for Game 3 of the World Series on Tuesday night, ignoring the wishes of the Houston Astros.

Jimmie Lee Solomon, executive vice president of baseball operations in the commissioner's office, made the announcement at Minute Maid Field about four hours before the scheduled first pitch. It was 71 degrees and the sky was cloudless when Solomon spoke.

"It's a beautiful day," Solomon said. "This is not unprecedented. It happened in 2001 down in Arizona. The roof was open all four games there."

The Astros like playing with the roof closed because, among other things, it increases the noise.

Solomon said the commissioner's office followed the Astros' regular-season guidelines, which call for the roof to be open when the temperature is under 80 degrees and there is no rain.

"I think it's a disregard to our fans, the comfort of our fans," Astros manager Phil Garner said. Solomon said the roof is likely to be open for all games in Houston this week.

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OccamsRazor · Oct 25, 2005

Jimmie Lee Solomon, executive vice president of baseball operations in the commissioner's office, made the announcement at Minute Maid Field about four hours before the scheduled first pitch. It was 71 degrees and the sky was cloudless when Solomon spoke.

"It's a beautiful day," Solomon said. "This is not unprecedented. It happened in 2001 down in Arizona. The roof was open all four games there."

Solomon said the roof is likely to be open for all games in Houston this week. Mr Solomon further added that the $10,000 wager he placed on the Sox earlier in the day had no effect on his decision

GAMEFACE · Oct 25, 2005

look for mechanical problems.

jacobtree · Oct 25, 2005

i like the over for sure now.

GatorESH · Oct 25, 2005

MrREB,

A "mirrow", for those uneducated like yourself, is what Barbara Walters uses when applying her make-up. :103631605

I am anxious to see if the O/U moves to 8. I got the over at 7.

BOL all!!

Beat Jawja!! :suomi:

ATLSLIM · Oct 25, 2005

Why does the over come in to play more now with the roof open??? Any run stats supporting that?? Thanks to any replies, good luck to all, ATLSLIM

arty:

MrReb · Oct 25, 2005

Thanks Gator! Is that similar to a mirrar?

Fishhead · Oct 26, 2005

GatorESH · Oct 26, 2005

Reb,

I have no experience with that term. However, my fiance is from Illinois and pronounces that word as "meer". :suomi:

I give her shit about it all the time.

Still watching the game in the twelfth.

BOL

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