Oct 28 2008
World Series Game 5 Suspended
Stunned.
That’s the only word to describe my emotions right now after watching the debacle that was Game 5 of the World Series. Oh yeah, the biggest blown call of the series might have stolen a championship from the Phillies. With the Phillies leading 2-1, this game easily could have been suspended before the start of the fifth inning. The rain was exactly the same in innings 4, 5, and 6, but they waited until the Rays tied it? And then they didn’t even give the Phillies a chance to at least bat? Are you kidding me? If they were going to stop the game, why did they wait so long? They could have easily stopped it in the fourth or fifth inning. Hell, they could have just delayed the game until Wednesday. Major League Baseball did a fantastic job with this one. Bud Selig truly knows how to handle big games.
By the way, Selig better not show his face in Philadelphia ever again after the way he handled last night. Even if the Phillies were willing, he would have “delayed” the game instead of calling it? Really? We’re allowed to change the rules as the game goes on? Selig should be forced to resign after all of the crap that he’s pulled as the commissioner. This game is by far his biggest blunder, especially if the Rays win this game and the series. However, that wouldn’t be a bad thing to the media since they’re obsessed with seeing the Rays win. The media has been so anti-Phillies through the entire postseason that it is sickening. Clearly MLB is anti-Phillies, too.
What makes it worse is that they also took Cole Hamels out of the series. This is definitely the worst case scenario for the Phillies. All of the momentum has clearly shifted to Tampa. The Rays are starting to heat up and they seemed upbeat. On the flip side, the Phillies look ice cold and are clearly psychologically damaged from this incident since most of the team wouldn’t speak to the media. If/When the Phils lose on Wednesday or whenever they resume, I think they’re done. One thing seems to be clear at this point: The Phillies just aren’t meant to win the World Series.
Go Phillies.
