Sean B. Fitzgerald It doesn’t go something like this, it goes exactly like this.

28Oct/080

Well I’ll take it, but that doesn’t mean I have to like it.

I've got nothing against what Bud Selig did last night by suspending the game in the bottom of the sixth tied 2-2. It had to be done. It was the perfect situation to do so. If they have called the game before Carlos Pena singled in the tying run in the top of the sixth, then the World Series would've have ended as a joke. It would have been like those early 1900s World Series games that had to be cancelled due to darkness. Well, in today's modern world, we have lights, we have tarps, and we have time.

Plus, today's scheduled finish to the game starts at 8pm on FOX. It makes a once unwatchable series to the casual fan, much more interesting. A game tied 2-2 in the bottom of the sixth, with one team on the verge of winning a championship. It's like FOX gets a mulligan on a joke World Series clincher. Last night, they have to go against the Colts/Titans Monday Night Football game. Tonight, they rival the NBA season openers. In my opinion, if given an option between the two, FOX would always take the latter.

However, to add more drama, the forecast for Philly tonight is more of the same. Rainy, thundery, lightningy. I guess its not always sunny in Philadelphia. Huh? Anyone?

In regards to the actual game, it should be suspenseful. The Rays could see this as a chance to start over. It will be tough though. If Manuel is smart, he will use Madson for at least the seventh and maybe the eighth. Leading into Lidge for the ninth. Longoria and Pena finally utilized the bats last night breaking out of their World Series-long slumps. Should be a drama filled, action packed, suspense laden, thunder game that no one will watch. Greg Oden's first professional game?! I'm there.

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