Daily Archives: September 6, 2008
From the bottom of the sixth inning to the final out – the game will be commercial free.
According to a network press release:
‘Due to the limited commercial telecast, SNY will add more interactive features to tomorrow’s game, including SNY’s Ron Darling and Gary Cohen responding to viewer emails, providing additional text poll questions – as well as visiting with Matt Cerrone of MetsBlog.com live from SNY’s studio.’
…and i don’t even have to wear a jacket and tie…giddy up…
Tagged SNY |
Chipper Jones last ended a game with a .400 batting average on June 18th. Since that date, he’s hit .288 to lower his season average to .357, still 50 points higher than his career average entering 2008. He’s still doing a great job of getting on base, reaching at a .406 clip.
With Mike Schmidt e-mailing the Phillies a pep talk, it seems appropriate that third baseman Greg Dobbs would hit a home run in the game. Dobbs is slugging .667 in 21 at bats against New York this season.
Nationals’ pitching coach Randy St. Claire breaks down Jason Bergmann’s mechanics for Nationals Journal.
The Miami Herald notes that Hanley Ramirez’s OBA is up this year despite a lower batting average. This is classic Rickey Henderson. His batting average would vary quite a bit but he did a good job of keeping his OBA around .400. It’s a good sign for the Marlins that Hanley can make similar adjustments.
For more real-time information, news, links and stats from around MLB, check out Baseball Musings.
Today’s game against the Phillies has been postponed due to the imminent storm.
The game will be played tomorrow, as part of a day-night doubleheader, starting at 2:15 p.m.
Tickets for Saturday’s game will be honored for tomorrow’s afternoon game, which will air on SNY.
In fact, tomorrow’s game on SNY will be presented by SNY.tv, and will feature a variety of ways for fans to interact between MetsBlog.com, SNY.tv and the SNY booth – stay tuned for details.
Tagged Regis Courtemanche |
I will be a guest today at around 12:20 pm on Baseball Digest Daily, which you can listen to by clicking here.
Prior to my appearance will be Tim Malcolm from Phillies Nation.
…i’m guessing he and i will be on to speak about Mets-Phillies…
If you have a question, the show will be taking callers during the final segment of the show.
According to more-or-less every weather report, today’s weather forecast calls for heavy rain and high winds at 4 p.m. today through Sunday morning.
Manuel, on the weather, as quoted by Newsday:
“I don’t trust the weather. Everybody says it’s going to rain and then the sun is shining. I’m telling you we’re playing tomorrow.”
I hope he’s right.
From what I can gather, if Saturday’s game is rained out, which seems highly probable, it will most likely be replayed on Sunday at 1 pm as part of a day-night doubleheader.
Here’s the other problem: today’s game is a FOX Game of the Week. So, if it is delayed for a super-long time, and the team decides to wait out the rain and play it later in the night, say, around 7 pm or later, and since SNY is not set up for broadcast, if FOX – who has the rights to the game – chooses not to return and air it, what happens? Will it be on television? If so, where? If not, ouch.
Tagged Shea Stadium |
