Hendrickson, Orioles, Rain Delays Defeat Twins

by Jesse on May 7, 2009 2:25 AM EDT in Game Recaps Comment 7 comments

That's about par for the course for the season.

Sure, after Carlos Gomez and Mike Redmond singled in the fifth it looked like the Twins might actually get something going. But Mark Hendrickson, and the rain, made sure there would be no late-inning rally.

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Ron Gardenhire was convinced the game never should have started in the first place:

Once we stopped the first time, we should never have gone right back out there. There was never more than a 15-minute window to do anything.

The delays were more the story of the game than the game itself, and it's just another disappointing chapter in what's been a disappointing season so far.

Denard Span had a nice assist at the plate, gunning down Cesar Izutris. But Kevin Slowey was affected by the weather as much as he was the Orioles offense, getting sat down after three innings due not just to being ineffective but to being unable to get into a groove in between all of the delays.

It was a nothing game that sadly has to count. Hopefully tonight will be a legitimate contest.

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Gardy's right...

…that is soooooo lame. They used to cancel games like this who cares if you have to play a doubleheader or schedule games in October. I was once out in Oakland and the league actually cancelled a game between the Twins and A’s the previous day because the weather forcast was so bad. It was great for me because at least I could schedule something else to do. It’s not like this was a weekend beer/softball tournament where the organizers need to make sure that they finish the games because they don’t want to have to refund everyone’s fees. (I was in a tournament once called the “Hot Dog Tournament;” it rained non-stop from the opening pitch on Saturday morning until Sunday’s big finale. No games were called or even delayed. One of our players actually had one of those metal bats slip out of his hands when he was swinging at a pitch and the bat flew into our own dugout and hit our coach in the jaw. That was one of the scariest things I’ve ever seen.) Anyway, it is a professional baseball game and what happened in Baltimore cannot be considered professional on any level.

I have another question: Same scenario but the Red Sox and the Yankees instead of the Twins and Os. Do you think they cancel the game? (I think it is a fair question.)

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by Skippy tastes better than Jiff on May 7, 2009 4:43 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Answer

Same scenario but the Red Sox and the Yankees instead of the Twins and Os. Do you think they cancel the game?

No, but they tell some of the fans that they’re canceling it, then refuse to let them back into the stadium when they resume play.

Really, that actually happened.

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by BeefMaster on May 7, 2009 10:50 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Only trip to Baltimore

with (as of last night) more rain in the forecast for Thursday. It was looking like a good possibility of washing out both games. I’m ok with playing as much of the game last night as they could. We lost because we couldn’t touch Hendrickson, a pitcher who’s been pounded early and often this season to the tune of a 5.79 ERA.

Re: Yankees versus Red Sox, they play each other 19+ times a year, three trips to each city. It’s much easier to make up a game during one of the other trips. As of yesterday afternoon, it was looking like the Twins would have to make a special trip to Baltimore to play one or possibly two games due to a postponement.

by Adam Peterson on May 7, 2009 7:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

the rain delays

on the FanGraphs graph, the WP should of shot up to 100000% after whoever scored the first run of that game.

That game should not of been played. But the Twins are in Baltimore for only 2 days (!) and today there is a chance for rain. Gordo and Dazzle on the radio during one of the delays was going over the schedule and there were not many opportunities for a make up date. I think Early September is the best they could come up with. Bad scheduling on MLB’s part

by DedicatedFollowerOfFashion on May 7, 2009 11:00 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Red Sox/Yankees discussion

Crew Chief: Selig, I am afraid that we are going to have to cancel this game due to the bad weather conditions.

Selig: I see, what about the Twins/O’s game? Same weather conditions and you let them play! Why?

Crew Chief: Well, the Twins/O’s don’t have as many good ballplayers as Boston and New York. Pedroia, Bay, Ellsbury, Youkilis, Jeter, Tex, Posada, Sabathia, etc. See what I mean?

Selig: So, because the Twins only have Morneau, Mauer, and Kubel as their top hitters and Baltimore has only Markakis, Huff, and Scott as theirs…you wont cancel it because it wont matter as much?

Crew Chief: Yes, in a nutshell.

Selig: Alright! Sounds good! Thanks for the call!

by 33MorneauMVP on May 7, 2009 11:04 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Yankees - Red Sox

So what happened on Monday? The Red Sox – Yankees game was delayed over two hours due to rain and they finished at 1:10 AM. Didn’t cancel that game either…

by Adam Peterson on May 7, 2009 7:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs