Section 105, Row 15, Seats 14-18 – same section
as Friday night, but several rows closer (and unfortunately no longer under
cover)
Although the sun was out for a while in the
morning, the weather forecasts for the afternoon’s game were fairly ominous,
and they turned out to be pretty correct. We arrived early in search of
autographs (Larry Bowa and Charlie Manuel, among others, were collected). We
were somewhat encouraged because the tarp was not on the field, although it was
rolled-up between first and second bases, ready for action. Although a moderate
rain started falling shortly before game time, they proceeded with most of the
pregame festivities, although close to the scheduled start they put on the tarp
and announced that the game would be delayed. Around 1:45, to our surprise,
they removed the tarp and started the game, although the rain had not let up at
all. They continued to play through the bottom of the fourth inning despite
deteriorating field conditions, when they halted play and announced a lightning
delay. Again to our surprise, they didn’t put the tarp back on, although it was
still raining as hard as before – maybe there’s no point in covering an
already-wet field? We continued to wait around for a while, with the infield
getting wetter and wetter, until they finally did cancel the game.
Our Phillies did not exactly distinguish
themselves during the portion of the game that did take place. The Yanks rocked
Brett Oberholtzer for 7 runs in his 4 innings, with a 3-run Dustin Ackley homer
keying a 4-run top of the first and a subsequent 2-run blast by Miguel Andujar
(no, I don’t know who he is either) in the 4th. This despite the
fact that Brian McCann was the only regular in the New York lineup, with almost
all of the big names across the bay for a home game with the Pirates, where
they did manage to finish 5 innings before calling it a day. The Phils,
meanwhile, scored only once off Tanaka.
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