Rain? We don’t have no stinkin’ rain!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/nationals/for-nationals-the-rain-delay-that-wasnt-leaves-everyone-unhappy/2017/07/07/945dc58a-6349-11e7-8adc-fea80e32bf47_story.html?utm_term=.5f47eb009482

 

At this point, I’m sure that thousands of words have been written and tweeted about the Nationals’ 3-hour “no rain” delay this past Thursday night. Chelsea Janes provided a nice summary here, hitting on the biggest failure with the following: “The rain delay was one thing. The lack of updates was another. With no explanation about why they were not playing despite the lack of precipitation, those inside the clubhouses and out were left to wonder about the Nationals’ motives.”