He’s known all week that this storm is heading right towards Houston, yet he sits on his hands and does nothing. Now, it’s too late to move it to a neutral site. Even if they play a game Sunday- there will be likely be hardly anyone there- because of the evacuation in Houston. More so, with the storm likely to blanket Houston/Galveston, who’s to say that they will even be able to play a game Sunday or Monday?

It should have been moved to a neutral site at the least two days ago… So, either Selig is an idiot & the worst commish ever, or it’s a conspiracy. I’m hoping that the Brewers get swept in their 4 game series in Philly, and then they will be so out of it, the games vs. the Cubs that they have left will mean nothing.

Bud Selig must go. Save MLB, fire Selig!!

I had tickets to Saturday’s game. I live in Austin and can’t just take off on a whim to go to Houston for a ballgame whenever they decide to reschedule the game. So, I have my 2 tickets available if you would like to buy them.

Section 234 Row 2 Seats 13 and 14

They’re printable tickets, so I can email them to you once I get payment.

I just want face value, which is $44 each. I may even cut you a break if you make me a reasonable offer.

My email is
Scott(dot)terres(at)Gmail(dot)com

You have to be kidding.

St. Louis will have rain, probably on Sunday. No point in sending both teams there, only to have the game rained out.

Arlington makes more sense, IMHO.

To not know what is going to happen today is just plain stupid. To not have Atlanta or Florida or DC ready is silly.

First, they get back to winning games and essentially wrap up the NL Central. Next, when it comes time to play this three game set against Houston (and it won’t be on Monday given the expected damage caused by Hurricane Ike and Tina) then run out our Triple A callups and guys like Daryl Ward. If Houston ends up sweeping us, then so what. They win the wildcard and Milwaukee goes home. We’ll be sticking it to Bud the Dud Selig and his beloved Milwaukee Brewers who is trying to accomodate by not moving this weekend’s series out of harm’s way.

Cubs win, Astros win, Selig lose, Brewers lose.

… some of this series will be played at a neutral site on Saturday and/or Sunday… most likely site(s): Atlanta or Washington.

I still plan on making it to Houston on Sunday and hope they still play. My plan pre-Hurricane Ike was to be at both Sat and Sunday games. Now I am making a detour to San Antonio for Friday and Saturday nights then driving to Houston Sunday morning to see the whole Cubs-Astros Series…hopefully!

are insisting that all games be played in Houston. Apparently MLB is at least considering a Monday double-header and playing the third game on the Monday after the season if necessary. Link

I’ve got to believe that this is just the Astros blowing out smoke. I fully understand MLB and the Astros wanting to play as many games as possible in Houston. I even agree with that.

But this plan is just asinine. First, it wouldn’t save the revenue for the Astros unless the game gets replayed after the season. Second of all, it’s incredibly unfair to Milwaukee, St. Louis and Philadelphia.

Why? Because the game isn’t likely to matter for the Cubs. Our magic number for clinching a playoff spot is down to 8. You don’t have playoffs for ties if both teams would make the post-season, so two teams would have to catch us for that game to be meaningful to us.

But for the Astros, who are just three games out of the wild card, that extra game might be crucial. If they end up a half game ahead or behind Milwaukee (or Philly or StL) for the wild card, then the game would have to be replayed. And the Cubs would almost certainly give the start to Randy Wells and probably have a starting lineup of the Iowa Cub all-stars. (Sure, tradition dictates you play your starters. I’d argue: Not in this case.) It’s nearly a guaranteed win for the Astros, which is why I’m betting they are pushing it.

I know everyone thinks we ought to move the entire series to St. Louis or Milwaukee. That’s not going to happen and I think that would be unfair to the Astros. But this plan is out and out worse. Plan to play Sunday in Atlanta (or DC) and then on Sunday, decide whether a DH can be played in Houston or in the neutral city. But do not give the Astros a free game in their wild card chase.

I know I’m alone, but I think Bud Selig is too smart to go along with this cockamamie scheme.

Here’s something to throw out there.

Cubs wrap up division before hitting milwaukee to finish season,

Milwaukee and Houston still fighting for wild card.

If Astros still are in hunt those games need to be played.

It would then behoove the Cubs that the Brewers win those games so the Cubs don’t have to go to Houston before playoffs.

His brain fog may clear, and he’ll see the advantages to the other wild card contenders of playing the weekend games now at a neutral site. The power will be out in Houston at least for the weekend….that’s a given. And public relations impact of playing in Houston on Monday after folks have been devestated in the area would be too much on the league.

Even though a Hurricane is unpredictable, MLB and the Stros should have had a contigency plan started on Monday of this week. They should have had another site picked out for the games, had the staff ready and available to man the site, had the players and their family out of houston and at this site by Saturday AM. Play games on Saturday night. If Houston is saved major damage, play sunday and monday. If not, play Sunday at the Neutral Site. Re-evaluate again, if okay, play a game in houston on Monday. If not, finish up the series at the Neutral Site. Hoping that everything is okay is not strategy or a plan.

Just bad management to not have a plan given the unpredictable nature of a hurricane.

Heck, MLB should have general guidelines setup to handle this situation given that they have several teams that are in Hurricane Country.

I could care less where we play…just play the games.

That would be cool if cubs made history with mlb’s first tripleheader, but I think it’s against labor laws to work more than 8 hours.

its always fun looking at posts like these in hindsight..