…to say this fanpost is a pointless rehash of everything you’ve been saying since yesterday afternoon.

I just lit a candle at church. For the people in the area. I was stopping by anyway to drop off some choir robes I had mended.

three Fanposts already on this subject?

And a main page post discussing this as well? Was another really needed so you could rhyme a bit?

They might have problems getting out by Monday. Northcom friend says they think utilities will be down for at least a week with this kind of monster storm.

They are looking to deploy in a big way.

What this drills down is that it will force the Astros to make their case to play the games and could push back the Playoffs if the Astros continue driving.

What Lane needed to do is get his team out of Houston now with a private jet if he could because they might be stranded there longer.

It is unfair to the Astros to expect them to leave their homes and loved ones in the midst of a natural disaster and ask them to play baseball. Real life is getting in the way of our kids game and we are just going to have to deal with it.

I hope they are all safe in Texas and I really really hope this breaks the Astros rediculous come back.

from San Antonio has been activated to Houston. I really hope everyone who decided to stay doesn’t end up regretting it.

So that means we are going to make one and probably two special trips to Houston during our few remaining off days to get these games in.

I hope like heck that the Cubs wrap up the NL Central soon so they can then stick it to Bud Selig and the Milwaukee Brewers he is trying to help out. Clinch the division, then when these games against Houston do come up play our minor league callups and the bench guys. Basically hand these three games to the Houston Astros and let them win the NL wildcard. Stuff it right up the ass of Selig and his Brewers.

should forefit these games, They are the ones who dragged thier feet and could have had everyone evacuated (families included) last night.

This is boarderline insanity.

CNN Reporting a Major Fire has broken out on Galveston Island Texas. Firefighters are not able to get to the site of the fire. The city of Galveston is expected to see as much as 25 feet of water.

I would have gotton out of Houston, regardless of my hubby/ family member staying.

From the Trib.

It’s also possible that Houston players would have used their union powers to block a schedule change that would have forced them to leave town while their families dealt with the storm and its aftermath.

Hendry doesn’t like the wait but understands it.

“We’d like to [have the series moved, not delayed],” he said. “But you can’t expect Astros’ players to leave their families. Those concerns come ahead of these games.”

Everyone assumes that Selig has some NFL Commissioner sort of autocratic power in this matter, but the MLBPA isn’t a bunch of pushovers like their NFL counterparts. This is why these issues are a lot more complicated than a lot of posters around here are supposing. (I’ll try and see if I can find a copy of the relevant sections of the CBA.)

That MLB and Bud were able to get something done today! They were able to get the coin toss done to determine sites IF there is a tie for a playoff spot. Whewwww! I was worried they had too much going on that they wouldnt be able to fit this in. I mean, since they weren’t able to work out a contingency plan all week.
BTW, I agree with Al’s post (second one in this thread). The only problem now is that the players and families may not have left Houston and this could be trouble getting players to hotlanta by Sunday.
Bud and McLane really botched this up.

and this may sound harsh, but I’d venture to guess that the vast majority of Astros players and their family do not call Houston home. They may own a second home in the area, rent a luxury house for the season, etc, but these days very few players actually “live” in the city where their team plays. So to paint this as “asking the Astros to abandon their every worldly possession” is a false notion.

The ball was dropped big time on this one but I’ll say that I believe it helps the Cubs. With the fragile state of some of their pitchers and some seemingly tired bats, this could be what the team needs. Further, if the Cubs see the Brewers continue to slide and see their magic number further reduced without even playing a game, they can give the likes of Zambrano more another start off.

DmL

…with the general sentiment of this site. It seems that most here are pretty reasonable with their opinions. But, seriously people….a team in a wild card race is trying to protect a home series. Is it really that offensive. It’s possible that they’ll be able to play these games safely, to a home crowd and still make money (crazy idea in a business isn’t it). If they could do that, why in the world wouldn’t they try? Also, there are no less than 8 players on their roster that I know of that live in town (plus Cecil Cooper). I’m sure their preference (as is mine and about 4 million others) is to be at home with their families while this storm passes.

I may be wrong about how bad this going to be but if not, there probably needs to be a big mea culpa on this site.

Bud and McClaine dropped the ball big time. The whole USA knew that this storm was no joke for a week. Yes forcasting can be fickle and wrong, but to not have a Plan A, B or C is just foolish.
 When a storm of this severity is going to reach your home, you get out and so does your family. That to me is the bottom line.

Right from the 10:00PM Central NWS NHC at Miami discussion…..

“IKE STILL HAS ABOUT A 6-HOUR WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY TO STRENGTHEN
INTO A 100-KT MAJOR HURRICANE. EQUALLY IMPORTANT…HOWEVER…IS THE
EFFECT THAT STRONGER WINDS ALOFT WILL HAVE ON HIGH RISE BUILDINGS.
WIND DATA FROM LAND-BASED DOPPLER RADARS AND AIRCRAFT DROPSONDES
INDICATE THAT WINDS NEAR CATEGORY 4 STRENGTH…115 KT OR 130 MPH
…EXIST JUST A FEW HUNDRED FEET ABOVE THE SURFACE. THERE COULD BE A
REPEAT OF DAMAGE TO WINDOWS IN HIGH RISE STRUCTURES SIMILAR TO WHAT
OCCURRED DURING HURRICANE ALICIA IN 1983. THE PEAK WIND SPEED AND
VARIOUS WIND RADII WERE HELD HIGHER THAN OUR INLAND WIND DECAY
MODELS ARE PREDICTING DUE TO THE MUCH LARGER SIZE OF IKE.”

Alicia caused major structural damage to downtown Houston skyscrapers……

Drayton? You hear that wind yet?

“If the storm hits Houston, if it has not been severe and we still have power at Minute Maid Park and no flooding, the last key issue is we need the Cubs to be able to fly into Intercontinental [Airport] so we can play Sunday,” McLane said.

Ike is taking Chicago looks to get dumped on as far as rain.