Let's Go White Sox!
Dean
There's some complaints that they've got the dome open on Astros Field/Minute Maid Park. Apparently they usually play with it closed, but the league is making them keep it open. Apparently they feel that's unfair since during the regular season it's usually closed, and they're used to it that way.
Seems like a small thing to make a big deal out of, but then, home field advantage matters so it doesn't seem entirely fair to take part of that away from them. Baseball players are notoriously superstitious, too...
Then again if they lose, the dome being open is not going to be an excuse.
I once again note that both teams are playing very hard. It's 5-4 Chicago at the moment in the bottom of the 5th....
MLB decided to intervene. And its an utterly ridiculous decision. Home field advantage, is, well, you know, home field advantage.
It *shouldn't* matter either way, but if the Astros lose, someone somewhere will blame the league and the roof thing.
Its been a great game so far. So good, lets do extra innings.. I think the Astros got this one.
They'll win 2 of the next 3 to send it back to Chicago, where the Sox will win it at home.
The roof is actually closed the majority of the season. Save for the end of Spring, it tends to get pretty damn hot and humid down here. For the majority of the season. Summertime.
The roof is opened during the day to keep the grass alive. So much better than AstroTurf. And it is closed 1-2 hours before gametime so we can watch in our blessed air conditioned comfort.
Yeah, it's really nice weather wise here in Houston right now. Roof is closed 80-85% of the season. It should be our decision. Not MLB.
Taken to an extreme, they could mandate that the Twins cut a hole in the Metrodome. Or Detroit moves their fences in. Or Fenway cuts the wall height in half. Has that ever happened?
(Go 'Stros.)
These two teams are very closely matched. It's almost down to "who wants it more?"