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pirate4state
10-25-2005, 09:21 AM
WTH?? How is this home field advantage if the Commissioner (and his "staff") make the final decision, based on weather, if the roof stays open or shut??? :mad:

Quote from today's Caller Times (article by Jaime Aron-AP-Houston)

"If it's a nice day and no chance of precipitation and it's not overly hot and humid, yeah, we'll open the roof," Solomon (Jimmie Lee Solomon, executive VP of baseball operations in the Commisioner's office) said from his office in New York.

WHAT A LOAD OF GARBAGE!!! :flamingma
3afan
10-25-2005, 09:26 AM
what difference does it make?

SEE HOUSTON WEATHER (http://weather.msn.com/local.aspx?wealocations=wc:USTX0617)
spiveyrat
10-25-2005, 09:33 AM
That's BS! That ain't their stadium! :flamingma
District303aPastPlayer
10-25-2005, 09:44 AM
ummm i dont get what the big deal is.... the Sox play in open air.. why cant the stros?
pirate4state
10-25-2005, 09:46 AM
Originally posted by 3afan
what difference does it make?

SEE HOUSTON WEATHER (http://weather.msn.com/local.aspx?wealocations=wc:USTX0617) the difference is that the Astros want the roof shut no matter what the weather is like. This is their field and they should be the ones to determine whether or not their roof is open or shut, not the MLB. What good is home field advantage? They know their fans will "bring the noise"!!! :D :D
Mustang Fan
10-25-2005, 09:49 AM
Because that is part of the home field advantage. The astros had to go to Chicago and play in the freezing cold rain. Now the sox should have to come to Houston and play in the extremely loud Minute Maid park with the roof closed!! It makes it louder in there. I went to game 3 of the NLCS and it is unbelievable how loud that place is with the roof closed.
spiveyrat
10-25-2005, 09:49 AM
Originally posted by pirate4state
the difference is that the Astros want the roof shut no matter what the weather is like. This is their field and they should be the ones to determine whether or not their roof is open or shut, not the MLB. What good is home field advantage? They know their fans will "bring the noise"!!! :D :D

Yep. I suspect it may give some sort of psychological advantage. They had it closed throughout the series against St Louis.
spiveyrat
10-25-2005, 09:58 AM
Some stats from an article I was just reading...
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The Astros were 36-17 at home when it was closed during the regular season, 15-11 when it was rolled back and 2-0 in games that began indoors and finished in fresh air.
kaorder1999
10-25-2005, 10:02 AM
its their stadium so they should be able to choose. THat is just stupid....that mlb is trying to tell them what to do
spiveyrat
10-25-2005, 10:04 AM
Here's the article I was reading...

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ap-worldseries&prov=ap&type=lgns

It appears that the players really think it's an advantage. If they think it's an advantage, then it really is.
Ranger05
10-25-2005, 10:31 AM
im sorry but thats stupid, its the astros field they should be able to decide
Keith7
10-25-2005, 11:07 AM
Whats the point in having a retractable roof if they don't even use it.. Dumb houston shoulda just stuck to the astrodome
ej2525
10-25-2005, 11:15 AM
I can't stand Bud Selig!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Go back to Milwaukee!!! :mad: :mad:
Bandera YaYa
10-25-2005, 11:19 AM
Some people just have to have "THE POWER"...makes them feel sooo important.....blah..... :rolleyes: :nerd: :nerd:

GO STROS GO !!! GO STROS GO !! GO STROS GO !! :clap: :kiss:
Maroon87
10-25-2005, 11:32 AM
Gotta have that blimp shot, I guess.:rolleyes:
LogieJoeBean001
10-25-2005, 11:40 AM
To me, that's what homefield is, and should be....HOMEFIELD! The Home team should have the control over their own stadium. How about they go play the game in the Dome?
FbCoachB40
10-25-2005, 12:07 PM
How about the the management from Minute Maid just says: make us!!! or the guy that knows how to open it is out sick!!
JasperDog94
10-25-2005, 12:12 PM
Why wait until the World Series to start this junk?
LogieJoeBean001
10-25-2005, 12:17 PM
Originally posted by Keith7
Whats the point in having a retractable roof if they don't even use it.. Dumb houston shoulda just stuck to the astrodome

Oh... and you just need to worry about North Texas and stay outta South Texas's business! Go shine yer boot, if it's not stuck somewhere!
spiveyrat
10-25-2005, 12:24 PM
Originally posted by LogieJoeBean001
Oh... and you just need to worry about North Texas and stay outta South Texas's business! Go shine yer boot, if it's not stuck somewhere!

:D :thumbsup:
ej2525
10-25-2005, 12:27 PM
Originally posted by LogieJoeBean001
Oh... and you just need to worry about North Texas and stay outta South Texas's business! Go shine yer boot, if it's not stuck somewhere!

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