IGT Sept 25 - Mets @ Braves

[Edgy MD]

Wow.

Get outta Dodge.

[ashie62]

Ppd. Tonight and tomorrow, sources report.

You can't print a byline link etc

Congrats!

[Frayed Knot]

Another location? Probably not

It's probably too late for that now, but it would be a helluva lot better than a Monday DH. And what happens if/when ATL/KCR gets rained out on Friday when the actual hurricane is expected to pass over northern Georgia? Imagine the Braves playing a DH vs KCR on Sunday followed by a DH vs NYM on Monday. Then, if everything works out for them, a road playoff game, maybe on the west coast, on Tuesday.

The Rangers are on the road for the rest of the season and Arlington, Texas will be well out of hurricane range and indoors.
A DH tomorrow there sounds like the best case scenario to me.

[Edgy MD]

Bad news for the fans who made the trip.

[G-Fafif]

Ppd. Tonight and tomorrow, sources report.

You can't print a byline link etc

Congrats!

As first reported by Joel Sherman, shared in brief here sans link to spread to spread the word. Since confirmed widely.

[G-Fafif]

[Gwreck]

Wow. Who could have seen this coming….wait, what’s that, you say? The National Weather Service made it perfectly clear more than a day ago?

This is a colossally stupid failure by MLB to not play these games in a neutral site, either today, tomorrow, or both.

[Fman99]

Given how yesterday went I don't think this is necessarily a bad thing. I wasn't keen on seeing Sale today and now they can just go stomp the Brewers and lock this thing up.

[G-Fafif]

Tiebreaker needs to go to the team not responsible for actvating contingency plans.

[Edgy MD]

I guess the Braves will be forced to use Sale and Fried against the Royals.

If the double-header comes to pass, then it looks likely that we'll get Schwelly and either Grant Holmes or Charlie Morton.

Just still gotta TCB. Seriously.

[metirish]

[batmagadanleadoff]

That's right. In that case, the games are moot because either way, the Mets and Braves are both road teams in the WC round.

[batmagadanleadoff]

That's right. In that case, the games are moot because either way, the Mets and Braves are both road teams in the WC round.

No, that's not right. They have to be seeded. Who would they each play in the WC round?

[Frayed Knot]

If I were one of the teams and was given the choice between accepting the lower seed or playing the games and taking my chances I'd opt not to play.
The difference between being a 5-seed or a 6 is barely a difference if it even is one at all. And to go further, with Milwaukee being the higher seed (#3)
to the loser of the Dodgers/Padres race (#4) I'd rather be the #6 and play the Brewers anyway. And if you survive the first round is there really some
great advantage to facing the Phils vs the NL West winner?

[Frayed Knot]

Also, just to reiterate, the games are off for Wednesday & Thursday but Friday is the day when Helene is supposed to be directly over Georgia!
So that's five games for the Braves in three days unless this storm hangs a quick left as it rolls north along I-75

[MFS62]

So that's five games for the Braves in three days unless this storm hangs a quick left as it rolls north along I-75

And the storm will probably be slowed to a halt in the usual traffic jam on I-75 near the old Ted (Turner stadium).

Later

[TransMonk]

So, this is our playoff bye.

[G-Fafif]

Mets are travel-hardened from all the August road-tripping. Bring on the Manfred machinations.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Talk about shit shows.

There's still a decent chance of eliminating Arizona over the weekend. That's the best case scenario, obviously.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Talk about shit shows.

On the bright side, the Mets might avoid Sale and Lindor gets two more days of rest without having to miss games.

[ashie62]

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