If you’re looking for a recap of the game itself, please check out Fred’s work from yesterday afternoon. He also included a rant about Umpire Crew Chief Cowboy Joe West. I have one as well.
Despite getting consistent weather reports from the Atlanta Braves‘ grounds crew, West opted to allow the game to continue far too long before finally allowing the tarp to be brought out.
This had multiple impacts:
- Increased the chance of injury to all players once the game resumed
- Increased the time required to get the field ready in between showers, thus reducing the playing time available.