Day 182 – Jays find new way to strand leadoff 2B

It was pouring rain when I woke up so wasn’t really able to go anywhere outside the hotel. It rained most of the day but it had let up in the evening, allowing them to start the game tonight. Unfortunately the rain didn’t stay away and the game had to be delayed in the top of the 7th. The timing of when the umpires went to delay was a little suspicious to me. Overbay had just led off the top of the inning w/a 2B and the Jays were trailing by one. Why start an inning and then call for the tarp after just 1 batter? It seemed to me they didn’t want the Jays to tie it b/c that would mean if they didn’t finish the game that night the game would have to be suspended and completed another day. With the Orioles ahead as of the last complete inning and still leading they could call the game and it would be considered a finished game.

After about 35 mins of delay the rain had really let up and it was basically just mist in the air. However, it was another 10 mins before the grounds crew came out and rolled off the tarp. They started working the field to try and get it ready to resume play. They even made an announcement that they were going to resume play in 15 mins and they invited everyone left to come find a seat wherever they wanted. So I made my way down to the lower section and as I started to walk down the aisle the rain picked up and the grounds crew hurried to once again cover the field w/the tarp. It was only another 15-20 mins before the game was officially called w/the Jays tying run standing at 2nd base and none out.

Although it was disappointing to see the Jays lose in that fashion it meant I now had 161 games in the books w/just one final game to go.