Should Game 5 of the World Series Have Been Played?

Yes.

Should Bud Selig have made the decision to play nine innings? Yes.

Could the game have been handled better? You bet your ascot.

In my opinion there two mistakes, one a major one, mistake that was made that could have possibly changed the entire outcome of this world series.

I'm sure you're all intelligent human beings and have figured out the big mistake I'm talking about already...the sixth inning.

The bottom line is that it shouldn't have happened at all. It makes game 5 unfair. I don't care how bad you want to play nine innings of baseball, it shouldn't occur in a monsoon. Bud Selig made a horrible decision to continue playing this game into the sixth inning. We were already at an even point in the game; each team had hit through fifteen outs, each team had defended fifteen outs. The field was a ridiculous sight. There were divits the size of my head near second and first. Luckily I recorded this game....check out these pictures.


















How ridiculous is this field? On top of that, what the hell was Bud Selig thinking with a radar screen like that? Yeah maybe you can get three more innings in with Baltimore being bombarded with rain...

Beyond this major mistake that Bud Selig made, he should have relayed the information that there would be nine innings played no matter what. If he did this, I can guarantee you that Joe Maddon and Charlie Manuel would have thought the game should be finished on another day...way to drop the ball Bud.

So, What Now?


There have been some interesting conversations coming out of this decision to stop the game. Is it time that baseball opens it's eyes and picks a neutral site (that isn't -35 degrees in October) to play the world series? Should Joe Buck be kicked in the teeth in order for him to commentate the next World Series on Fox? how would these decisions affect the outcome of the All-Star Game? (You all should know that the outcome of the All-Star game determines the home field advantage for the world series)


I think that the world series should continue to be played how it is. I love the home field advantage. It's something that you fight for over 162 games to earn. The fans deserve to be able to pay $1,000 for a nose-bleed seat and get plastered in a parking lot no more than 30 minutes from their doorstep. That's the right you deserve as a baseball fan and my god Bud Selig, if you take that from me I will hit you with a baseball bat, after I beat up Joe Buck. What a schmuck.