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Your World Series Game 5 Cluster Bomb

Oct 28, 2008, 2:00 PM UTC

You saw the game. You don’t need me to tell you

.â†µSo here’s some stuff on the peripherals that you may not have seen asâ†µyou attempt to understand where Noah is when you need him.
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Just like that elitist football fan you know, Mother Nature hates baseball

. Or, perhaps the glass-half-full approach would be that She loves it and never, ever wants this season to end. Below is the radar as of 9:15 this morning in the Philly area. I’m no weatherman, but it’s my understanding the green/pink is bad:
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â†µâ†µAnd here’s the “special weather alert” for Philly until 8AM tomorrow:â†µ

â†µâ†µâ‡¥A rapidly intensifying storm off the New Jersey coast this morning will bring increasing winds to the region. The low pressure is unusually strong for this time of year […]â†µâ‡¥â†µâ‡¥Please be sure to secure any outdoor objects ... Such as garbage cans. The strong wind gusts may bring down tree limbs and utility wires resulting in intermittent power losses.â†µâ‡¥

â†µâ†µFans in the area have taken this as a direct threat by The Storm at their ability to destroy Philadelphia. You wanna see power losses? They’ll show you power losses. Just stop raining long enough for the Phillies to win this thing ...â†µ

â†µBud Selig knows the rules. Photographic proof that The Commish is quite familiar with Rule 4.12, section C:â†µ

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â†µâ†µIt’s almost as if the rule was changed just for this very game ... to save whatever favorable reputation Selig has left. And all MLB fans are thankful that the rule was altered. Having a seven month season end on a six inning game would’ve been a catastrophe. I bet deep down somewhere in their dark souls, even Philly fans would admit that. â†µ

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â†µWilmington, Delaware is beautiful this time of year. Having checked out of their hotel prior to Game 5, and with every room in the Philly area being booked up by the time the game was postponed, the Rays were left temporarily homeless. â†µ

â†µâ†µNever fear: Jeff Ziegler, the Rays traveling secretary and thusly the possessor of the most manly job title in the industry, called 14 different hotels before finding availability in nearby Wilmington. And by “nearby,” I mean just 45 short minutes away ... without traffic. â†µ

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â†µEarflaps, engage! As predicted by yours truly yesterday, Joe Maddon finally broke out the ear covers at that ridiculous hat he’s been sporting up there in Philly. Joining him in this Elmer Fudd-ian fashion forward movement was Jimmy Rollins: â†µ

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