With Hurricane Irene set to pound the east coast this weekend, many sports are opting to reschedule their events.
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Hurricane Irene Postpones Jets-Giants Game Until Monday Night
With many states along the eastern seaboard declaring state’s of emergency, many other sporting events have already been canceled or postponed. Both New Jersey and New York are under states of emergency and have decided to shut down public transportation systems at noon on Saturday. That would adversely affect anyone who travels to and from MetLife Stadium by way of both of those systems.
Given the predicted intensity of the storm, we’ll need to see how the area is on Monday if they can get the game in.
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In the meantime, we can only hope for the best in what is becoming an increasingly worrisome situation.
For more updates on Hurricane Irene’s affect on the sports calendar, stay tuned to our constantly updated storystream.
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The storm is expected to be among the worst to hit the East Coast in more than 50 years and officials estimate that it could cause billions of dollars of damage. More than 65 million people live in its expected path.
Read Article >Hurricane Irene Threat Reportedly Forces Postponement Of Sunday’s Mets-Braves Game
On Friday, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Dave O’Brien reports that Sunday’s game between the Atlanta Braves and New York Mets has been postponed. The final game of the three-game series was to be played in New York, where Hurricane Irene is expected to hit Sunday.
As of this writing, no official announcement has been made by the team, but ESPN’s Adam Rubin expects the game to be made up September 8th, in between the Braves’ series at Philadelphia and St. Louis. In addition, Saturday’s game, which was originally slated to start at 4 p.m. Eastern, has been bumped up to 1 p.m.
Read Article >MLB Schedule Changes Result From Hurricane Irene
The MLB schedule is being changed a bit, a move that is pretty uncommon for the middle of the baseball season. The schedule change is deemed necessary, however, due to the looming threat of Hurricane Irene.
With Hurricane Irene seemingly building, its likely more postponements and changes are on their way regarding the MLB schedule.
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As Hurricane Irene, the biggest storm to hit the East Coast in decades, makes its way north from pounding the living crap out of the Bahamas, NFL officials are preparing themselves for adjustments that need to be made.
The Giants are the host team — and therefore responsible to make the changes to the schedule — and owner John Mara said he was moving the game up to ensure the fans could get home safe from the newly christened MetLife Stadium.
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