MLB World Series delayed again because of bad weather
29/10/2008 17:31
The Major League Baseball's 104th World Series was on hold as gusting
winds, rain and even snow swept through the Philadelphia area yesterday.
Game
Five between Philadelphia Phillies and Tampa Bay Rays was suspended because of
heavy rain on Monday with the score tied at 2-2. The Game will resume today and
will have 3 1/2 innings to settle the winner.
With cold rain falling and a
chance of snow showers in the forecast, MLB announced that Game Five would not
resume yesterday. It is now tentatively scheduled to resume this evening.
MLB
commissioner Bud Selig said they would try to finish game five today, weather
permitting, but there were no guarantees.
"While obviously we want to finish
game five as soon as possible, the forecast for today does not allow for us to
continue the game this evening," said Selig.
Steady rain made the Citizens
Bank Park field treacherous and threatened the safety of the players, leading
Selig to suspend Monday's game -- unprecedented in the 104-year history of the
Fall Classic.
The Phillies are on victory away from clinching their second
title in its 125 history, holding 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven
series.
Xinhua
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