when it comes to rain forecast. The Yanks are scheduled to play the Nationals today and tomorrow. Both days call for rain. However, the rain is not scheduled to start today until after 5. To avoid lousy weather even if they play tonight, should they move the game up to a day game today. I know fans will complain because they are working or not available. However, if the game gets played and starts at 9pm and has a few rain delays you know that there will only be a few thousand in the stadium. With the weather being like it is going forward all tickets should have a disclaimer stating that the game time may be changed due to weather.
Very few people would be able to adjust their schedules.
Most people work during the day and most kids are in school, but even those with some schedule flexibility may already have commitments or just might not get the message in time.
And what about all the people that work at the stadium...ticket takers, ushers, concessions people. How many of them can just drop everything and show up earlier?
I don't think you've really thought this idea through.
Very few people would be able to adjust their schedules.
Most people work during the day and most kids are in school, but even those with some schedule flexibility may already have commitments or just might not get the message in time.
And what about all the people that work at the stadium...ticket takers, ushers, concessions people. How many of them can just drop everything and show up earlier?
I don't think you've really thought this idea through.
Yes and no. LOL Going forward though, all employees would have some sort of text alert. Let's face it, everybody looks at the weather. So knowing that rain is coming the employees need to be aware that they may be called in early. It is just a thought. It's a shame that it is clear right now to play and the game maybe not even be played tonight. Also, fans can opt for alerts on their phones of possible game time changes. It's not a perfect solution.
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Especially moving a night game up to an afternoon start time.
Very few people would be able to adjust their schedules.
Most people work during the day and most kids are in school, but even those with some schedule flexibility may already have commitments or just might not get the message in time.
And what about all the people that work at the stadium...ticket takers, ushers, concessions people. How many of them can just drop everything and show up earlier?
I don't think you've really thought this idea through.
Yes and no. LOL Going forward though, all employees would have some sort of text alert. Let's face it, everybody looks at the weather. So knowing that rain is coming the employees need to be aware that they may be called in early. It is just a thought. It's a shame that it is clear right now to play and the game maybe not even be played tonight. Also, fans can opt for alerts on their phones of possible game time changes. It's not a perfect solution.
It's not just a matter of everyone getting the message on time. Most fans don't have schedule flexibility and if the possibility existed that teams could move start times whenever they wanted to, advance ticket sales would also decline.
And do you really think that the people who work at the stadium for essentially 81 days of the year, don't have full or part time jobs in addition to their stadium gigs?
How can you force them to come in to work if they have other work commitments?
How can you insist that they be "on call" for their current compensation?
And as someone else has already pointed out...what about the advertisers that paid $XX for a spot on a prime time evening broadcast only to see their ad moved to an afternoon slot?
You idea isn't just "not a perfect solution" it's a bad idea that creates a lot more problems than it solves.
Well, there’s the issue of a pitcher losing control of a 98 MPH fastball and killing someone who didn’t see it coming in the rain.
Baseball already pushes the envelope pretty far. 30-40 years ago there were way more rainouts than there are today.
like what should have happened with MetLife.
like what should have happened with MetLife.
Don Lagreca feels that anyone that builds a stadium from now on, it should be mandatory that a retractable roof be included.
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In comment 13964466 Jim in Tampa said:
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Especially moving a night game up to an afternoon start time.
Very few people would be able to adjust their schedules.
Most people work during the day and most kids are in school, but even those with some schedule flexibility may already have commitments or just might not get the message in time.
And what about all the people that work at the stadium...ticket takers, ushers, concessions people. How many of them can just drop everything and show up earlier?
I don't think you've really thought this idea through.
Yes and no. LOL Going forward though, all employees would have some sort of text alert. Let's face it, everybody looks at the weather. So knowing that rain is coming the employees need to be aware that they may be called in early. It is just a thought. It's a shame that it is clear right now to play and the game maybe not even be played tonight. Also, fans can opt for alerts on their phones of possible game time changes. It's not a perfect solution.
It's not just a matter of everyone getting the message on time. Most fans don't have schedule flexibility and if the possibility existed that teams could move start times whenever they wanted to, advance ticket sales would also decline.
And do you really think that the people who work at the stadium for essentially 81 days of the year, don't have full or part time jobs in addition to their stadium gigs?
How can you force them to come in to work if they have other work commitments?
How can you insist that they be "on call" for their current compensation?
And as someone else has already pointed out...what about the advertisers that paid $XX for a spot on a prime time evening broadcast only to see their ad moved to an afternoon slot?
You idea isn't just "not a perfect solution" it's a bad idea that creates a lot more problems than it solves.
It also scratches an itch that isn't universal - the business side of MLB teams don't particularly mind rain delays. Concession sales keep chugging right along and merch sales often increase.
In comment 13964564 Jim in Tampa said:
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In comment 13964466 Jim in Tampa said:
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Especially moving a night game up to an afternoon start time.
Very few people would be able to adjust their schedules.
Most people work during the day and most kids are in school, but even those with some schedule flexibility may already have commitments or just might not get the message in time.
And what about all the people that work at the stadium...ticket takers, ushers, concessions people. How many of them can just drop everything and show up earlier?
I don't think you've really thought this idea through.
Yes and no. LOL Going forward though, all employees would have some sort of text alert. Let's face it, everybody looks at the weather. So knowing that rain is coming the employees need to be aware that they may be called in early. It is just a thought. It's a shame that it is clear right now to play and the game maybe not even be played tonight. Also, fans can opt for alerts on their phones of possible game time changes. It's not a perfect solution.
It's not just a matter of everyone getting the message on time. Most fans don't have schedule flexibility and if the possibility existed that teams could move start times whenever they wanted to, advance ticket sales would also decline.
And do you really think that the people who work at the stadium for essentially 81 days of the year, don't have full or part time jobs in addition to their stadium gigs?
How can you force them to come in to work if they have other work commitments?
How can you insist that they be "on call" for their current compensation?
And as someone else has already pointed out...what about the advertisers that paid $XX for a spot on a prime time evening broadcast only to see their ad moved to an afternoon slot?
You idea isn't just "not a perfect solution" it's a bad idea that creates a lot more problems than it solves.