So is a rainout 100% today?

[Will James]

Just trying to plan the day, phone says 80% all day in Cashville

[msstate7]

Probably 2 7 innings tomorrow.

[msstate7]

It's 50% and up tomorrow. May only get game 1 in. Might not be a bad thing...

[Coach34]

They have field turf- so be prepared for us to play today unless it just doesn't stop raining

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

it is pouring in nashville right now.

[msstate7]

it is pouring in nashville right now.
And suppose to all day.

[engie]

I just checked radar again, and it appears to be clearing out for a couple of hours right at gametime.

80% chance or better that we play today as scheduled...

This is as far ahead as I can go in 15 minute intervals:

http://my.jetscreenshot.com/12222/m_20130427-f8hm-36kb.jpg

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Ill keep yall posted. Im here. It is still pouring.

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

rain has stopped for now

[msstate7]

rain has stopped for now

So if it starts and then rain comes who does it favor? Both teams ace is pitching today

[engie]

Jeff Lockridge ?@jefflockridge 15m
Amazing to watch huge pools on Hawkins Field be absorbed by turf over last 30 min. We'll have #Vandy baseball if heavy rain stays away

[engie]

Yes, it favors us. They aren't as dominant in the pen -- and they used their closer for 2 innings yesterday, while we got a cg out of Pollo. Plus, Ross Mitchell is more effective following Graveman than he is following Lindgren or Pollo...

[Will James]

ESPN3 question. On ESPN3 right now it loaded the game but just says Your event is in a weather delay. Does this men that its not blacked out and will show uo at 2 or at 2 will it switch to the THIS IS BLACKED OUT screen?

[ScoobaDawg]

ESPN3 question. On ESPN3 right now it loaded the game but just says Your event is in a weather delay. Does this men that its not blacked out and will show uo at 2 or at 2 will it switch to the THIS IS BLACKED OUT screen?

Depends on where you are.... I think Im good here in Dallas

mstate Baseball ?@mstateBB 25m
The ESPN3 coverage will be blacked out in the CSS footprint.


mstate Baseball mstate Baseball ?@mstateBB 28m
Today's game will be televised on CSS and will be available via ESPN3.

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Im here. It is flooding

[Coach34]

Im here. It is flooding

they need to go ahead and play 2 tomorrow

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

This is misery.

Have we ever won a 7 inning game in the past decade? Seems we get beat by inferior teams when we do. Maybe the reverse happens to vandy tomorrow

[Quaoarsking]

I hope it's all rained out. We don't need RPI help, and since SEC standings are based on winning percentage rather than games back, going 1-1 in these last 2 games is worse than 2 rainouts. We would have to win both to come out better than having both rained out.

[CadaverDawg]

I hope it's all rained out. We don't need RPI help, and since SEC standings are based on winning percentage rather than games back, going 1-1 in these last 2 games is worse than 2 rainouts. We would have to win both to come out better than having both rained out.

Would we not have to make them up anyway though? It's not like we could just never play them right?

[Lettuce]

Jim Ellis say: Water is wet but they have the new all terrain turf. Only takes 1 hour to have it completely dry.

[Will James]

Would we not have to make them up anyway though? It's not like we could just never play them right?

Dont think so.

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

no. UNless they changed the rules, you dont make them up. This has helped and hurt us in the past.

[Hump4Hoops]

since SEC standings are based on winning percentage rather than games back, going 1-1 in these last 2 games is worse than 2 rainouts.

Technically, that depends on if we finish better or worse than .500. Going 1-2 is better than 0-1 in a 14-16 vs 13-15 (or worse) finish.

[engie]

I want to play them both -- because I think we've got a good chance to win them both.

This series is basically a freebee -- there is really nothing to lose for us here.

[State82]

Would we not have to make them up anyway though? It's not like we could just never play them right?

They can't be made up. Even if the entire series was rained out, none of the games, by rule, could be made up. Dumb rule, but that is it.

[Todd4State]

We won't make the games up in all likelihood in the in the unlikely event that we don't play the other two games. What we have done in the past if we had a game or two left was schedule Valley or some other SWAC team, but there's no way we do that this year because it would hurt our RPI.

I agree with engie- I want us to play the other two games. What we have done in seven inning games in the past ten years shouldn't have any bearing in this case. For heaven's sakes, we lost last night and our RPI went up without any help from any of our competitors. Just stepping on the field should keep us in the 9-10 range. Plus, if we steal a win or two, it puts us in GREAT position to get a SR. I'm willing to take that chance at this point- past history be damned.

[State82]

I hope it's all rained out. We don't need RPI help, and since SEC standings are based on winning percentage rather than games back, going 1-1 in these last 2 games is worse than 2 rainouts. We would have to win both to come out better than having both rained out.

Most likely that would be true (with regard to winning %), but I would always take some rpi help. Especially when it comes to hosting/seeding, etc. down the road. I agree with engie, its almost a free weekend as far as rpi goes. If we get swept we would drop a spot or 2 maybe, but even splitting the next 2 would probably give us a spot or 2 bump. So, we need to play in my opinion.

[Coach34]

We need to play- I want the two wins over them