Even if it had never rained yesterday, and St. Louis had suddenly baked to 70 degrees, the commissioner made the right move to postpone Game Six of the World Series.
Adding a day to the season is not the worst case scenario; it's a minor inconvenience. The worst case scenario is playing a potential deciding game of the championship in weather more befitting penguins than Cardinals. (Or maybe that's "Penguins," since it's one Pittsburgh team that does occasionally play for titles.)
Once a game starts, postponing it is a major disruption. First, some of the game gets played in miserable conditions. Second, it has to be delayed for an hour or two before it gets called, leaving fans in attendance stuck waiting and fans watching on TV scratching their heads. Resuming the game means it doesn't end until the gloaming, if at all. Temperatures have not generally been known to pick such an occasion to spring back to the comfort zone.
Calling the game hours in advance gave everyone a chance to move on with their lives for one day. On Thursday, we'll return to putting the world on hold so we can attend to our holy ritual. Thank you Joe Torre and Bud Selig.
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