October 28, 2008
Leaving the Fans in the Rain
David S. Cohen at The Good Phight is rightly critical of the people running the ballpark Monday night:
With all the modern technology at the stadium, couldn't someone have explained to the fans who sat through the rain delay what the situation was? What the possibilities were? What the forecast was? How long they were thinking of waiting? No announcements were made, and fans were left playing whisper-down-the-lane and guessing what to do in the horrible weather and how long we were going to be left there.
And we were left there for about an hour with absolutely no entertainment. The jumbotron (or whatever they call it these days) featured a spinning Phillies World Series emblem the entire time. No season flashbacks. No 1980 video. No weather radar. Hell, I'm sure everyone there would have loved watching an episode of Two and a Half Men (ok, maybe not). Anything to take our minds off the fact that we were cold, wet, and potentially being screwed out of our first World Series championship in 28 years.
Yes, an extended announcement, or even a message on the scoreboard would have helped. I received an email this morning from another person complaining about how poorly the fans were treated last night.
The only winner with a long delay before the end of the 7th is the concessions bottom line. All those cold, bored people buying hot chocolate, beer, french fries, etc.